Bilder (Images)

Program Note

There is a strange stillness in the picture of Marie Colvin from the Tahrir square in Cairo. Lots of people, hardly anyone is moving. The picture by Ivor Prickett was published in the newspapers the day after her death in a grenade attack in Homs, Syria. I cut out the picture and put it on the fridge. Next to that picture is a picture that my son Zak did in high school, a photoshop task which he solved in a clever way. It's a picture of a construction worker who built the Empire State Building. The man sits in the open air on an iron beam and bolts in a bolt. Zak has manipulated the photo and replaced the head with his own. With his serious expression it looks so funny - and very dangerous. It can be dangerous to grow up. Below Zak's is a pictures of studio work by the American artist Eva Hesse which I like a lot. Politics, family and art. Three pictures on my fridge.

Bilder was commissioned by the Swedish Arts Council. The Chamber Ensemble Sonanza conducted by Jan Risberg premiered Bilder 2012.

Sonanza repeterar Bilder under ledning av Jan Risberg
Sonanza, cond. Jan Risberg rehearsing Bilder (Images)
English Title
Images
Year
2012
Durata
15'
Instruments
cl, vibra, pno, vl1, vl2, vla, vc, db
Dedication
For Sonanza
Commission
Statens Kulturråd
First Performance
2012-03-24
Other Performances
  • Sonanza, Izmir, Turkiet, 2012-11-06
  • Zagros Ensemble, Nordic Music Days, Helsinki, Finland, 2013-10-19
  • Sonanza, cond. Jan Risberg, Svensk Musikvår, Stockholm, 2016-03-20
  • United Instruments of Lucilin, cond. Thomas Goff, Luxembourg, 2020-10-06
  • The Sturm und Klanf ensemble, cond. Thomas van Haeperen, 2023-05-24, Bruxelles, Belgium 2023-05-26
Recording