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Work

1992
Duration:
09' 00"
Instrumentation:
3(1)232; 4431: timp., perc. (3), harp; strings
Contents:
Single movement

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Programme Note

Written in memory of musician David Heymann who died in a climbing accident on the Matterhorn, this short elegy for large orchestra is based on rising scales – the ‘ice ladders’ of its title.

Commissioned:
Commissioned by the Wellington Youth Orchestra
Difficulty:
Advanced
Dedication:
To the memory of David Bacharach Heymann

Performance History

World Premiere for P: Echelles de Glace; WYO c. Walsh; 031092 03 Sep 1992 Performed by Wellington Youth Orchestra conducted by Philip Walsh at Wellington Town Hall.
Wellington Youth Orchestra
07 Apr 1993 Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins as part of SOUNZ Orchestral, 7 April 1993
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

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