paintings, writing, and explorations in sound
For a while there it seemed the "spring fever vs ice" competition was over. The Yukon River broke weeks ago, and it's hot enough in the daytime to get a slight sunburn, as I found out yesterday. But I had to drive between Dawson City and Whitehorse twice in the past two weeks, and as… Continue reading spring breakup: a swimming tale
One thing that strikes me about at Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset's invented instruments is how personalized they are. Isungset is one of only a handful of people in the world to make ice percussion instruments. And I'm pretty sure he's the world's sole crafter - or at least the master crafter - of ice trumpets.… Continue reading terje isungset: ice trumpeter seeks glaciers
To compose for instruments of ice requires a large dose of intuition and a pinch of craziness. How will these instruments possibly sound? One has to guess: most likely softer or probably not so expressive as a traditional instrument. The lowest register of cello and double bass are certainly not as sonorous and dark. What… Continue reading karin rehnqvist: ice music for chamber orchestra
The first artwork I "met" by Charles Stankievech, a Montreal/Dawson City multimedia artist, was his delicate, subtle work Whispers (for WB) at the Parisian Laundry (Montreal) in 2005. For this piece, Stankievech set a series of speakers attached to long, rambling wires along the floor of a skinny concrete hallway. The speakers exuded a wash… Continue reading charles stankievech: DEW project
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