Lendh (2018) for orchestra
Released on January 22, 2021
Performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason, conductor.
Nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards 2020 - Composition of the Year (category: classical/contemporary)
Nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2020.
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Gemæltan (2020) Cello Concerto
From the World Premiere in Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, 29th September 2022
Performed by Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen, conductor.
Programme note by Andri Snær Magnason
Nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards 2023 - Composition of the Year (category: classical/contemporary)
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Erda, double violin concerto (2024),for two solo violins and ensemble
Commissioned by Ensemble Storstrøm
Released on April 10, 2026
Niklas Walentin, Stéphane Tran Ngoc and the Danish Chamber Players
Erda is the geologic narrative of the events prior to the 1996 eruption under Vatnajökull and its impact on the glacier. The programme note is written by Stephen Lezak, writer, researcher, and advocate working at the intersection of climate politics and environmental justice.
More so than any other form of existence, glaciers bridge the distance between the turbulent human world and the inscrutable world of the eternal. They achieve this by being simultaneously timeless and ephemeral—inscribing the pre-historic past but threatening to vanish as our planet changes more rapidly with each passing year. And through their double-life, they offer an unparalleled wisdom: the invitation to connect the “deep time” of geology to the diurnal, fleeting time of humanity. - Stephen Lezak, 2024
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Neige éternelle, five pieces for solo cello (2023)
Released on November 15, 2024
Performed by Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello
Neige éternelle is a series of five for solo cello. This work emerged after Gemæltan, a cello concerto written for Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir. Each piece is an imagined phase in the formation of a glacier.
Recorded on June 28th 2024, Sundlaugin Studio, Iceland.
Sound Engineer: Birgir Jón Birgisson
Produced by Veronique Vaka
Original Artwork by Bertrand Sallé
Mix/Mastering: Birgir Jón Birgisson
Supported by STEFs - Upptökusjóður.
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Flowen (2019) string quartet
From a concert in Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, January 2023
Performed by Siggi String Quartet: Una Sveinbjarnardóttir (violin), Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir (violin), Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir (viola), Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson (violoncello)
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Vanescere (2021) Viola Concerto
From the World Premiere on March 6, 2022, in Harpa Concerto Hall, Reykjavík, recorded by Páll Sveinn Guðmundsson
Performed by Þórunn Ósk Marinósdóttir and the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra / Kammersveit Reykjavíkur, Mirian Khukhunaishvili, conductor.
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Inmost (2023) for orchestra
From the World Premiere in Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, November 9th 2023
Performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Eva Ollikainen, conductor.
Programme note by Steinunn Arnbjörg Stefánsdóttir
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Ofdune (2020) for solo violin
Recorded at Artscape Bayside, Toronto, Canada on May 20, 2023.
Performed by Arlan Vriens
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Vötn (2021) for countertenor and strings
Live recording from Villa Elizabeth Berlin 2021 as part of their concert FLOW.
Performed by Michael Taylor and Opus XX Orchestra, Vanessa Chartrand-Rodrigue, conductor.
Poem by Steinunn Arnbjörg Stefánsdóttir [Fugl/Blupl, 2018 Sæmundur]
Score and parts coming soon.
Listen to the original version for soprano and piano (2020)
Sceadu (2019) Violin Concerto
From a concert in Breiðholtskirkja, Reykjavík
Performed by Una Sveinbjarnardóttir and Caput Ensemble, Guðni Franzson, conductor
Score and parts are available on Universal Edition here
Erlendis / Gætni (2015/2020)
Director: Samantha Shay
Production Company: Source Material
Cast: Samantha Shay
Director of Photography: Victoria Sendra
Editor: Samantha Shay
Dressmaker: Ása Bríet Brattaberg
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