Schedule 2015
Thursday - april 16
Day one
Nordic Lights
Nordic Lights I
Sarah Kenchington / S.L.Á.T.U.R. :
New pieces for new instruments (WP)
Foyer
Robyn Schulkowsky
Robyn Schulkowsky / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / ISO Youth Orchestra :
Robyn Schulkowsky (USA) — Piers and Ocean (WP)
Including members from ISO, The Youth Orchestra and students from Iceland Academy of the Arts.
Eldborg
Úlfur Hansson / Catherine Lamb / Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir / Áki Ásgeirsson / Stephen O’Malley / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov :
Orchestra I
Úlfur Hansson — Interwoven (WP)
Catherine Lamb — portions transparent/opaque: 1. Expand
(for string orchestra)
Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir — Water's Voice (WP)
— intermission —
Áki Ásgeirsson — 247° (WP)
Iancu Dumitrescu - Elan and Permanence for Electric Guitar and Orchestra
Stephen O’Malley, Electric Guitar
Nordic Lights
Anna Thorvaldsdottir / Jon Rose / Joel Stern / Alvin Curran :
Jon Rose (Australia) + Alvin Curran (USA) — Duo
Anna Thorvaldsdottir — Solo
Visuals: Hrafn Ásgeirsson
Joel Stern (Australia) — Solo
Friday - april 17
Day two
Nordic Lights
Robyn Schulkowsky / Klaus Lang :
Robyn Schulkowsky — Solo Percussion:
Morton Feldman - King of Denmark
John Cage- One4
Klaus Lang (Austria) — Solo
Foyer
Alvin Curran / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / ISO Youth Orchestra :
Alvin Curran — Beams for Orchestra and Voices (WP)
Including members from ISO, The Youth Orchestra and Students from Iceland Academy of the Arts.
Eldborg
Hlynur Aðils Vilmarsson / Klaus Lang / Jon Rose / Magnús Pálsson / Iceland Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov / The Icelandic Sound Poetry Choir (Nýló Choir) :
Orchestra II
Hlynur Adils Vilmarsson — 田 (WP)
Klaus Lang — the thin letter
Jon Rose/Elena Kats Chernin — Elastic Band for violin and orchestra
Jon Rose, Violin
— intermission —
Magnús Pálsson — Kúakyn í hættu (WP) for orchestra, choir and two actors
Icelandic Sound Poetry Choir (Nýló Choir) and Karlkór alþýðu, Arnar Jónsson and Guðrún Gísladóttir
Visuals: Steinþór Birgisson
Nordic Lights
Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides / Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir / Usurper :
Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides (UK) — Percussion and Flute Duo
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir —- New piece
Assistance: Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir
Usurper (UK) — Duo