Ice Music

The Norwegian Ice Music Festival has just concluded and when I saw a video of some of it on the Guardian, I thought you’d like to see it, too. The winters in Norway are long and dark, so there’s plenty of time to plot something fun like this.

A group of ice carvers and musicians get together to make each of the instruments, including horns and other newly invented instruments.

Blocks of ice, bottles of water and chainsaws are all used to create the instruments.

During this time of year, there are about four hours of sunlight, so most of the work, and of course, the performances, take place in the darkness.

To watch the Guardian’s video, click here. Or to visit the Ice Music site, click here.