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plink plonk is a podcast exploring music and how we listen. Georg and Aaron discuss the creation of new music, how we can practice various modes of listening techniques, and invite other artists to discuss their work and how they listen.
https://plinkplonk.myportfolio.com/
In this episode we interview Icelandic composer Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir. We discuss animated scores, French Horn, nature, and the idea of "control" as an artist/maker.
credits for "Ecognosis" (2021):
Joshua Rubin, clarinetRebekah Heller, bassoonJosh Modney, violinKyle Armbrust, violaMichael Nicolas, celloMaciej Lewandowski, tech/audio
Originally presented and live streamed by Roulette Intermedium on April 21st 2021 in partnership with Dark Music Days & Harpa Concert Hall (https://roulette.org/event/dark-music-days/).
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir’s Ecognosis was developed through the Ensemble’s icecommons Artist-in-Residence program, with lead support from Jerome Foundation.
This engagement was supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation. Dark Music Days is funded by the Icelandic Music Fund, the Festival Fund of Reykjavík city and Iceland Music.
musical example citations:(in order of appearance):
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Björk - Wanderlust (from Volta)
Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson - Sporgyla
Heart - Barracuda
Sigur Rós - Inní mér syngur vitleysingur (from Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Lohanimalia (2012)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Esoteric Mass (2014)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Ecognosis (2021)
Pauline Oliveros - Horse Sings from Cloud (from Accordion & Voice)
Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir - Areolae Undant (2017)
click here for Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir's personal website
click here to visit the website of S.L.Á.T.U.R. (the Icelandic collective Bergrún references)
interview recorded 12/15/2021
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plink plonk is a podcast exploring music and how we listen. Georg and Aaron discuss the creation of new music, how we can practice various modes of listening techniques, and invite other artists to discuss their work and how they listen.
https://plinkplonk.myportfolio.com/
