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National Parks Mashup


August 9th at 13:00, Norðurljós

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What happens when two Icelandic, four American, and one Scottish composer meet an Icelandic visual artist, inspired by the landscapes and geology of the three countries? National Parks Mashup was inspired by the paintings of Icelandic artist Arngunnur Ýr, whose National Parks series braids together iconic mountain landscapes from Iceland and the United States. The project began when composer Veronique Vaka approached Duo Miller-Porfiris about creating a work inspired by these paintings. 

From this collaboration grew a larger commission project, bringing together seven composers whose works explore the meeting points between landscape, memory, and place.
The programme receives its Icelandic premiere at Seigla, following its world premiere at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Wyoming, performed within the landscape that inspired many of the works. 

Music and visual art come together through projections of Arngunnur Ýr’s paintings alongside imagery of mountains, volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates, microscopic life forms, and geological processes that connect Iceland, Scotland, and the United States. As landscapes merge and transform on screen, the programme invites audiences to consider the deep connections between geography, imagination, and artistic creation.


about the performers:

The Miller-Porfiris Duo (MP2) has been delighting audiences since 2005. The duo has been artist-in-residence across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In recent seasons, the duo has performed at Spitalfields Festival in London, Chamber Music of Little Rock, Chamber Music Pittsburgh, Tel Aviv Museum and the Grand Teton Music Festival.  Their "MP2 on the Silver Screen" concert series has garnered attention for reintroducing modern audiences to the fascinating fusion of silent film and live music.



programme

    Veronique Vaka
                Vatn

    Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir
            Snæfellsjökulsþjóðgarður

    Errollyn Wallen
                  Tree

    Anne Guzzo
               Water Suite

    Elena Ruehr
               Evening On Jenny Lake

    Ken Steen
             Smámyndir:
            Tungl yfir Laugarvatni
            Sprungudalur
            Þúfa
            Óvægið sólarljós

    Stephen Gryc
            Gazing
    performers

    Duo Miller-Porfiris

    Anton Miller · violinist

    Rita Porfiris · violist