Composer Helgi R. Ingvarsson
Author Steinn Steinarr
Year composed2013
Text sampleYfir sofandi jörð hef ég flutt hina hvítu fregn
Categories Voice + 1 instrument - Art song
Premiere26 May 2013 - Rannveig Káradóttir, Platform Theatre, Central Saint Martins College of Arts, London
From "Bráð ópera" ("Melt Opera") by Helgi R. Ingvarsson and Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson.
The work tells the story of a melting glacier coming to terms with its fate.
Shortlisted and revised for OperaUpClose Flourish opera writing competition in 2014. The Glacier was performed by Rannveig Káradóttir.
The piece was originally written for instrumental chamber ensemble and premiered at BBC’s Maida Vale studios, London by members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and postgraduate students of the Guildhall school of music and drama. A solo viola arrangement was commissioned by violist Stephen Upshaw for his “Spring Song Cycle” and premiered at the Parasol-Unit gallery, London, Mary 29th, 2013
Dedicated to Snæfellsjökull
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