Cecilia Damström
ICE
Description
ICE for Sinfonia Lahti is commissioned in honour of Lahti being the Green Capital of Europe 2021. The piece is inspired by melting ice and in the piece we can hear how landscapes and winter become ever shorter, in the end while alarm signals are chiming and all possible breaks are put into action. Through this piece I try to express how global warming as well as the collapse of ecosystems and the ever faster growing tempo of the world, is killing the beautiful snow and ice structures of millions of years, and how the heart of the earth is fighting for its existence through each beat. In this piece I have also tried to describe what happens if we WILL take action: you can hear a rewind, how action has impact and can make us go back to winters. The name ICE stands both for ice and for “In Case of Emergency”.
- Cecilia Damström
Instrumentation
2222 4331 11 1, str
Category
Works for Orchestra or Large Ensemble
Opus no.
op. 77
Prizes
Winner of the Teosto Prize 2022
Premiere
Sinfonia Lahti, Dalia Stasevska, cond, The European Green Capital Award Ceremony, September 9, 2021, Lahti, Finland
Commisioned by / dedications
Commissioned by Lahti Green Capital of Europe 2021
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