Translations – the violin and organ duo of Arngerður and Una Sveinbjarnardóttir will be releasing their first album by Sono luminus. The release date is the 15th of August, followed by a release concert on the 17th of August.
Pre-order the album here:
https://www.sonoluminus.com/sonoluminus/hik
Agnus dei – Premiere of a new piece for female choir.
Kvennakór Hafnarfjörður (The female choir of Hafnarfjörður) commissioned this new piece and it was premiered on the 26th of April.
The Island or An T-Eilean is UK’s first ever “high-end” Gaelic drama series!
I worked on this BBC series in 2024 together with Biggi Hilmars. Here is the link to the soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/6sK4Lj7C0z6YfSZW3eHtS1?si=stj0U093RZGWFHvJh_xB4A
Wild Scandinavia
I have been working with the renowned film and tv composer, Biggi Hilmars, since 2022. First as an intern and then as his assistant. Now the wonderful nature series Wild Scandinavia is out, you can listen to the soundtrack on Spotify:
Umbra tours – China, France and India
Umbra went on a very successful tour to China in September where they played in Beijing, Xi’an, Longchang, Mianyang, Chengdu and Chongquing.
Upcoming is a tour to the Basque part of France and to India in January – stay tuned!
Me and violinist Una Sveinbjarnardóttir just started a new and very exciting cooperation in 2023. We call the project “Translations” and we compose and perform music for church organ and violin. We gave our first concert at the Iceland Airwaves festival in November, together with guest musicians Davíð Þór Jónsson on piano and Skúli Sverrisson bass player.
We recorded our first album in summer 2024. It will be released by Sono luminus in August 2025. We already recorded the second album which is due for release in 2026.
More info here: www.translations.art