Roller Coaster: Super 8
for symphony orchestra
2013
Durata ca. 10 min
2*2*2*2* 4231 11 str
Publisher: SMIC
Commissioned by NorrlandsOperan
First performance 2014-01-23, Live broadcast on Swedish Radion P2 Live
NorrlandsOperans Symphony orchestra, cond. Rumon Gamba
Umeå, NorrlandsOperan
Listen on SoundCloud
Links:
Concert in Gävle Concert Hall 22 april 2015
http://www.arbetarbladet.se/kultur/gavlesymfonikerna-overraskar-inte-storslaget-program-igen
http://www.gd.se/kultur/strauss-och-en-bergochdalbana
Beethoven and Beyond in Swedish Radio P2 Live http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/313757?programid=4427
Norrlandsoperan: http://www.norrlandsoperan.se/sve/evenemang/0111-beethoven-beyond/5626
Umeå, European Cultural Capital 2014 http://umea2014.se/sv/evenemang/beethoven-beyond-4/
Program notes:
Roller Coaster: Super 8 was commissioned by Norrlandsoperan to be a free comment to Beethoven’s 8th symphony. I played around with the figure 8 and first landed with the infinity symbol, a sideways 8. My thoughts then went to the roller coaster called Super 8 that was situated in the Gothenburg amusement park, Liseberg, a favourite during my childhood. The roller coaster can be a symbol for life itself with its hills and valleys, ups and downs, where you never know just what to expect. The piece plays with the joy, excitement and apprehension you might feel during such a ride.
copyright 2017 Katarina Leyman