RAGNHEIÐUR ERLA BJÖRNSDÓTTIR
composer — vocal artist — artistic researcher

MÖRSUGUR
Poetic tale fyrir voice and audiovisuals. Created together with Ásbjörg Jónsdóttir and Heiða Árnadóttir. Premiered at Dark Music Days 2023, IS

THEM

Audiovisual installation created together with visual artist Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir, Listasafn Mosfellsbæjar IS

Music director and composer for children’s opera together with Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir, Borgarleikhúsið/Reykjavík City Theatre, 2021 IS

Music composed together with Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir for theatre group Trigger Warning at the National Theatre of Iceland, 2019 IS

ENTER THE INSIDER
Music composed for dance performance created by Vito Vidovič Bintchende and Zoé- Afan Strasser at Kultursommer Wien 2021, AT

Sound installation, instrument installation, sound walk and workshop for children in forest created with theater group Trigger Warning at Plöntutíð Festival, 2020-201 IS

RED
Music performed/composed for Martina Tritthart's exhibition RED at Sehsaal 2023, AT

BLOOM: A Sequence Of Gatherings
Six Kneeplays composed for Immix Vocal Ensemble 2021 (NKK NXT Nederlands Kammerkor), NL

LEBENSZEICHEN
Music composed fo three short films created by visual artist Ingrid Gaier 2020-2021, AT

TRACING EACH OTHER
Multimedia performance with dance, sound and animated painting together with Zrinka Simicic and Michaela Müller. Under-the-Radar Festival 2023, AT

VELGJA
Audio-visual composition commissioned by Young Nordic Music. Created together with Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir 2021 IS, DK

NÚ ANGAR OG SUÐAR
Children's music theatre created together with Ásbjörg Jónsdóttir and Birgit Djupedal. Text and music composed for Taffelpikene. Skálholt Summer Concerts 2022, IS

HEUREKA
Audiovisual composition for english horn, percussion and five vocalists, DE HR AT

OTHER THINGS
Music and poetry for short-film by Keira Sultan for The Visual Poetry Project, 2020 US

KONAN OG SELSHAMURINN
Libretto written for children’s opera for composer Hróðmar I. Sigurbjörnsson. HARPA 2019, IS
Project nominated at Icelandic Music Awards 2020

WEAVERS I-V
Audiovisual composition for solo voice, cello and dancer. What ever Works nykymusiikkifestivaali, 2021, FI

TENDER (and then punch me)
Audio installation in collaboration with composer Bart Bruinsma. Oranjewoud Festival, CLASH Festival, NL

YMUR
Music composed/performed for solo voice and audiovisuals together with Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir at TutTötTuð, European Audio and Art Exhibition 2019 NL

HEX HELIO
Audio-visual installation created together with visual artist Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir, RAFLOST FESTIVAL 2021 IS

CURRENTS IN OCEAN CIRCULATION
Composition for thirteen vocal performers and audiovisuals. Visuals created by Ásdís Birna Gylfadóttir. Ung Nordisk Musik, 2019 SE

MUSIC LOST IN CITIES
Visual composition for Klangmanifeste 2021, AT

HULDUHLJÓÐ
Visual album created by HLÖKK, released by Bad Taste Record Label, 2019 IS
Project nominated at Icelandic Music Awards 2020

KONAN OG SELSHAMURINN
Children's book published by Töfrahurð, 2019 IS