Væntanlegir tónleikar / Upcoming concerts

Kammerkór Suðurlands flytur verk mitt Kom, skapari, heilagi andi á tónleikum í Reykholti í dag, 14. apríl klukkan 16:00. Einnig verða á tónleikunum verk eftir John Tavener, Arvo Pärt og Völu Gestsdóttur.

Sama dagskrá verður endurtekin í Kristskirkju á Landakoti 26. apríl.

The Chamber Choir of Southern Iceland performs my piece Kom, skapari, heilagi andi at a concert in Reykholt today, 14th of april. Also at the concert will be works of John Tavener, Arvo Pärt and Vala Gestsdóttir

Same program will be repeated in the Catholic Church in Reykjavík on the 26th of April.


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Listahátíð í Reykjavík / Reykjavík Art Festival

Á Listahátíð í Reykjavík verða tónleikar þar sem Duo Harpverk ásamt Tui Hirv flytjaKátínuvísindin, verk eftir mig fyrir sópran, hörpu og slagverk við ljóð Eiríks Arnars Norðdahl,Hýperbólusetning og Parabólusetning. Einnig verða á tónleikunum verk eftir Völu Gestsdóttur, Pétur Grétarsson og Andrew Gen Popoff (Rússland).

Tónleikarnir verða í Hörpu, Kaldalóni, föstudaginn 1. júní klukkan 17:00

Hér má lesa nánari upplýsingar um viðburðinn.

At Reykjavík Art Festival will be a concert where Duo Harpverk along with Tui Hirv will perform Kátínuvísindin (The Merry Science), a piece by me for soprano, harp and percussion to the poems by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, Hýperbólusetning (Hyperbolic Inoculation) andParabólusetning (Parabolic Inoculation). Also will at the concert works by Vala Gestsdóttir, Pétur Grétarsson and Andrew Gen Popoff (Russia).

The concert will be in Harpa, Kaldalóni, friday 1st of June at 17:00

Here you can read more about the event.

Listahátíð í Reykjavík / Reykjavík Art Festival

Á Listahátíð í Reykjavík verða tónleikar þar sem Duo Harpverk ásamt Tui Hirv flytja Kátínuvísindin, verk eftir mig fyrir sópran, hörpu og slagverk við ljóð Eiríks Arnars Norðdahl, Hýperbólusetning og Parabólusetning. Einnig verða á tónleikunum verk eftir Völu Gestsdóttur, Pétur Grétarsson og Andrew Gen Popoff (Rússland).

Tónleikarnir verða í Hörpu, Kaldalóni, föstudaginn 1. júní klukkan 17:00

Hér má lesa nánari upplýsingar um viðburðinn.

At Reykjavík Art Festival will be a concert where Duo Harpverk along with Tui Hirv will perform Kátínuvísindin (The Merry Science), a piece by me for soprano, harp and percussion to the poems by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl, Hýperbólusetning (Hyperbolic Inoculation) and Parabólusetning (Parabolic Inoculation). Also will at the concert works by Vala Gestsdóttir, Pétur Grétarsson and Andrew Gen Popoff (Russia).

The concert will be in Harpa, Kaldalóni, friday 1st of June at 17:00

Here you can read more about the event.

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Væntanlegir tónleikar / Upcoming concerts

Estonian Music Days 19.03.2012 in Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre's chamber hall at 18:00

Konveier concert: curated by Páll Ragnar Pálsson and Tui Hirv

Program

Sander Saarmets (1985) - Pram Tak Mir for solo violin and electronics (2011)

Javier Elipe Gimeno (1980) - Ombres/éclats for flute and piano (2011)

Bryan Christian (1984) - Airs no Oceans keep for soprano, flute, violin, viola and cello (2011)

Páll Ragnar Pálsson (1977) - Kátínuvísindin (Hýperbólusetning/Parabólusetning) for soprano, harp and percussion (2010-2011)


Performers

Tui Hirv - soprano

Adrian Rannut - violin

Laur Eensalu - viola

Marcus Uus - cello

Leonora Palu - flute

Age Juurikas - piano

Liis Viira - harp

Alexandra Kremenetski - percussion

Gdansk

Karol Kisiel, conductor of Repertorio Vocale ensemble, commissioned  from me a piece for to be performed during their trip to Karol's hometown, Gdansk. The piece is called Молюсь оконному лучу (I pray to the sunbeam from the window) and is for 12 voices and a string trio. Poem by Anna Akhmatova. 

The premiere was in Tallinn's Swedish st. Mikael's church on February the 3rd. Outside was -24° so the church was quite cold but that did not prevent the performers in doing an exelent job. Two days later we went to Poland. 

Laur Eensalu, Karolina Normak and Theodor Sink played the srting trio at the Tallinn concert.

Here the choir is rehearsing in Gdansk with Łukasz, Liliana and Natalia that played the string trio part. 

Gdansk is a very beautiful city.

We had a concert in Sopot, a small town between Gdansk and Gdynia.

The tempature in the church in Sopot was even lower than in Tallinn (!)

From the concert in Gdynia.

Nordic Music Days 2011 and recordings in the Greenhouse studio

Last autumn we spent in Iceland visiting family and friends as well as performing at Nordic Music Days and recording new pieces in the Greenhouse studio with Duo Harpverk.

Rehearsing Náttúruljóð (Nature Poems) in Kaldalón with members of the Reykjavík Chamber Ensemble. 

Náttúruljóð are in 6 parts for soprano and string quartet. Poem by Sjón.

Rehearsing in Kaldalón, the chamber hall in Harpa, Reykjavík's new concert house.

Here we are in the Greenhouse studio, recording with Duo Harpverk two pieces, Hýperbólusetning (Hyperbolic Inoculation) and Parabólusetning (Parabolic Inoculation) or together Kátínuvísindin (The Merry Science). Poem by Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl.

Katie playing the harp at the speed of light!

Upcoming concerts

January 28th in Háteigskirkja, Reykjavík, at 14:00


Kammerkór Suðurlands performs at Dark Music Days festival Kom, skapar, heilagi andi (Veni Creator Spiritus) for choir and percussion.

The piece is based on a composition by my great, great, great-grandfather, Pétur Guðjohnsen (1812-1877).



February 3rd in Swedish-St. Mikael's church, Tallinn, at 19:00

Premiere of Молюсь оконному лучу (I pray to the sunbeam from the window) for 12 voices and string trio. Poem by Anna Akhmatova.

The piece was commissioned by Karol Kisiel for his ensemble Repertorio Vocale.

Program:

1. Carlo Gesualdo:         Tribulationem et dolorem inveni

                                       Illumina faciem tuam

2. Luca Marenzio:          Provate la mia fiamma

                                       Crudele acerba

3. Carlo Gesualdo:         Sospirava il mio core

                                       O mal nati messagi

                                       Tallor sano desio

                                       Gioite voi col canto

                                       Asciugate i beghli occhi

Break

4. Páll Ragnar Pálsson:   I pray to the sunbeam from the window – Premiere

5. Tõnu Kõrvits:            The Night Is Darkening Round Me

                                       Kadri-Liis Kukk – soprano solo

6. Veljo Tormis:             Vepsa Rajad

Soloists: Kadri-Liis Kukk – soprano, Aule Urb – alto, Kristel Marand – alto, Annely Leinberg – alto, Joosep Trumm – tenor, Jaanus Väljaots – bass

Performers:

Repertorio Vocale

String trio: Karolina Normak – violin, Laur Eensalu – viola, Theodor Sink – cello

Conducted by Karol Kisiel



February 10th and 11th in Gdansk, Poland

Sopot: 10th of February, Mundus Cantat Festival, 19:00 in St. John's Church

Gdynia: 11th of February, House of the Crafts, 16:00

Program:

1. Carlo Gesualdo:         Tribulationem et dolorem inveni

                                       Illumina faciem tuam

2. Luca Marenzio:          Provate la mia fiamma

                                       Crudele acerba

3. Carlo Gesualdo:         Sospirava il mio core

                                       O mal nati messagi

                                       Tallor sano desio

                                       Gioite voi col canto

                                       Asciugate i beghli occhi

Break

4. Mart Saar:                  Seitse sammeldunud sängi

5. Gustav Ernesaks:       Lindude laul

                                       Kella hääli

6. Tõnu Kõrvits:            The Night Is Darkening Round Me – Polish premiere

                                       Kadri-Liis Kukk – soprano solo

7. Páll Ragnar Pálsson:   I pray to the sunbeam from the window – Polish premiere

8. Veljo Tormis:             Vepsa Rajad

Soloists: Kadri-Liis Kukk – soprano, Aule Urb – alto, Kristel Marand – alto, Annely Leinberg – alto, Joosep Trumm – tenor, Jaanus Väljaots – bass

Performers: 

Repertorio Vocale

String trio: Natalia Walewska – violin, Liliana Dąbrowska – viola, Natalia Kasperczyk – cello

Conducted by Karol Kisiel