This year’s composer of the compulsory song for the semifinals is the brilliant Catharina Clement. She also wrote the poem that will be the basis for her composition and should inspire the program of the presentation in the semifinal.

The score will be send to all the duos that will be admitted after the preselections. We look forward to hear 12 performances in the semifinals on Saturday 21 November!

In Circles *

Catharina Clement

⃝

In a field of wildflowers
I found myself
 
In a jar
the tears of my beloved
 
I drink them
so that I may lose myself once more
 
and feel small, ashamed and guilty
as I should, as I should!
 
I scatter them around me
like a blossom storm
 
Snowing forever
Raging forever
Raging in circles
 
2026
* Working title; subject to change

Catharina Clement