Bára Gísladóttir writes music that exists at the extremes, often with a dark sense of humour. She draws no distinction between improvisation and composition – to her, one is simply a form of the other.

Orchestral Works is out on 17 May: lnk.to/BaraOrchestral

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While everyone is busy talking about the ceasefire, East Rafah is being massacred right now, and israel is dropping flare bombs there

On 17 May a new album with orchestral works by Bára Gísladóttir is released, the same week as she will receive the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Composer Prize.

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EvS Musikstiftung was founded in 1972 and supports contemporary music, composers and performers.

Taking the sparks to SPOR festival in two weeks! ✨🌟⚡️💫💥 Bára Gísladóttir 🔥

Iceland Symphony Orchestra plays Bára Gísladóttir
Release 17 May!

Bára Gísladóttir considers sounds, instruments and ensembles as living organisms. In COR, Hringla and VAPE, she engages with the largest musical organism of all: the symphony orchestra.

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Meddelelse fra Dacapo Records Via Ritzau: Mellem lys og mørke: Bára Gísladóttir udgiver orkesteralbum med Islands Symfoniorkester via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelel…

La soirée continue avec une 2ème création : 'Amoebea proteus but make it metal' de Bára Gísladóttir. Dans cette nouvelle œuvre, la compositrice islandaise réunit 2 de ses passions : la musique Metal et le monde étrange et fascinant des micro-organismes.
Philharmonie de Paris IRCAM

Le concert 'Art of Metal' c'est ce soir à la Philharmonie de Paris ! Une soirée détonante - voire même décoiffante - grâce aux oeuvres des compositeurs Vincent David, Bára Gísladóttir, Bastien David et Yann Robin.
Un concert sous la direction de Jonathan Nott et en partenariat avec IRCAM

Cette semaine, l'EIC se met au diapason de l'exposition 'Metal' de la Philharmonie de Paris avec un programme détonant ! Rendez-vous le 26 avril pour découvrir notamment la création de la compositrice islandaise Bára Gísladóttir et réécouter 'Art of Metal III' de Yann Robin.
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Outre Björk, l’Islande regorge de grands compositeurs et compositrices contemporains. A l’occasion de la création d’une pièce de Bara Gisladottir à la @Philharmonie, le Carrefour de la création se penche sur la musique de ce pays original et fascinant.
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'I have not experienced anything like it before and, when the piece ended, I felt as if I could listen for another fifty minutes'

Many thanks Niki Zohdi for sharing your thoughts on our Bára Gísladóttir premiere hcmf// last year! 💙

📸 hcmf ‘23 Arts & Events space

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Ísrael tortrýmdi stærsta spítala Gaza, fleiri hundruð pyntaðir og drepnir. Börn skotin með bundnar hendur og aðrir grafnir lifandi undir jarðýtum. Síðan skilja þeir þetta allt eftir svo heimur geti séð og viðbrögð ráðamanna eru engin?

En contrepoint de l’expo que la Philharmonie de Paris consacre au genre musical du métal, l’Ensemble intercontemporain décline ce que cette attitude « raconte » à certains compositeurs d’aujourd’hui : Bastien & Vincent David, Yann Robin & Bára Gísladóttir.
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Thrilled to be making our Denmark debut this May when we bring this extraordinary work by Bára Gísladóttir to SPOR Festival in Aarhus 🫶🏼🇩🇰🌙

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Want some ambient/soundscapes chill and creepy as hell at the same time? Here it is! Bára Gísladóttir's works for flutes (solo or with electronics) performed by Björg Brjánsdóttir. Primal, futuristic, soothing, frightening... Definitely one of the best releases of 2024 so far.

Can anyone answer my simple question:
Why is ISrael not being investigated for the killing of 154 UNRWA employees in Gaza? When UNRWA now is to be investigated and subjected to acute, brutal economic boycott and sanctions for unsubstantiated ISraeli claims that 12 UNRWA

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Congratulations to Bára Gísladóttir on receiving an EvS Musikstiftung 2024 Composer Prize!

Bára's recent composition 'The moon is an eye is a pond and so on and so forth' received its world premiere at the closing concert of hcmf// 2023

Congratulations to Bára Gísladóttir who receives the prestigious, international Composer Prize 2024 from
EvS Musikstiftung! ✨

We're looking forward to releasing a new orchestral album by Gísladóttir, recorded by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Eva Ollikainen in May 2024.

Photos: Rui Camilo