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Hugi Guðmundsson (10 June 1977) is an Icelandic composer of contemporary classical music. His work is performed internationally at concerts and music festivals. He lives and works as a composer in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hugi Guðmundsson. Composer - and more... Welcome. Shortcuts. Contact. Get in touch! I’d love to hear from you. List of Works. Browse through the complete list of performed works. Awards. Complete list of awards and nominations. Learn more. Hvíld. Watch on. Selected works. Show all. CDs. Chamber Ensemble. Choir. For children / educational. Opera.
About. Hugi Guðmundsson (born 1977 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is one of the most prominent Icelandic contemporary composers of his generation. He studied classical guitar from a young age, but early on his true passion was playing electric guitar in death metal bands.
With The Gospel of Mary, the Icelandic composer Hugi Guðmundsson brings to life a long-forgotten gospel that challenges the established narrative surrounding the role of Mary Magdalene. It portrays her as an apostle of equal importance to her male counterparts, inviting us to listen to a voice that was silenced by history.
Cross-Adaptation (solo harp version) 2009 / 2012. Harp and playback (standalone application with iPad/iPhone remote) 6. Hong Kong Still Lifes. 2012. Harp, percussion, clarinet, piano. 10. Ice Age.
Title Of PieceYear ComposedInstrumentsDuration (min.)Ventus2022Trombone, electronics10Barbara mær2022Choir (SATB)5Bláir eru dalir þínir2022Choir (SATB)4Medea Verses2022Marimba, mezzo-soprano, accordion15Bio for program notes – Hugi Gudmundsson. Hugi Guðmundsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1977. He studied composition at Reykjavik College of Music with Úlfar Ingi Haraldsson, Royal Danish Academy of Music with Hans Abrahamsen, Bent Sørensen and Niels Rosing-Schow and electronic music The Institute of Sonology, The Netherlands.
Hvíld. Choir SATB. Duration: 4 min. Written in the memory of singer Halldór Vilhelmsson on they day of his funeral. He and his wife introduced me to choir singing in my teens and later I sang with them in their, then, “family choir” Hljómeyki, an esteemed chamber choir with focus on new Icelandic music. Hvíld has over 500.000 plays on ...
