Tectonics Music Festival 1 - 3 March
curator by Ilan Volkov
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra proudly presents the launch of Tectonics, a three-day festival of contemporary music curated by the ISO's Music Director, Ilan Volkov.
This March, Reykjavik's Harpa Concert Hall comes to life with 15 concerts and events featuring more than 150 musicians, composers and amateurs. The festival will present different genres of music, classical and electronic music, improvisation, noise and many more. The festival expands to Harpa's four halls and its foyer, with some of the works especially written for the location.
SATURDAY - MARCH 3rd ELECTRIC JELLYFISH
15:00 -21:00 KALDALÓN RECITAL HALL
Maya Dunietz - Installation with live performance
16:00 NORÐURLJÓS RECITAL HALL
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson: Horpma III
Charles Ross: The Ventriloquist (world premiere)
Fengjastrútur
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Áki Ásgeirsson: 284° (world premiere)
Osnat Kelner, dancer
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ilan Volkov
17:00 ELDBORG MAIN HALL - ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
Jesper Pedersen: Electric Light Orchestra (world premiere)
Katie Buckley, harp
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Frank Denyer: The Colours of Jellyfish (world premiere)
Co-commission of Iceland Symphony Orchestra and BBC Radio 3
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir, soprano
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Reykjavík Boys Choir
Conductor: Ilan Volkov
18:30 NORÐURLJÓS RECITAL HALL
Benedict Mason: third music for a european concert hall (espro; eic: i love my life)
Bergþór Pálsson, narrator
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
20.00 ELDBORG MAIN HALL
Morton Feldman: Palais De Mari
John Tilbury, piano
Improvised duo - first meeting
John Tilbury, piano
Oren Ambarchi, electric guitar
21.00 NORÐURLJÓS RECITAL HALL - S.L.Á.T.U.R.
Þráinn Hjálmarsson: MMXII (premiere)
Þorkell Atlason: New work
Magnús Jensson: New work
Páll Ivan Pálsson: Eiðahólmi (world premiere)
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir: Clam
Ingi Garðar Erlendsson: New work
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir: lohanimalia
22.00 FOYER - FINALE
Luciano Berio: Accordo for four brass bands
Kópavogur Youth Conert Band, conductor Össur Geirsson
Reykjanesbær Music School Concert Band, conductor Karen Sturlaugsson
Reykjavík-East Youth Concert Band, conductor Vilborg Jónsdóttir
Mosfellsbær Youth Concert Band and Grafarvogur Youth Concert Band, conductor Daði Þór Einarsson
22.30 REYKJAVÍK ART MUSEUM, HAFNARHÚS - GRAND FINALE
John Cage:
Suite for Toy Piano
Child of Tree
Interdeterminacy
DJ