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Classical and Jazz: Preview - Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset at LSO St Luke’s on November 8

Ice music from Terje Isungset and Lena Nymark

Published: 3 November, 2011
by SEBASTIAN TAYLOR

Musical instruments made out of pure ice, some from glaziers up to 2,500 years old, are to be played by Norwegian percussionist Terje Isungset at LSO St Luke’s in Old Street on Tuesday evening.

Among the instruments are ice horns, an “iceophone” and ice percussion.

Other instruments he’ll play are made from Arctic birch, granite and sheep bells to create music out of sounds drawn from his home landscape.

For Terje, working with ice is a unique, unpredictable and utterly ephemeral experience. T

he ice instruments are alive, their form and sound constantly changes as they melt making it almost impossible to keep them in tune.

At the concert, he’ll be joined by LSO musicians to perform Nielsen’s Wind Quintet.

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