In a Large Open Space is an exploration of the natural phenomenon of the harmonic series. The performance will take place in the foyer of Harpa, inviting the audience to move freely around the space during the performance.

Founded in 2018, Skerpla is Iceland University of the Arts Experimental Music Ensemble. Skerpla explores, creates and performs music in the expanded field. The leaders of Skerpla are Berglind María Tómasdóttir, professor at the Iceland University of the Arts, and John McCowen, adjunct at the at the Iceland University of the Arts.

Skerpla:

• Berglind María Tómasdóttir

• Bergþóra Kristbergsdóttir

• Bergþóra Ægisdóttir

• Borgþór Jónsson

• Daniela Amado

• Eiríkur Stephensen

• Haraldur Ægir Guðmundsson

• John McCowen

• Masaya Ozaki

• Rachel Beetz

• Santiago Rueda García

• Sigurður Halldórsson

• Stijn Brinkman

• Tumi Árnason

Quatuor Bozzini will be joined by Reykjavik musicians and students from the Iceland University of the Arts to perform In a Large Open Space by american composer James Tenney. While they are spread out in the space, players of instruments which can play sustaining tones will choose, and softly play, pitches from a range selected by the composer. Because the audience is able to move about in the space, they can listen to the resulting sonic environment, which fill the space like light does, from a variety of perspectives. 

Quatuor Bozzini:

Quatuor Bozzini has been an original voice and strong advocate in new, experimental and classical music since 1999.  Driving the hyper-creative Montréal scene and beyond, the quartet cultivates an ethos of risk-taking, experimentation, and collaboration, venturing boldly off the beaten track. With a rigorous eye for quality, they have nurtured a rich and diverse repertoire, regardless of trends. This has led to over 400 commissioned pieces, and some  500 premiered works. Their open, collaborative, artist-led approach has resulted in the realisation of numerous innovative and highly-praised productions, including inter-disciplinary projects with video, theatre and dance.

Quatuor Bozzini:

• Clemens Merkel, violin

• Alissa Cheung, violin

• Stéphanie Bozzini, viola

• Isabelle Bozzini, cello

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