Tine Surel Lange: Flaskepost

Flaskepost (message in a bottle) is a piece of music inspired by the ocean, connecting Scotland and Norway. The music is based upon different field recordings created in the Lofoten archipelago located in the North of Norway, where the the composer, Lange, is based. The work explores the musical potential of the ocean itself as well as imagining different creatures and other things you can encounter in the depths. The piece also reflects on the ocean as a pathway, both for human travel throughout time, but also for enormous amounts of plastic waste that through the Gulf Stream end up in Lofoten, from all over the world. The music is inspired by the image of sending a cry for help and rescue with a message in a bottle. Flaskepost – a message written on a scrap of paper, rolled up and put into an empty bottle and set adrift on the ocean; traditionally, a method used by castaways to advertise their distress to the outside world. Recorded live at LSO St Luke's as part of LSO Jerwood Composer+ Lisa Robertson's showcase Ceòl na Mara on Saturday 10 January 2026. Daniel Shao flute David Alberman violin Chihiro Ono viola Valerie Welbanks cello Rachael Gibson electronics #LondonSymphonyOrchestra #ContemporaryMusic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe to the LSO's channel: http://bit.ly/LSOsubscribe Subscribe to LSO newsletter: https://smarturl.it/lsonewsletter Follow the LSO on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/londonsymphonyorchestra Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/londonsymphonyorchestra TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@londonsymphonyorchestra Twitter: https://twitter.com/londonsymphony LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-symphony-orchestra/ Website: https://lso.co.uk/ Apple Music: http://geni.us/yH0sXY Spotify: http://spoti.fi/291cCk0 LSO Live: https://lsolive.lso.co.uk/