VINGAR, Virvlar (2018)

soprano and tenor saxophone
duration 4:30

Migrating birds like geese, swans, and cranes will fly in a V formation, where the lead bird - each bird taking its turn - cuts through the air a little bit above the others, reducing wind resistance for those behind. In "Vingar,Virvlar" (wings, vortices) the saxophones parts build single flowing lines, which climb upwards through a series of canonic treatments.The saxophones often switch parts in the line, like birds in flight switching position.