To
me, most rewarding and exciting part of the organist job is
rehearsing the choir on systematic basis. After over 20 years
experience I worked out methods of training for both experienced
members of the choir and beginners with limited knowledge of the
musical notation. Apart of the traditional training at the rehearsals
I provide training materials both on the CD or DVD and online. Finally I already made over hundred arrangements of the music
especially tailored for the choir’s abilities. I am as well an
author of the original compositions for both church and secular
choirs that are performed in Iceland and abroad.
For
mass performances I provide detailed printed form with all musical
items in musical notation and, if requested, I can provide laying out mass form leaflets for
the church guests.
Experience
CHOIR MASTER at Skeggjastaðakirkja, SAUDANES,
1992-present day
From
the start I got to know well Icelandic Church liturgy and set of
hymns and choir training. I found it particularly rewarding work from
the very beginning and work with the choir memebers very suitable.
Choirmaster Vopnafjörður, 2005, 2007-present
day
Good
experience with more challenges - where lower number of memers
requires special music arrangements and special care for training as
well as starting to cooperate with minister that just got started.
Choirmaster Rindal and Forsand in Norway,
1995-1997
That
was one another great experience in Norway while I was trained as an
organist at the same time. I got to know norwegian liturgy for both
Nynorsk and Bokmal and worked with 2 choirs. A the similar time I was
engaged in development of the computer software for arranging liturgy
for both Norwegian and Swedish marked, cooperating with highest
ranked organists in Norway and Sweden.
Choirmaster, accompanist, Samkór vopnafjarðar
1992-2006
Initially
I was just and accompanist and then after training in Norway I became
conductor of that choir. It was the opportunity to get to know rich
tradition of music making in Iceland. I was both arranging and
writing new music pieces for the choir and arranged concert trips.
Choirmaster, conductor at UNiversity of Gdansk
Choir,1989-1992
First
full time choir conducting and rehearsing job with this exquisite
choir was a good and fundamental experience how to manage training
and planning concert tours.
Soloist vocalist, 1985-1989
First
as a trainee then as a member of the world renowned Schola Cantorum
Gedanensis I went detailed training and got vocal experience as a
singer. Taking part in hundreds of concerts in Europe and award
winning contests was a great experience.
Alltogether
in the past 20 years I had invaluable possibilities to work with
number of choirs mostly in church. I find it particularly enjoyable
to work with the choirs in Iceland. | 