- 1980 -´85:
Working in
various artistic fields; with the neo-surreal
group “Medusa”, Reykjavík;
performances, poetry and visual arts.
With
experimental music group “Fan Houtens
Koko” (published cassettes: “Musique
elementaire” 1981 and “Mister K.”
1982).
With
extreme Rockgroup “KUKL” (Published 2
records: “The Eye” 1984 and
“Holidays in Europe” 1985 both
published by the English company Crash Records).
Working
music with various student theatre productions.
- 1989:
B.A. in
music education from the Music Conservatory in
Reykjavík.
- 1989 -´94:
Director of
music schools in Iceland: Flateyri (´89-´91)
& Kirkjubæjarklaustur (´91-´94).
- 1992:
Composing
music to the film “Dagsverk” by Kári
Schram (documentary about the life of the
Icelandic poet and painter Dagur Sigurðarson).
- 1993:
Composing music to a TV Program about the
Icelandic poet Jón úr Vör.
- 1994
-´95:
Studied in Reykjavík’s Music Conservatory;
Composition
with Karólína Eiríksdóttir,
Theory with
Guðmundur Hafsteinsson
Computer
music with Thorsteinn Hauksson.
- 1995:
Collaboration with Icelandic poet Thorri.
Publication
of music-poetry disc by the name “Exem"
- 1996:
Composing film music to “Draumadísir”
by Ásdís Thoroddsen. The music was performed by
the kammermusic group “Caput”.
- 1983 -´96:
Compositions:
| 1983 |
'Sketches for
Piano' - Tribute to various composers;
Bartok, Satie, Messiaen & more. |
| 1985 |
'String Travels'
- String Quartett for 4 Italian
wonderchildren |
| 1987 |
'Grandmother' -
Quintett for two violins, viola & 2
french horns. |
| 1990 |
'Introitus' -
Quartett for harmonium, horn, two
churchbells and a country church. |
| 1994 |
'On the 128th
birthday of Eric Satie' - Duet for violin
and fagott.
'Tribute
to spring and Franz Liszt' - Trio for
klarinet, cello & piano. |
| 1996 |
'Poem' - Trio
for soprano voice, obo & piano.
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- 1997 -'98:
Director of music school in Lundur
Öxarfjörður, Iceland.
- 1998:
Present interests and works:
Working on
an opera to a liberetto dy Dagur Sigurðarson.
Collecting
environmental and natural sounds on a DAT
recorder for use and processing in digital
environment.
Working and
composing with computer and electronics, as far
as my equipment goes.
Constructing classical instruments & other
musical instruments for sound processing.
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