Arrangements

Since early 2004 I have been working with singer Ragnheidur Gröndal on a project with icelandic folkmusic. In the summer of 2006 we finally recorded some of this material and it has been released as "Þjóðlög" on the 12 Tónar label in Reykjavík. I produced the album together with Ragnheidur, played clarinet and basset horn and wrote many of the arrangements.

Some short clips from the album

Blástjarnan þótt skarti skær (trad. string arr. H.Gröndal)
Sofðu unga ástin mín (trad. string arr. H.Gröndal)
Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu (trad. J.Ásgeirsson string arr. H.Gröndal)
  • Sigrún Eðavaldsdóttir (violin)
  • Zbignew Dubik (violin)
  • Þórunn Ósk Marínósdóttir (viola)
  • Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir (cello)

In august 2005 I co-produced and arranged the music for Ragnheidur Gröndals third solo album called "After the Rain". This album is released by 12 Tónar in Reykjavík. I also wrote a couple of string arrangements for this project.

Check out these clips

Leftovers (R.Gröndal string arr. H.Gröndal)
I'll follow you (R.Gröndal string arr. H.Gröndal)
Love me as I am (R.Gröndal string arr. H.Gröndal)
  • Gróa Margrét Valdimarsdóttir (violin)
  • Íma Þöll Jónsdóttir (violin)
  • Móeiður Anna Sigurðardóttir (viola)
  • Júlía Mogensen (cello)

More arrangments :

Pannonica (T.Monk arr. H.Gröndal)

  • Sigurdur Flosason (baritone sax)
  • Haukur Gröndal (Bb clarinet)
  • Ólafur Jónsson (tenor sax)
  • Jóel Pálsson (bass clarinet)

A Yiddishe Mame (J.Y.Pollack arr.H.Gröndal)

  • Thomas Caudery (trumpet)
  • Gustav Rasmussen (trombone)
  • Kevin Christensen (trombone)
  • Nicklas Antonson (trombone)