d a v i d b r y n j a r f r a n z s o n
d a v i d . b r y n j a r @ g m a i l . c o m
C u r r e n t
2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2
on Repetition and Reappearances, for string quartet.
• February 2011: Arditti String Quartet, Musica Nova, Helsinki
the Closeness of Materials, for alto saxophone and accordion.
• March 29th, 2011: Ensemble Lux:NM, Unerhoerte Musik, BKA-Theater,
Berlin
the Negotiation of Context - B, for two pianos and two percussion.
• April 3rd, 2011: Yarn / Wire, Troutman Hall, NYC
• April 15th, 2011: Yarn / Wire, Unruly Music Festival, Wisconsin
the Closeness of Materials, for alto soprano and accordion.
• April 18th, 2011: Bliton/Deibel Duo, Grand Valley State University,
Allendale, MI
• June 3rd, 2011: Bliton/Deibel Duo, Metrospace Art Gallery,
East Lansing MI
the Failure of Surface - Failure II, for solo bass flute.
• September 22nd, 2011: Kristjana Helgadottir, Rotation 2011,
exRotaprint, Berlin.
the Negotiation of Context - B, for two pianos and two percussion.
• October 9th, 2011: Caput, Nordic Music Days, Harpa, Reykjavik
on Types and Typographies (B), for flute, clarinet and trumpet.
• October 22nd 2011: Elision, Transit Festival, Leuwen, Belgium
• November 22nd 2011: Elision, Huddersfield Festival, Huddersfield, UK
• January 2012: Elision, Dark Music Days, Reykjavik, Iceland
the Negotiation of Context - C, for solo piano.
• January 2012: Tinna þorsteinsdóttir & Frank Aarnik, Dark Music Days,
Reykjavik, Iceland
the Failure of Surface, for piccolo and bass flute.
• January 2012: Áshildur Haraldsdóttir & þuríður Jónsdóttir,
Dark Music Days, Reykjavik, Iceland
Monday Morning, (installation version).
• June 2012: Horch!Listen! Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany.
o n g o i n g
this is not music, an exploratory website dealing with reductionism as a compositional tool. Created for the raflost festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, May, 2009. A new version will be released in January 2011.
2 0 1 0
a Guide for the Dead through the Underworld,
an evening of maps, monsters, found sounds and instrumental music performed by Ensemble Adapter was recently performed and broadcast by the Icelandic National Radio and Deutschlandradio Kultur.
a text about the project can be found here.
a recording from the Icelandic National Radio can be found here.
• January 24th, 2010: Dark Days of Music, Reykjavik
• January 24th, 2010: live broadcast on the Icelandic National Radio
• January 29th, 2010: Ultrashall Festival 2010, Berlin
• February 11th, 2010: Broadcast on Deutschlandradio Kultur at 00:05
• February, 2010: Broadcast on the Danish National Radio website
• June 14th, 2010: Broadcast on kulturradio - rbb at 21:04 Monday Morning,
for live electronics.
• February 3rd 2010: Kunsthallen, Nordkraft, Aalborg, Denmark
the Negotiation of Context - B,
for two pianos and two percussion.
• February 18th, 2010: Yarn / Wire, New York
the Failure of Surface,
for piccolo and bass flutes.
• April 22nd, 2010: Berglind Maria Tomasdottir, UCSD, CA
the Elimination of Metaphysics - B,
for solo Bass Clarinet
• May 9th, 2010: Ingolfur Vilhjalmsson, Reykjavik
Hamar, Stedji, Istak: a Symposium on Modern Music and Visual Art
• June 1st, 2010: Reykjavik Arts Festival
• June 3rd, 2010: broadcast on the Icelandic National Radio
a new collaborative performance work
• June 26th: ENPARTS - International Art Workshop
at the Bitef theater, Belgrade
on sameness and similarities,
for flute, saxophone, cello and percussion.
• July 2010: Internationaler Ferienkurse Darmstadt
the Principals of Order,
for bass clarinet, guitar and percussion.
• July 2010: Internationaler Ferienkurse Darmstadt
Either/Or's Lachenman - Franzson pairing:
Il Dolce Far Niente
the Closeness of Materials
on Sameness and Similarities
• November 22nd, 2010: the tank, NYC