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Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson (born 1982) is an Icelandic composer, performer and a founding member of S.L.Á.T.U.R., an experimental arts organization in Reykjavík. In his compositions he has developed a rhythmic language devoid of regular beat or metre, and he has created a new musical notation to represent his music. Biography Guðmundur Steinn was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1982. He studied at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2005, and then at Mills College in Oakland, California, where he gained an M.A. degree with a thesis entitled "An Approach to Rhythm". His teachers have included Atli Ingólfsson, Úlfar Haraldsson, Hilmar ór Arson and Hilmar Jensson in Iceland, and Alvin Curran, Fred Frith and John Bischoff at Mills College. He also attended Karlheinz Stockhausen’s courses in Kürten in 2004, went to the Darmstädter Ferienkurse in 2008 and has had masterclasses with Helmut Lachenmann, Tristan Murail, Pauline Oliveros and Clarence Barlow. He has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an Eclecticism in music, eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronica, pop music, pop, dance music, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music, avant-garde music. She is one of the most influential pioneers in electronic music, electronic and experimental music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk gained prominence as a solo artist with her albums ''Debut (Björk album), Debut'' (1993), ''Post (Björk album), Post'' (1995), and ''Homogenic'' (1997), collaborating with artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Barlow
Clarence Albertson Barlow (also Klarenz; 27 December 1945 – 29 June 2023) was a British composer of classical and electroacoustic works. He was an academic teacher internationally, at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague from 1990 and at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 2006, among others. He taught at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse from 1982 to 1994. Life Early life and education Barlow was born on 27 December 1945 in Calcutta, British India.Clarence Barlow Classical Music Daily Of English, Portuguese, and French colonial descent, he wrote his first compositions in 1957. He studied piano, music theory and natural sciences. In 1965 he received a science degree from |
Hilmar Jensson
Hilmar Jensson (born 1966) is an Icelandic guitarist. Biography Hilmar picked up the guitar at a young age. He studied at the FIH music school in Iceland from 1982 and then in 1991 attended the Berklee College of Music, in Boston. During this time he took in private lessons with Mick Goodrick, Jerry Bergonzi, and Hal Crook. He then returned to Iceland, but from 1993 to 1994 he studied with Joe Lovano in New York. As sideman he has collaborated with Tim Berne, Wadada Leo Smith, Kevin Drumm, Herb Robertson, Trevor Dunn, Greg Bendian, Chris Speed, Briggan Krauss, Jamie Saft, Cuong Vu, Rafael Toral, Carlos Zingaro, Tom Rainey, Ben Perowsky, Per Jørgensen, Eyvind Kang, Arve Henriksen and Ståle Storløkken, among others. In 1999 Jensson joined Jim Black in the band AlasNoAxis. In 2001, he founded the New York band 'Tyft' together with Jim Black and Andrew D'Angelo. He also was also a founding member of the artist collective Kitchen Motors, an Icelandic that also acts as a reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew D'Angelo
Andrew D'Angelo (born November 2, 1965) is an American jazz musician. Career D'Angelo was raised in Seattle, where he met Chris Speed and Jim Black, before he moved to New York City in 1985. He worked again with Speed in Boston, where they collaborated with the guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel in the band Human Feel. He also played in the Either/Orchestra. The band members then moved to Brooklyn in the early 1990s. D'Angelo played in the bands of Erik Friedlander, Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft/Cuong Vu, Reid Anderson, and Ed Schuller in the band Orange Then Blue and began a long collaboration with the drummer Matt Wilson. D'Angelo has composed music for big band, chamber music, string ensembles, and soloists. His trio Morthana released the albums ''Skadra Degis'' (Skirl Records) with Jim Black and Trevor Dunn. With his band Make Music he collaborated with pianist Josh Roseman and tenor saxophonist Bill McHenry. With his trio of drummer Jim Black and bassist Trevor Dunn h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartment House (musical Ensemble)
Anton Lukoszevieze (born 1965) is a British-Lithuanian cellist, composer and visual artist. He is the director of the ensemble Apartment House, who are known for their advocacy of experimental and avant-garde music and frequent international performances. He is an alumnus of the Royal College of Music. Lukoszevieze has premiered and commissioned new works for cello by many contemporary composers, including Christian Wolff, Christopher Fox, Gerhard Stäbler, Amnon Wolman, Laurence Crane, Jack Sheen,Richard Ayres, Phill Niblock, Jennifer Walshe, Julius Aglinskas, Claudia Molitor, Arturas Bumšteinas, Ričardis Kabelis, Richard Emsley, Rytis Mažulis, James Saunders, Alwynne Pritchard, Peter Eötvös, Bryn Harrison, Karlheinz Essl and Zbigniew Karkowski. Apartment House Lukoszevieze founded Apartment House in 1995. The ensemble's name is taken from John Cage's piece ''Apartment House 1776''. The group has a flexible line-up, changing according to the repertoire being perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PLOrk
A laptop orchestra (lork or LO) or laptop ensemble (LE) is a chamber music ensemble consisting primarily of laptops. Education based laptop orchestras include SCLOrk (Santa Clara University Laptop Orchestra), BLOrk (University of Colorado Boulder Laptop Orchestra), CLOrk (Concordia Laptop Orchestra), CMLO (CMU Laptop Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon), HELO (Huddersfield Experimental Laptop Orchestra), L2Ork (Virginia Tech Linux Laptop Orchestra) OLO (Oslo Laptop Orchestra), PLOrk (Princeton Laptop Orchestra), SLOrk (Stanford Laptop Orchestra), SAMPLE (Portland State University Sonic Arts and Music Production Laptop Ensemble), anELUNM(Ensamble de Laptops de la Universidad Nacional de Música in Peru. City based laptop orchestras include BiLE (Birmingham Laptop Ensemble), MiLO (Milwaukee Laptop Orchestra), and BSBLOrk (The Brasília Laptop Orchestra), MLOrk (Milano Laptop Orchestra), 'LOrk•A'' (Aristotle University Laptop Orchestra). CLOrk Concordia Laptop Orchestra (CLOrk) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) is a Scottish broadcasting symphony orchestra based in Glasgow. One of five full-time orchestras maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), it is the oldest full-time professional radio orchestra in Scotland. The orchestra is based at City Halls in Glasgow. History The BBC opened its Edinburgh studio in 1930, and decided to form its own full-time Scottish orchestra to complement BBC orchestras already established in London, Manchester and Wales. The BBC Scottish Orchestra was established as Scotland's first full-time orchestra on 1 December 1935 by the BBC's first head of music in Scotland, composer and conductor Ian Whyte. In 1938, the orchestra moved into its purpose-built home at Studio One, in the newly opened Glasgow Studios, at Broadcasting House in Queen Margaret Drive. The newly formed Scottish Variety Orchestra (which became the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra in 1967) occupied Studio Two. As one of the BBC's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quartet San Francisco
Quartet San Francisco is a non-traditional and eclectic string quartet led by violinist Jeremy Cohen. The group played their first concert in 2001 and has recorded five albums. Playing a wide range of music genres including jazz, blues, tango, swing, funk, and pop, the group challenges the traditional classical music foundation of the string quartet. Quartet San Francisco won a tango music competition in New York in 2004, and their albums have been nominated five times for Grammy Awards: three in the Best Classical Crossover Album category and two for Best Engineered Album, Classical. Members Quartet leader and violinist Jeremy Cohen founded the Quartet San Francisco as a forum to explore a multitude of musical styles that were important to him but were not being exercised in his work with other ensembles such as Turtle Island Quartet. Cohen produces the quartet's albums on his label, Violin Jazz. Classically trained under Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, his playing style shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Music Days
Nordic Music Days is a festival for new Nordic music that was founded in 1888 and has a long history of musical collaboration. It is one of the world's oldest festivals for contemporary classical music. What sets this festival apart is that it is organized by the composers themselves. Every year, a member of the national societies of composers takes on the responsibility of arranging the festival on behalf of thCouncil of Nordic Composers History Since the mid-nineteenth century, regular song festivals have been organized, bringing together choirs from across the Nordic region. These festivals had a distinctively "national" repertoire, reflecting the desire to express each country's unique cultural identity. In 1929, a notable joint activity took place, where a choir of 1000 singers performed the Nordic cantata "Song of the North," composed collaboratively by five composers, each representing a Nordic country. These song festivals continued until the first half of the twentieth c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November Music
November Music is an annual international festival of contemporary music in the Netherlands on various locations in 's-Hertogenbosch. Its motto is 'Today's Music by Today's Makers'. The ten-day festival is held in the first half of November. It offers a programme of contemporary composed music, jazz and improvisation, avant-garde world music, sound installations, electronic music, modern opera, music theatre, and interdisciplinary performances. Concerts are staged in different venues. History The first November Music took place in 1993. There is an ongoing collaboration with various international festivals. In recent years, November Music has also organised concerts outside the scope of the festival in other Dutch cities. Composers and musicians who have featured in the festival include Sofia Gubaidulina, Mauricio Kagel, John Zorn, Louis Andriessen, Martijn Padding, Heiner Goebbels, Frederic Rzewski, Daniel Johnston, Mayke Nas, Michel van der Aa, Nik Bärtsch, Kayhan Kalhor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
