Kaija Saariaho: Bosun's Cheer - Period Instrument Version: String Ensemble:

Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's Bosun's Cheer composed in 2014. Included here are the score and parts for the Period Instrument Version arranged for a speaker Violin Cello andDouble Bass. Born in Helsinki and having studied composition there and in Freiburg and Paris Kaija Saariaho has achieved a great level of critical and audience acclaim now mid-career. Her previouswork was notable for including electronics alongside more traditional instruments before going on to compose much larger works including the epic opera 'L'Amour de Loin' in 2000 a recording of which won the 2011 Grammy award forbest opera recording.  This piece Bosun's Cheer is an exhilarating work including some inventive instrumental techniques as well as a hauntingly poeticvoice. The version for modern instruments can be found  here .