Wednesday, March 7, 2012
2:00-2:30PM, 3:30-4:00PM
Kreppa: A Symphonic Poem about the Financial Situation in Iceland
Örn Alexander Ámundason, composer
Performed by Metropolis Ensemble, Andrew Cyr, Artistic Director/Conductor
The Wall Street Journal Media Lounge
What does a financial collapse sound like? This is a question posed by the Icelandic artist Örn Alexander Ámundason in the 14-minute concert Kreppa. Ámundason, who has explored what happens when politics are transformed into music, has identified thirteen main protagonists, given each of them an instrument and transformed their voices into a music score. The resulting work is performed on Opening Day of The Armory Show in collaboration with Metropolis Ensemble.
About the Composer: Örn Alexander Ámundason was born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1984. Kreppa is Ámundasons first piece for an orchestra. In his practice he has been exploring what might be called the performative potential of transformation and translation. His works may refer to a tense social or political context but even more importantly to the probably irresolvable difficulties of 'true' translation. Ámundason currently lives in Malmö, Sweden. Ámundason work has been exhibited in Göteborgs International Biennial for Contemporary Art, Sweden, Brandenburgischen Kunstverein, Germany, Sudsudvestur, Iceland and Galleri F-15, Norway.
Kreppa is generously sponsored by Stund styrktarsjóður and the Icelandic Art Center. Metropolis Ensemble’s performance is generously sponsored by Robert Bielecki and Fast Orbit.
