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SÄHKÖKITARAKVARTETTI og Hafdís Bjarnadóttir

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SÄHKÖKITARAKVARTETTI og Hafdís Bjarnadóttir

Sähkökitarakvartetti er finnsk-íslenskur rafgítarkvartett sem sérhæfir sig í flutningi nýrrar tónlistar á jaðri djass, nútímatónlistar og anarkískri rokktónlist. Markmið kvartettsins er að brjóta niður ímyndaða múra á milli mismunandi stíltegunda tón- og hljóðlistar.
Sähkökitarakvartetti hefur frumflutt verk eftir ýmis tónskáld, þ.á.m. Clara de Asis, Sami Klemola, Leo Dubleix og Lauri Supponen, m.a. á tónlistarhátíðinni Musica Nova í Finnlandi.

Tónleikarnir í Mengi eru hluti af verkefni sem ber nafnið “The String Network”.
Á efnisskránni eru splunkuný verk samin sérstaklega fyrir kvartettinn:
Tytti Arola & Þorkell Nordal: ...and once the good more (2019)
Lauri Hyvärinen: Material (2017)
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir: Hyrnan IV (2019)
Daniel M Karlsson: Mutual Exclusive Continuities (2019)
Kvartettinn skipa Juhani Grönroos, Lauri Hyvärinen, Jukka Kääriäinen og Sigurður Rögnvaldsson. Gestagítarleikari verður Hafdís Bjarnadóttir.

Húsið opnar kl. 20:30 | Miðaverð er 2.000 kr.
Verkefnið er styrkt af Nordic Culture Point og the Finnish Music Foundation.

www.laurihyvarinen.com
www.jukkakaariainen.com
www.sigurdurrognvaldsson.com
www.danielmkarlsson.com
www.hafdisbjarnadottir.com
www.thorkell-nordal.com
www.tyttiarola.com

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SÄHKÖKITARAKVARTETTI and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir

The electric guitar is the uniting factor between contemporary classical, jazz and the yet
anarchistic expressions of rock music. Sähkökitarakvaretti is a Helsinki-based electric guitar quartet that represents different backgrounds, aesthetics and approaches to the instrument. The quartet focuses on the breaking down of imaginary boundaries in relation to the sonic arts. The quartet has premiered pieces by composers such as Clara de Asis, Sami Klemola, Leo Dupleix and Lauri Supponen and performed e.g. in the esteemed Musica Nova festival in Helsinki.

Program:
Tytti Arola & Þorkell Nordal: ...and once the good more (2019)
Lauri Hyvärinen: Material (2017)
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir: Hyrnan IV (2019)
Daniel M Karlsson: Mutual Exclusive Continuities (2019)
Juhani Grönroos, gtr / Lauri Hyvärinen, gtr / Jukka Kääriäinen, gtr / Sigurður Rögnvaldsson, gtr / Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, gtr (in Daniel’s piece)

Doors at 8:30pm | Tickets 2.000 kr.
This concert is a part of the project 'The String Network’, supported by the Nordic Culture Point and the Finnish Music Foundation.

www.laurihyvarinen.com
www.jukkakaariainen.com
www.sigurdurrognvaldsson.com
www.danielmkarlsson.com
www.hafdisbjarnadottir.com
www.thorkell-nordal.com
www.tyttiarola.com

Earlier Event: December 12
SMENGI #9
Later Event: December 14
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