Ice Field by Henry Brant, commissioned by OtherMinds for the San Francisco Symphony and organ.
The piece was inspired by his experience as a 12-year-old in 1926 of crossing the Atlantic in a small ship, which navigated carefully through a large field of icebergs in the North Atlantic.
An example of Brant's use of spatialization, the work utilizes more than 100 players with large group on the stage, and small ensembles and soloists positioned throughout the hall.
It was premiered on December 12, 2001 at Davies Symphony Hall by the San Francisco Symphony.
For his Ice Field, Henry Brant was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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The piece was inspired by his experience as a 12-year-old in 1926 of crossing the Atlantic in a small ship, which navigated carefully through a large field of icebergs in the North Atlantic.
An example of Brant's use of spatialization, the work utilizes more than 100 players with large group on the stage, and small ensembles and soloists positioned throughout the hall.
It was premiered on December 12, 2001 at Davies Symphony Hall by the San Francisco Symphony.
For his Ice Field, Henry Brant was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Music.
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