A native of Reykjavík, Hafdís Bjarnadóttir started playing electric guitar in her early teens and graduated in jazz guitar performance from the city’s leading jazz school, the FÍH School of Music. Keen to develop her compositional voice, she earned a bachelor’s degree in contemporary composition from the Iceland University of the Arts and a master’s degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Music. As well as distinctive and personal, her style has been described as a melting pot of jazz, folk, rock, classical, pop, avant-garde/experimental, classical and “local music from out there.” Her second solo album, JÆJA, received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2009 Iceland Music Awards. Her most recent solo album, Já, received the coveted Kraumur Music Award in 2017 and was nominated for best alternative album and best alternative song/composition at the Icelandic Music Awards. In 2022, she received a prize from the Kristján Eldjárn Memorial Fund. Bjarnadóttir lives and works in Reykjavík.
2009 MA in Music Composition, Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 BA in Music Composition, The Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík, Iceland
2002 Graduation in jazz guitar performance, FÍH School of Music. Reykjavík, Iceland
2024
Mudlarking, premiered by the Reykjavik Big Band at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik
Little by little, performed by Svanur Vilbergsson at Casa de la Guitarra, Copenhagen
Hyrnan V, premiered by the ensemble CAPUT at the Dark Music Days festival, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik
Romsa, performed by Stirni Ensemble at the Dark Music Days festival, Salurinn, Kópavogur
2023
Monstro City, performed by Tríó Ítríó at Listasafn Sigurjóns, Reykjavik
Hyrnan IV, released on the album Sähkökitarakvartetti III, by Sähkökitarakvartetti
Interdependence, premiered by the Reykjavík Big Band at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík
Hide and Seek, happening/composition for the Klais organ in Hallgrímskirkja Church, Reykjavík. Collaboration with the Intelligent Instruments Lab
Little by Little, premiered by classical guitarist Svanur Vilbergsson in Kópavogur, Iceland
Mannvirki, original score for a film by Gústav Geir Bollason. The film was premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, followed by screenings around the world
2022
Performed at the MENGI performance space, Reykjavík, with the Intelligent Instruments Lab, improvisation with AI technology
Monstro City premiered by Tríó Ítríó in Copenhagen, Denmark
2021
Dispersal, premiered by flutist Pamela De Sensi at the Nordic House in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Sheep Music, happenings and concerts with Passepartout Duo around Iceland in July and August
Troll Blues, performed by the Reykjavik Big Band at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik
Performed at the MENGI performance space with pianist Ingi Bjarni Skúlason as part of his concert series “In Duo With”
2020
Á báðum áttum performed by the Reykjavík Big Band at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík
Performed in the installation piece Meira ástandið (Quite the Situation) by INKI (Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir), for the Reykjavík Arts Festival
Lighthouse, performance of an album of six compositions by Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, Are Lothe Kolbeinsen, Stian Omenås and Ulrik Ibsen Thorsrud. Release concert at the Reykjavík Jazz Festival, 30 August, at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík
Sumar, composition released on the album Botanisk hage by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi and performed by the group at various venues in Norway
Performed in the award-winning animated short film Yes-People (Já-fólkið) by Gísli Darri Halldórsson
Performed on the album Sinfónía by Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
Hyrnan IV performed by Sähkökitarakvartetti at Fylkingen, Stockholm
2019
Hyrnan IV performed by Sähkökitarakvartetti at Mengi, Reykjavík
Hyrnan IV (for electric guitar quartet), composed for Sähkökitarakvartetti, premiered at Sattuma-klubi, Helsinki, Finland
DELux at Puca Festival in Drogheda, Ireland. Soundscape for a light installation, in collaboration with Anton Kaldal, Declan Kelly and Els Borghart. Curated by Curated Place
KR-Grindavík (for cello, percussion and ondes Martenot), composed for the Krumbuktus trio, premiered at the KLANG Copenhagen Avant-Garde Music Festival, Copenhagen
Á báðum áttum, revised and arranged for a jazz big band, premiered by The Reykjavik Big Band at the Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík
DELux at the Winter Lights Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. Soundscape for a light installation, in collaboration with Anton Kaldal, visuals by Pekka Stokke. Curated by Curated Place and Einkofi Productions
Woodstock Revisited (for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion), composed for Standing Wave, premiered at the VSO New Music Festival, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, Canada
2018
Hikk! performed by Todo Art Trio at the NOSPR Concert Hall, Katowice, Poland
Gítardúett, arranged for guitar and cello, performed by Duo Vitare at the Concert Hall of the Chamber Orchestra Archetti, Jaworzno, Poland
DELux at the Vökudagar Festival in Akranes, Iceland. Soundscape for a light installation, in collaboration with Anton Kaldal, Ingrid Solvik, Reidun Solvik and Parallax. Curated by Curated Place and Einkofi Productions
Iceland tour with Norwegian improv trio Parallax (Northern Wave Film Festival, Rif, Snæfellsnes; Húsafell Church, Húsafell; Akranes Lighthouse, Akranes; Mengi, Reykjavík)
Romsa (for soprano, flute, clarinet and guitar), composed for Stirni Ensemble, premiered at the Hljóðön concert series, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
DELux at the Factory Light Festival in Slemmestad, Norway. Soundscape for a light installation, in collaboration with Anton Kaldal, Ingrid Solvik and Reidun Solvik. Curated by Curated Place and Einkofi Productions
A Northern Year (for piano/keyboards, percussion and electronics), composed for Passepartout Duo, premiered at the Summartónar Festival, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
Sveitaborg, sounds for a sound installation by Tulle Ruth, premiered at the Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
Sveitin (for oboe and electronics), composed for Eydís Franzdóttir, premiered at the 15:15 concert series at the Nordic House, Reykjavik, Iceland
Ást þín… (Parts 1 and 2) and Drykkfelld kona, arrangement for strings by Sigrún Jónsdóttir, performed by Íslenskir strengir at the Safnahúsið Culture House, Reykjavik, Iceland
2017
Krónan, performed by Standing Wave at the ISCM World Music Days, Vancouver, Canada
Hyrnan III (for open instrumentation and electronics), composed for Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (electric guitar), Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir (slide flute + knitting pins) and Berglind María Tómasdóttir (lokkur + flute), premiered at the Deilt með tveimur festival, Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland
Improvisation using spinning wheels and electronics at the Árbæjarsafn Open Air Museum, as part of S.L.A.T.U.R.’s Sláturtíð Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
Sumar, performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi at the Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz, Austria
Sumar, (for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and electronics), composed for Tøyen Fil og Klafferi, premiered at the Ultima festival, Oslo, Norway
Dettifoss talar, performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi at Húsafell Church, Mengi and Bókakaffið Selfossi (Iceland tour)
Dettifoss talar, performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi at Periferien #3, Sentralen, Oslo, Norway
Concert of Hafdís and Band at Mengi, Reykjavik, Iceland. Premiere of new pieces and arrangements for two electric guitars, electric bass, drum set, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, trumpet, viola and harpsichord
Hikk!, performed by Trio Amerise at its members’ graduation concert at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Denmark
Já!, performed by bassoonist Kristín Mjöll Jakobsdóttir at Mengi, Reykjavik, Iceland
Wind Roses, performed by the Uusinta Ensemble at the Musica Nova Festival, Helsinki
Já, performed by bassoonist Kristín Mjöll Jakobsdóttir at the Dark Music Days festival, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland
2016
Film music for the short film The Dog with the Woman, directed by Phoebe Arnstein and Stephen Ledger-Lomas
Nørrebro - Ísland,(for open instrumentation of 5+ performers), written for the SCENATET Ensemble for Art & Music (based on the piece Gamla hverfið mitt/Mit gamle kvarter from 2014), premiered at Nordic Music Days, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland
Installation sounds for the Askur Maze by Huldufugl, Reykjavik, Iceland
Performed (electric guitar) with Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir and Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir at Mengi and at the Iceland Airwaves festival, both in Reykjavik, Iceland
Performed (electric guitar) with Benni Hemm at Mengi, Reykjavik, Iceland
Wind Roses(for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, double bass, piano and electronics), composed for Uusinta Ensemble, premiered at the KLANG Copenhagen Avant-Garde Music Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Installation sounds for the blanClass Exhibition in Yokohama, Japan
Febrúardagur (A Day in February) performed by Sigurður Halldórsson (Halldorophone) and Flemming Viðar Valmundsson (accordion) at the Tectonics Music Festival, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland
Sveimur (Swarm), an installation performance piece for 70+ performers, premiered by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and students at the Iceland University of the Arts at the Tectonics Music Festival, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland
Hikk!, performed by Trio Amerise on tour in Iceland
Troll Blues(for two electric guitars and piano), composed for guitarist Pétur Jónasson, pianist Vanesa Santanach and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, premiered at the Passauer Saiten festival in Passau, Germany
Já!,performed by bassoonist Kristín Mjöll Jakobsdóttir at the Dark Music Days festival, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland
2015
Dettifoss talar, performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi at the SOUND of Music concert series at Blå Grotte, Oslo, Norway
Improvisation concert together with the Norwegian trio Parallax at Mengi, Reykjavík
Augnablik (for viola, trombone and electronics), written for the ensemble Kúbus, premiered at Dark Music Days, Reykjavík, Iceland
2014
Sólheimajökull and Dettifoss (for flute, bassoon, clarinet, violin and electronics), written for the trio Tøyen Fil og Klafferi, premiered at the Sláturtíð festival, Reykjavík, Iceland
Gamla hverfið mitt/Mit gamle kvarter (for flute, violin, trombone, saxophone, vibraphone and electronics), written for SCENATET, premiered at Astrid Noacks Atelier, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hikk! (for flute, clarinet and bassoon), written for Trio Amerise, premiered at the Embassy of Iceland in Copenhagen, Denmark
Waking the City Statues, sounds for a light installation by the Icelandic Light Art Group, premiered at the opening of the Winter Lights Festival, Einar Jónsson Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Melancholic tune (for flute, clarinet, violin and electronics), written for the trio Tøyen Fil og Klafferi, premiered at Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden
Sólheimajökull and Dettifoss performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi at NyMusikk, Oslo, Norway
Hikk! performed by Trio Amerise at various venues during Iceland tour
Melancholic tune performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi at various venues during Norway tour
Melancholic tune performed by Tøyen Fil og Klafferi and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at Drivhuset musikkverksted, Oslo, Norway
2013
Jólastökur (for mixed choir), Christmas song commissioned by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, written for Hljómeyki Chamber Choir, premiered on radio and television, Reykjavík, Iceland
Á báðum áttum (for flute, clarinet and percussion), written for Ensemble neoN, premiered at the Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
Tónar úr eldhúsi minninganna performed by Hljómeyki, Ragnar Emilsson and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at Dark Music Days, Reykjavík, Iceland
Krónan performed by the ensemble CAPUT and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, Iceland
Tónar úr eldhúsi minninganna performed by Hljómeyki, Ragnar Emilsson and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at Skálholt, Iceland
Á báðum áttum performed by Ensemle neoN at various venues during Iceland and Norway tours
2012
Já! (for bassoon and electronics), written for Kristín Mjöll Jakobsdóttir, premiered at the Sláturtíð festival, Reykjavík, Iceland
Tónar úr eldhúsi minninganna (‘Tones from the Kitchen of Memories’) (for mixed choir, electric guitar and acoustic guitar), written for Hljómeyki Chamber Choir, Ragnar Emilsson and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, premiered at Skálholt, Iceland
Incandescent Light Bulb Memorial Project, sounds for a light installation by Kristján Kristjánsson, premiered at the DesignMarch festival, Toppstöðin, Reykjavík, Iceland
Hyrnan II (Þórdísarhyrna, 13.-37. umferð) (for piano), written for Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, premiered at Dark Music Days, Reykjavík, Iceland
From Beacon to Beacon performed by Nordic Affect at Dark Music Days, Reykjavík, Iceland
Clam performed by the ensembles Fengjastrútur/Skmendanikka and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at the Tectonics festival, Reykjavík, Iceland
Improvisation piece performed by Ole-Henrik Moe, Kari Rønnekleiv and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at the SPOR festival, commissioned by the festival, Aarhus, Denmark
Krónan performed by Norbotten NEO and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir at Nordic Music Days, Stockholm, Sweden
Já! performed by Anrijs Ivanovskis at the Sonic festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
2011
Fjöll (‘Mountains’) (for harp, percussion and accordion), written for Dúó Harpverk and Erica Roozendaal, premiered at the Við Djúpið festival, Ísafjörður, Iceland
Febrúardagur (‘A Day in February’) (for halldorophone and accordion), written for Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir and Paula Engel, commissioned by Halldór Úlfarsson, premiered at the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
Ást þín… (Part 2) (for baritone, violin, cello, accordion and piano), poem by Einar Már Guðmundsson, written for Fimm í Tangó, premiered at the National Centre for Cultural Heritage, Reykjavík, Iceland
From Beacon to Beacon (for baroque cello, baroque violin, harpsichord and electronics), written for Nordic Affect, premiered at the Early Monday concert series, Copenhagen, Denmark
Improvisation piece performed by Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir, Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, Björgvin Gíslason, Frank Aarnink, Katie Buckley, Erica Roozendaal and Borgar Magnússon at Nordic Music Days. Commissioned by the festival. Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, Iceland
Ást þín… (Parts 1 and 2) and Drykkfelld kona performed by Fimm í Tangó at various venues around Iceland
2010
Ást þín… (Part 1) (for baritone, violin, cello, accordion and piano), poem by Einar Már Guðmundsson, written for Fimm í Tangó, premiered at Café Rosenberg, Reykjavík, Iceland
Sounds of New Nordic Landscapes, sound installation commissioned by the Danish Architecture Centre for the New Nordic Landscapes exhibition at the Nordic Lighthouse, Shanghai, China
Drykkfelld kona (for baritone, violin, cello, accordion and piano), poem by Einar Már Guðmundsson, written for Fimm í Tangó, premiered at Salurinn, Kópavogur, Iceland
Sounds of New Nordic Landscapes, sound installation featured in the travelling exhibition Man-Made Environment, Oslo and Copenhagen
Hildarleikur performed by Aino Juutilainen at NeuZeit festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Þórdísarhyrna 1.-12. umferð (Thordis Fichu, row 1-12) performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Reykjavík, Iceland
Krónan performed by the ensemble CAPUT at Sölvhóll, Reykjavík, Iceland
JÆJA release concert at Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
Electric guitar solo concert as part of the Nordic House Christmas Calendar series, the Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
Electric guitar solo concert at Det Poetiske Bureau, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Aftur (for pipe organ), written for Johannes Unger as part of studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (RDAM), premiered at the Copenhagen International Organ Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
Music for minne m'in:e m:a, music for dance choreography by Maria Mattson as part of studies at RDAM, written for Erica Roozendaal, premiered at the Danish National School of Performing Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
Krónan (for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion), written for the Esbjerg Ensemble as part of studies at RDAM, premiered at RDAM in Copenhagen, Denmark
Risaeðla performed by students from the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, at UNM festival, Gothenburgh, Sweden
Krónan performed by Esbjerg Ensemble at the Royal Academy of Music, London, as part of studies at RDAM
Improvisation performance with Thomas Block (ondes Martenot), Justine Chen (zheng), Jocelyn Mienniel (flute and electronics) and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (electric guitar) at 4 à table, Societé de Curiosites, Paris, France
2008
Þórdísarhyrna, 1.-12. umferð (Thordis Fichu, row 1-12) (for symphony orchestra), written for Aalborg Symphony Orchestra as part of studies at RDAM, premiered in Aalborg, Denmark
Expeditionen 08, improvisation performance with Carl Bergstrøm-Nilsen, Maria Laurette Friis, Anders Fillipsen, Henrik Sundh, Camilla Barratt-Due, Kresten Osgood, Johanna Borchert, Elena Setién and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, Kristianshavn Beboerhus, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007
Clam (for alto flute, accordion, percussion and electric guitar), written for Julius Ditlevsen, Camilla Barratt-Due, Páll Hermannsson and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir as part of studies at RDAM, premiered at RDAM, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hildarleikur (for solo cello), written for Hildur Heimisdóttir as part of studies ad RDAM, premiered at RDAM, Copenhagen, Denmark
Þjóðlag frá Egóistan (‘Folk Song from Egoistan’) (for viola and cello), written for Dúó Ríma, premiered at the Folk Music Festival, Siglufjörður, Iceland
Risaeðla (for chamber orchestra), written for the ensemble CAPUT as part of studies at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, premiered at the Nordic House, Reykjavík, Iceland
2006
Vindur og vissa (for soprano and piano), written for Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, premiered in Reykjavík, Iceland
Gítardúett (for electric guitar and acoustic guitar), written for Ragnar Emilsson and Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, premiered in Reykjavík, Iceland
Performed with own band at the rock festival Aldrei fór ég suður, Ísafjörður, Iceland
2005
Various concerts with own band and others in Iceland
2004
Various concerts with own band and others in Iceland
2003
Performed with own band at Kunsträdgården, Stockholm, as a part of a festival of Icelandic music
Toured the UK with own band
2023
Hyrnan IV, composition released on the album III by Finnish electric guitar quartet Sähkökitarakvartetti
2020
Lighthouse, a collaboration album with Norwegian improv trio Parallax
Sumar, piece on the album Botanisk hage by Norwegian quartet Tøyen Fil og Klafferi
Mánudans (Mo(o)ndance), video by Dagrún Aðalsteinsdóttir, self-released
2019
A Northern Year, composition for Passepartout Duo, chosen as one of the Year’s Best Winter Music by A Closer Listen
A Northern Year, performed by Passepartout Duo, self-released (audio and video)
2017
Tunglsjúkar nætur, video by Laura Matikainen, self-released
Já!, a solo CD of compositions mixing styles and instruments from different traditions, performed by various ensembles and musicians, self-released
2015
Já!, piece on the album Ferðalag - Íslensk fagotttónlist by bassoonist Kristín Mjöll Jakobsdóttir, released on Smekkleysa/Bad Taste Records, Iceland
From Beacon to Beacon, piece on the album Clockworking by the Nordic Affect ensemble, released on Sono Luminus, USA
Sounds of Iceland, an album of field recordings from Icelandic nature, released on Gruenrekorder, Germany
2011
Three pieces for Fimm í Tangó on the CD Fimm í Tangó, released by Fimm í Tangó
2009
Jæja, a solo CD of compositions mixing styles and instruments from different traditions, performed by Steinunn Gyðu- og Guðjónsdóttir (recorders), Grímur Helgason (clarinet and bass clarinet), Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson (trumpet), Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir (violin and viola), Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir (cello), Ragnar Emilsson (guitar and electric bass), Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (electric guitar and electric bass) and Magnús Trygvason Eliassen (drums), released by Hafdís Bjarnadóttir
2002
Nú, a solo CD of compositions mixing styles and instruments from different traditions, performed by Erna Blöndal (soprano), Sigurður Halldórsson (countertenor), Guðlaugur Viktorsson (tenor), Eiríkur Hreinn Helgason (bass), Grímur Helgason (clarinet and bass clarinet), Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson (trumpet), Szymon Kuran (violin), Elísabet Waage (harp), Ragnar Emilsson (guitars), Þorgrímur Jónsson (double bass and electric bass), Kristinn Snær Agnarsson (drums), released on the label Smekkleysa/Bad Taste Records
2022
Prize from the Kristján Eldjárn Memorial Fund
2018
Tunglsjúkar nætur,video by Laura Matikainen, nominated for awards at the Northern Wave Film Festival, Rif, Iceland
Já,nominated for the Iceland Music Awards (best album and best song in the “open” category)
2017
The album Já received the Kraumur Music Awards
2014
Composer-in-residence at Elektronmusikstudion, Stockholm
Composer-in-residence at Astrid Noacks Atelier, Copenhagen
2013
Composer-in-residence at Elektronmusikstudion, Stockholm
2012
Composer-in-residence at Skálholt Summer Concert Series, Iceland
2011
A Day in February selected by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service for the 58th International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) in Vienna, Austria
2010
Nominated in two categories for the Icelandic Music Prize 2009: Jazz Album of the Year (Jæja) and Composer of the Year
1st prize in a dance-and-song-competition, organised by the composers’ collective S.L.Á.T.U.R. and the Keðja Dance Festival, piece (without title) performed by Orphix Ostra and audience, Reykjavík
2009
Þórdísarhyrna 1.-12. umferð selected for the young composers’ symposium with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Reykjavík, Iceland
Invited to join the Icelandic composers collective S.L.Á.T.U.R.
2023
The RÚV and STEF Composers’ Fund
2022
The RÚV and STEF Composers’ Fund
The Kristján Eldjárn Memorial Fund
2021
Six-months’ stipend from the Icelandic Artist’s Salary Fund
2020
The Icelandic Music Fund (Tónlistarsjóður)
The Nordic Culture Fund
Nordic Culture Point
2019
The Icelandic Sheet Music Fund (Nótnasjóður STEFs)
The RÚV and STEF Composers’ Fund
2018
Artist’s Salary for 6 months
The RÚV and STEF Composers’ Fund
2017
The Travel Fund (Ferðasjóður STEFs)
The RÚV and STEF Composers’ Fund
2016
Cultural Fund of the Icelandic Musicians Union (Menningarsjóður FÍH)
Music Recording Fund (Hljóðritasjóður)
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Services Composers’ Fund
2015
The Recording Fund (Upptökusjóður STEFs)
2014
Kulturkontakt Nord
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Services Composers’ Fund
Danish International Visiting Arts Programme
2013
Kulturkontakt Nord
2012
Musica Nova, Music Innovation Fund in Iceland
The Icelandic Association of Composers and Holders of Copyright Travel Grant
2011
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Services Composers’ Fund
2010
Kraumur Music Fund ‒ a grant for collecting and publishing sounds from Icelandic nature
The Icelandic Association of Composers and Holders of Copyright Travel Grant
Cultural Fund of the Icelandic Musicians Union (Menningarsjóður FÍH)
2009
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Services Composers’ Fund
Grants Scheme for Students at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (Fælleslegat for studerende ved DKDM)
Anders and Hanne Månsson Memorial Fund
2007
Glitnir Bank Young Musicians’ Grant
2003
Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Music Fund
Cultural Fund of the Icelandic Musicians Union (Menningarsjóður FÍH)
2016- Examiner for the Music Master for New Audiences and Innovative Practice (NAIP) at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
2012- Part-time lecturer in composition at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
2010- Examiner for BA in Music Composition at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
2009- Guitar teacher at Árbær Music School
1999-2006 Guitar teacher at Árbær Music School
1999-2001 Music theory teacher at Garðabær Music School
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