Að iðka gott til æru - Prizing Virtue

Mezzosoprano, oboe, vla.,, vlc.,, harps. and mixed choir
2001
ca. 13'

"Prizing Virtue" was written by commission from the Skálholt Summer Festival for mezzosoprano Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, a chamber choir and four instruments. There are three movements, each built on material from tunes from old Icelandic manuscripts. The composer uses various compositional methods, both modern and traditional.

Premiere: Skalholt Summer Concerts Festival, July 14th 2001, Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, mezzosoprano, Peter Tompkins, oboe, Jónína Auður Hilmarsdóttir, viola, Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson, cello, Helga Ingólfsdóttir, harpsichord, Suðurland Chamber Choir, dir. Hilmar Örn Agnarsson

The premiere took place at the Skálholt Summer Festial in July, 2001.