So,
what do you do when the audience files in, sits down, and the instruments start...melting? Originally an ice sculptor, Tim Linhart moved from Colorado to Europe decades ago, entranced by making musical instruments out of ice. Since then
he's carved hundreds of them, created 19 ice orchestras, and built 11 igloo-style ice music concert halls. He also founded Ice Music, based in Luleå, in Swedish Lapland. Violins, xylophones, cellos, guitars... Here's a video on how he makes them, how they
sound and look, and how to deal when strings sag and xylophone keys melt...