Ihlara McIndoe.

In early 2020, I was fortunate to travel to the Antarctic Peninsula as part of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust’s 2020 Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ to Antarctica. Following our return to Aotearoa, and as part of my role as an AHT Inspiring Explorer, I completed a series of works which share the sounds and essence of Antarctica with New Zealand communities.

The five works culminating from this project have gone on to be performed around the country and internationally. In May 2022, the Antarctic Heritage Trust arranged a a portrait concert of the complete series, titled A Musical Journey to Antarctica accompanied by stunning visuals of Antarctica captured by renowned Antarctic filmmaker and photographer Anthony Powell.

Performers at the concert include Mark Menzies, Professor of Music and Head of Performance at the University of Canterbury on viola and violin, UC performance students Rakuto Kurano on violin, and Marlene Cooper on flute, and Chris Everest from the New Zealand School of Music on guitar.

This concert took place at The Piano in Christchurch, New Zealand and was livestreamed on 12 May 2022.

You can learn more about the individual pieces featured in this concert, and listen to recordings from other performances, by visiting my Antarctic Works page.