polar
Polar is a celebration of exploration. Using as inspiration the stories of 9 ships and their crews. I wanted this music to capture the beauty and mystery of the arctic and antarctic landscapes that so fascinated the explorers who risked everything to chart this territory.
What would music sound like that resonated through a field of ice, bouncing off impossibly large glaciers? The wind, cold, and isolation would give rise to melodies that could break through the frozen landscape and provide warmth.
Each track is named for a ship from a polar expedition.
Polaris: 1871-1873 Polar Expedition captained by Charles Francis Hall.
Erebus: 1839-1843 Antarctic Expedition led by James Clark Ross. 1845 Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin.
Terror: 1839-1843 Antarctic Expedition led by James Clark Ross. 1845 Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin.
Belgica: 1897-1899 Belgica Antarctic Expedition captained by Adrien de Gerlache.
Proteus: 1881-1884 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition captained by Adolphus Greely.
Aurora: 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Resolute: 1854 Abandoned in search of the Franklin Expedition; later recovered; pieces used to build the "Resolute" desk
Jeannette: 1879-1881 arctic expedition captained by George W. De Long.
Endurance: 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
What would music sound like that resonated through a field of ice, bouncing off impossibly large glaciers? The wind, cold, and isolation would give rise to melodies that could break through the frozen landscape and provide warmth.
Each track is named for a ship from a polar expedition.
Polaris: 1871-1873 Polar Expedition captained by Charles Francis Hall.
Erebus: 1839-1843 Antarctic Expedition led by James Clark Ross. 1845 Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin.
Terror: 1839-1843 Antarctic Expedition led by James Clark Ross. 1845 Arctic Expedition led by Sir John Franklin.
Belgica: 1897-1899 Belgica Antarctic Expedition captained by Adrien de Gerlache.
Proteus: 1881-1884 Lady Franklin Bay Expedition captained by Adolphus Greely.
Aurora: 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Resolute: 1854 Abandoned in search of the Franklin Expedition; later recovered; pieces used to build the "Resolute" desk
Jeannette: 1879-1881 arctic expedition captained by George W. De Long.
Endurance: 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.