Anna Þorvaldsdóttir

Works

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Friday April 19 20:30
Into – second self for brass and percussion (WP)

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Anna Þorvaldsdottirʼs music is frequently performed worldwide and has been featured at major music festivals such as Nordic Music Days, Ultima Festival, and ISCM World Music Days. Her works have been nominated and awarded on many occasions, e.g. at the Icelandic Music Awards and the International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition. She is the recipient of the Nordic Council Music Prize 2012 for her orchestral work Dreaming. Anna’s debut portrait album – Rhízōma – was released in 2011 through Innova Recordings and was very well received. In addition to being selected Classical/Contemporary Album of the Year at the Icelandic Music Awards 2012, the album also appeared on a number of “Best of 2011” lists, e.g. at TimeOut New York and TimeOut Chicago.

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Info

This April Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall comes to life with 24 concerts and events featuring more than 100 musicians, composers and amateurs. The festival will present different genres of music; classical and electronic music, improvisation, noise and many more. 4 different halls will be used to present orchestral, ensemble, chamber, solo music, sound installations and films. In different foyer areas works by Wolff, Globokar, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Icelandic school children will be presented.There will be exciting activity Outside Harpa. Some of the best independent musicians of Iceland will be involved performing classic works as well as new creations.

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