- Year of composition: 2020
- Work category: Mixed choir and orchestra
- Text author: Edith Södergran
- First performed: 20 June 2023
Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Side by Side
El Sistema National Orchestra and chorus with the Gothenburg Symfoniorkester
Ron Davis Alvarez, conductor - Duration: 5 min
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2 – 4.2.3.1 – timpani – percussion (3) – strings
Solo voices/choir
Choir
Location for score and part material
Gehrmans Musikförlag
Description of work
Version for Choir and 2.2.2.2 – 4.2.3.1 – timpani – percussion (3) – strings.
Links
https://www.benjaminstaern.se/?page_id=8470
Work comment
En strimma hav brings young instrumentalists and singers together with a symphony orchestra. Written for El Sistema Sweden's tenth anniversary, it connects Edith Södergran's poetry with the shared experience of making music across generations.
This post describes the original version. Other versions and details are documented on the composer's website.