Music Building, Classroom 9, 3 Oxford St
Flutist and composer Berglind María Tómasdóttir will perform excerpts from her song cycle On Memory as well as sharing work done in collaboration with students in Music 4.
On Memory explores memory, recognition, time, places, people and the relationships between. The works are intertwined with videos and sound interludes by Berglind Tómasdóttir that reflect on the theme in various ways.
In the presentation Berglind will talk about her recent work including music for homemade instruments, alter egos and everyday objects.
Berglind Tómasdóttir is a flutist and interdisciplinary artist living in Reykjavík, Iceland. In her work she frequently explores identity and archetypes, as well as music as a social phenomenon. An advocate of new music, Berglind has worked with composers such as Björk, Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Peter Ablinger and Carolyn Chen, and received commissions from Dark Music Days, The National Flute Association, Cycle Music and Art Festival, Reykjavík Arts Festival and Nordic Music Days, to name a few. Berglind Tómasdóttir holds degrees in flute playing from Reykjavik College of Music and The Royal Danish Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and a DMA in contemporary music performance from University of California, San Diego. Berglind is a professor in contemporary music performance and program director of NAIP (New Audiences and Innovative Practice) at Iceland University of the Arts.