GREENBAUM – ICE MAN FOR PIANO

The composer writes ‘Ice Man is a programmatic work in three movements, further divisible into nine sections. It takes its theme from the plight of an Australian student, James Scott, who was lost in the Himalayan mountains for 43 days before being rescued. When I first read about him in a newspaper article it moved me greatly, but after much initial trouble, I came to the conclusion that it was impossible for me to write a piece of music which reflected Scott’s feelings. Ice Man is actually about my feelings – how I feel about the idea of being in his predicament.’