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Rhythmic Robins (Taktfastir Svartþrestir) by Helgi R. Ingvarsson

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  The music is inspired by the beautiful bird, the robin. The robin is one of the few UK birds to sing all year round and both the sexes sing, both is rare and remarkable. The music is not meant to be a literal representation of the bird, but a symbolical one.

  The music was premiered by Helen Whitaker (flute) and Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir (piano) at University of Iceland lunch time concert series, Reykjavík, 10th October 2018.

  It was then revised for Leto Ensemble in July 2022. Performed at St Lukes, Brighton 18th November 2022 by Klio Blonz (flute) and Jane Beament (piano).

  It was then revised the second time for Helen Whitaker (flute) and Katherine Tinker (piano) in December 2022, who then went on to perform the music for this recording.

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  In 2018 I wrote two flute variations (Ia and IIIa) inspired by a set of older 18th century flute variations by Marin Marais. These were premiered at the University of Iceland in October 2018 by Helen Whitaker. Since then I have added the third variation which purely reacts to my own previous two variations. It was added to the set and premiered in June 2020 by Helen Whitaker at Háteigskirkja church, Reykjavík, Iceland. The work has since then been renamed as “Flute fantasy no.1”.

  Video recording available here: https://helgiingvarsson656278093.wordpress.com/news/2020/11/16/new-flute-variation

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  I only write alto flute parts when I miss you (2021): alto flute and piano
  

  recording coming spring 2022

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  Sterna Paradisaea (2021): flute and piano
  

  The Sterna paradisaea – Arctic Tern in English or Kría in Icelandic – is a tern in the family Laridae. This lively, and beautiful species is strongly migratory, seeing two summers each year as it migrates along a convoluted route from its northern breeding grounds to the Antarctic coast for the southern summer and back again about six months later. Average annual roundtrip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi) for birds nesting in Iceland.

  Paradisea definition: of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise).

  This piece is a re-imagining of some of the same material that was used for my Trumpet Concerto no.1 (2017) and the choral work Sumarsöngur / Summer Song Ríður Harpa í Tún (2019).

  Duration approx. 4-5 minutes. Premiere pending.

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