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U P C O M I N G
the Closeness of Materials, for alto saxophone and accordion.
      •   September 15 2013: Ensemble Lux:nm, intersonanzen Festival,
                  Potsdam, Germany.
new piece, for flute, contrabass clarinet, viola, violoncello, percussion and piano, Talea, Spring 2014.
longitude, a new chamber opera in collaboration with Ensemble Adapter, Halldor Ulfarsson, Davyde Wachell and Angela Rawlings, Fall 2014.
 
 
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the Negotiation of Context - A, B & C,
for two pianos, two bass drums and pedal organ.
      •   January 14 - 18 2013: Yarn Wire, Recording Residency, EMPAC, Troy,
      New York
on Repetition and Reappearances,
for string quartet.
      •   January 18th 2013: Mivos Quartet, Aldeburgh Festival, UK
on Sense and Subjectivity,
for orchestra.
      •   January 31st 2013: Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, Dark Music Days,
      Reykjavik, Iceland
on Types and Typographies,
for flute, clarinet and trumpet.
      •   February 3rd 2013: Caput, Dark Music Days, Reykjavik, Iceland
longitudinal study #1,
for voice, trumpet, trombone and bass clarinet.
      •   March 8th 2013: Loadbang, DiMenna Center, New York
the Principals of Order,
for bass clarinet, harp and percussion.
      •   March 8th 2013: Ensemble Adapter, Stanford University, California
      •   March 10th 2013: Ensemble Adapter, UCSB, Santa Barbara, California
      •   March 12th 2013: Ensemble Adapter, UCSD, San Diego, California
longitudinal study #1,
for voice, trumpet, trombone and bass clarinet.
      •   April 26th 2013: Loadbang, Tufts University, Boston
on Repetition and Reappearances,
for string quartet.
      •   May 10th 2013: Mivos Quartet, South Oxford Space, Brooklyn, NY
work in progress preview for untitled opera project,
for flute, bass clarinet, cello, piano, percussion and electronics.
      •   June 1st 2013: the Industry LA / Wild-Up, First Take Opera Workshop,
      Hammer Musem, Los Angeles
 
 
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February 2012: on Types and Typographies, winner of
loadbang's 2012 call for scores. A new commission for spring 2012.
2011 - 2013: Schloss Solitude Artist Residency, Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany.
May 2012:
Residency at the Watermill Center, Watermill, New York.
January 2013: Artist in Residence at EMPAC, RPI, Troy, New York.
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
the Closeness of Materials,
for alto saxophone and accordion.
      •   February 2012: Ensemble Lux:NM, Eichstadt, Germany
staging study for untitled opera project,
installation view.
in collaboration with Halldor Ulfarsson and Davyde Wachell.
      •   June 1st, 2012: Watermill Center, Watermill, New York, USA
Monday Morning,
(installation version).
      •   June 14-16 2012: Horch!Listen! Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
on Types and Typographies,
for flute, clarinet and trumpet.
      •   July 6th 2012: ensemble mam.manufaktur fur aktuelle musik,
      Lange Musik Nacht, Gesellschaft fur Neue Musik Munster, Munster,
      Germany
the Negotiation of Context - A, B & C,
for two pianos, two bass drums and pedal organ.
      •   December 18th 2012: Yarn Wire, Roulette, Brooklyn
 
 
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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, for flute, clarinet and trumpet.
      •   October 22nd 2011: Elision, Transit Festival, Leuwen, Belgium
      •   November 22nd 2011: Elision, Huddersfield Festival, Huddersfield, UK
 
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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