Þorkell Atlason

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Þorkell Atlason is a Rotterdam School composer currently residing in Iceland. He studied with, amongst others, Atli Heimir Sveinsson in Reykjavik and with Klaas de Vries and Rene Uijlenhoet at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Although he also wrote instrumental music, he is known to be a specialist in using electronic means, especially concerning his works fully composed using CSound. Atlason is currently working in Reykjavík both as a composer and a teacher.

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This March Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall comes to life with 17 concerts and events featuring more than 150 musicians, composers and amateurs. The festival will present different genres of music; classical and electronic music, improvisation, noise and many more. 3 different halls will be used to present orchestral,ensemble,chamber,solo music, sound installations and films. In different foyer areas large scale works by Cage,Wolff and Berio will be presented. Some of the best independent musicians of Iceland will be involved performing classic works as well as new creations.

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