Cold Countries
Duration: 8:00
Instrumentation: 3 players (piano/narrator, percussion/narrator, keyboard sampler/narrator)
Premiere: Feb 10, 2026 // Piano Spheres // 2220 Arts + Archives, Los Angeles
Premiere performer: House on Fire
Date of composition: 2026
A-Town Publications (ASCAP) © 2026
Cold Countries was commissioned by House on Fire.
Program Note
The Arctic Council, established in 1996, is represented by 8 Arctic States:
Canada
The Russian Federation
Norway
Kingdom of Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Sweden
The United States
and 6 permanent participants:
Aleut International Association
Arctic Athabaskan Council
Gwich’in Council International
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Saami Council