We are incredibly excited to travel north this August to perform at the renowned Summartónar Festival! This wonderful festival is celebrated for weaving contemporary and classical music into the wild, dramatic landscapes of the Faroe Islands.
We will be bringing our unique, memorized, and dramatized chamber music experience to two fantastic venues: the serene acoustic space of Glyvra Church (Glyvra Kirke) on August 9th and the vibrant cultural hub Finsens in Tórshavn on August 10th.
Our program for these concerts is a deep, evocative journey through modern masterpieces, historical roots, and striking Nordic soundscapes:
? The Program:
- Stephen Montague: Thule Ultima (1999) – Shifting sonic frontiers.
- Danish Trad. / David M.A.P. Palmquist: Drømte mig en Drøm i Nat – Reimagining the oldest known secular Nordic song from Codex Runicus (ca. 1300).
- Kári Bæk: Hugleiðingar (1994) – Poetic and atmospheric Faroese reflections.
- Pēteris Vasks: Wind Quintet No. 1 “Music for Fleeting Birds” (1977) – Flawless nature imagery and soaring instrumental dialogue.
- Eli Tausen á Lava: Cathedral of the Seas (2026) – A powerful, brand-new architectural soundscape inspired by the North Atlantic.
- Atli Petersen: Kvintett (1988) – Striking and innovative Faroese modernism.
Join us for an evening where the music of the wind meets the landscape that inspired it!
? Keep an eye on the full festival lineup and concert times here: Summartónar Calendar
See you in the Faroes! ??
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