ICE

by Cecilia Damström

for orchestra


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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Cecilia Damström

ICE

Gehrmans Musikförlag

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