Fascinating Ice Music and Ice Architecture

On the glacier in the high alpine valley of Schnals/ Val Senales, visitors will have the unique opportunity to see musical instruments carved and shaped from ice and listen to the special music they produce. An imposing "cathedral" made of ice and snow will stand to one side of the glacier, and the American artist Tim Linhart will play his very original icy music which his enthusiastic audiences never fail to appreciate.
Work at the Ice Palace and its frozen, transparent musical instruments will go on to the end of January, and the Ice Music Festival will be held from the end of Juanary to the beginning of April. Together with the well-known Sicilian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima, and Munich-based violin maker Anita Stange-Mantovani, Tim Linhart plans to create a completely revolutionary new musical instrument on the Schnals Valley Glacier - a kind of gigantic cello. From 3th. February to 6th. April 2008, the "Ice Music Ensemble" will play their frozen instruments in the Ice Cathedral every Sunday at 11a.m and at 2p.m.

The artist
Tim Linhard was born in Kansas, USA in 1960 but now lives in the north of Sweden. He first started working with ice in 1984, while still in the USA, producing mega-dimensional sculptures. Ice fascinates him not only because of its transparency and transient
nature but also because of the sound it produces. His first ice instrument was a mega-dimensional Contrabass . He has, in fact, gone on to produce a whole series of ice musical instruments. 

Instruments made of frozen water

WORLD NEWS! A revolutionary new musical instrument
Together with the well-known, innovative italian cellist and composer, Giovanni Sollina, and a Munich-based instrument maker, artist Tim Linhart plans to create a completely revolutionary new musical instrument on the Schnals Valley Glacier - a kind of mega-dimensional cello. Linhart himself will sit inside the instrument, which is comprised of two cellos with a double set of strings, and weave his fingers magically over the inter-woven, criss-cross mesh to produce highly complex, intriguing, original kind of sound.

The first ice cathedral
A prestigious event for which not only will the musical instruments be made of ice but also the venue itself. An awesome, thrilling location in the fascinating world of the Val Senales glacier will be transformed into an unexpected architectural experience. The design features a central domed chamber standing 20 mt. with multiple antichambers. A fantastically original setting with a stage, rows of seats and bar all carved from ice, The "cathedral" with its absolutely unique atmosphere will house any number of other events, including weddings and the like.
From 3th. February to 6th. April 2008, Tim Linhart himself will personally escourt free-of-charge guided tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11.00a.m..


Ice Music Festival 
The ice music festival will be held from the beginning of February to the beginning of April. It will feature so-called Music of the Spheres and be set against the powerful, intense back-drop of the Schnals Valley Glacier with its natural, harmonic architecture. From 27th. January 2008, the ice music ensemble will play their frozen instruments in the Ice Cathedral every Sunday from 11.00 to 14.00.
Entrance - free-of-charge.

For further details about the Architecture and Music Workshops or for special guided tours, concerts and travelling info., please see: www.schnalstal.it 
or contact Tourismusverein Schnalstal, tel. 0039 0473 679177