On Friday 28 November, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France will premiere Bára Gísladóttir's sea sons seasons. The work is composed for orchestra and electronics, and in the programme note Gísladóttir writes:
"sea sons seasons are a reflection of the sea and many of its beings (especially ear-like seashells, sea horses, magnets and endless other shimmering creatures of various shapes and forms, and perhaps, most importantly, the leafy sheafy sea dragon, although appearing just briefly), some sons (maybe even all of Miller’s sons (but also all the lost sons)), some sounds, also sea sounds (or sea sons, if you will), seasons (of the earth, of history, of repetition, but also Vivaldi’s). The work is furthermore an exploration of how we can see the sons or the sounds or the seasons. Speculations on how all of these factors and many more can be visited and revisited from as many angles as possible, to be united as one sonorous being, boasting flowing, fluid movements."
The work was commissioned by Festival d’Automne, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, WDR Sinfonieorchester and Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra.
Festival d'Automne à Paris is a multi-disciplinary, international festival dedicated to the contemporary arts. Since 1972 the festival has presented works of theatre, music, dance, visual arts and cinema.
Find more information about the concert and Festival d'Automne here.