Tróndur Bogason (born 5 April 1976 as Tróndur Bogason Hansen) is a Faroese composer and musician. He composes classical works, but he also arranges music for pop, rock and folk artists. He is married to the Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir with whom he also works; they arranged her album Room together. Bogason was educated at the

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. He has been nominated three times for the

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and is one of the few who have received a three-year grant from Mentanargrunnur Landsins.

Career

He was born and grew up in the capital of the

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. In the nineties he moved to

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to study. While living in

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he played an active role in Faroese music amongst other Faroese musicians in Copenhagen. He was an active member of the first Faroese rap band MC-Hár, which plays rap and rock music in the Faroese language. He left the band in some periods, but came back and is still a member of the band. He is also a member of the Faroese choir in Copenhagen,

Mpiri The vocal ensemble Mpiri is a Faroe Islands, Faroese choral Musical ensemble, ensemble based in Copenhagen. The members are mostly Faroese studying or working in Copenhagen. The conductor is Gorm Larsen. History Mpiri was formed in January 1998 ...

, which he and others founded in 1998. Bogason studied at the

in Copenhagen and at The Royal Conservatoire in Den Haag from 1999 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007 he continued his studies, attending the soloist program in composition at The Royal Danish Conservatory. His music has been performed by wide selection of Faroese and international performers around the world. In recent years, he has also arranged for a number of folk/pop/rock artists including

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, Guðrið Hansdóttir and Eivør Pálsdóttir. In 2010 he was nominated for the

for the third time. He has also co-worked with classical composers, musicians and ensembles, i.e.

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and the Faroese emsemble Aldubáran.

Education

*1999-2005: The Masters program in composition at the

in Copenhagen with Ib Nørholm & Hans Abrahamsen; and at The Royal Conservatoire in Den Haag with Martijn Padding and Louis Andriessen. *2005-2007: The Soloist program in composition at the

with Bent Sørensen.

Works

''This list is not complete''

Awards, nominations, funds etc.

*2006 - Won 1st prize in a competition by GHM for musical works for Symphonic Wind Band. Bogason won with his work ''Konstantin T.'' *2006 - Nominated for the

for his musical work ''Seven Musicians'' for trombone and electronics *2008 - Nominated for the

for ''Investigations of a dog'', based on a short story by

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''Forschungen eines Hundes'' *2010 - Nominated for the

for ''Butterfly'', a work for piano and percussion. *2010 - 3-years grant from the Mentanargrunnur Landsins, which is a fund under the Faroese governmentPlanet.fo, Hesi fáa starvslønir í ár

Family

Bogason is the son of Faroese writer

Bergtóra Hanusardóttir Bergtóra Hanusardóttir (born 15 November 1946 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands) is a Faroese writer and orthodontist. Biography She is the daughter of Mia Trónd from Tórshavn and Hanus D. Jensen from the small island Skúvoy, and is the eldest of f ...

and Faroese marine biologist

Bogi Hansen Bogi may refer to: * Bogi Fabian, Hungarian artist Boglárka Réka Fábián (born 1984) * Bogi Løkin (born 1998), Faroese footballer * Bogi Thorarensen Melsteð (1860–1929), Icelandic historian * Bogi Þorsteinsson (1918–1998), first chair ...

. He has one sister, Ragnheiður Bogadóttir, who is three years younger. Bogason married Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir in 2012.

References

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