Photograph © H. Spenceley, Pirhuk – Greenland Mountain Guides (Greenland expedition 2016)
The Singing Glacier
A collaborative response to glaciers commissioned by The Little Baroque Orchestra. In 2016 Bill went to East Greenland with the poet Helen Mort for a climbing expedition with Pirhuk – Greenland Mountain Guides. The Singing Glacier combines instrumental music by Bill and original poetry read by Helen. There are versions for 12-player baroque orchestra, 4-player baroque orchestra, and modern violin with piano. Performances have included Poetry in Aldeburgh, Totally Thames festival and the Daniel Corkery Summer School. The Singing Glacier has also featured in the Manchester Metropolitan University Place Writing Festival and BBC Radio 3’s ‘Unclassified’.