RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Below is a reference list of Dr. Helgi Ingvarsson’s current and past research projects, dissertations and articles:

• Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson (2024). The sounds of Icelandic mountains. Music Patron UK. https://musicpatron.com/composer_update/the-sounds-of-icelandic-mountains/

• Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson (2024). Íslenskt tónskáld í Brighton: Hvernig hljóma fjöllin? Music Patron UK. https://musicpatron.com/composer_update/islenskt-tonskald-i-brighton-hvernig-hljoma-fjollin/

• Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson (2023). Tónlist og samfélag: Hagfræði og verðmætamat. Þræðir – Tímarit um tónlist, 8.tölublað. https://vefsafn.is/is/20230630024635/https://www.lhi.is/tolublad-8-tonlist-og-samfelag

• Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson (2022). Sjálfstæðisyfirlýsing þjóðar í óperettu – Í álögum, fyrsta íslenska óperettan. Þræðir – Tímarit um tónlist, 7.tölublað. https://vefsafn.is/is/20230630024014/https://www.lhi.is/tolublad-7-sjalfstaedisyfirlysing-thjodar-i-operettu

• Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson. (2019). Opnun óperunnar: dramatískur spuni, hin sígilda ópera og leikgleði. Þræðir – Tímarit um tónlist (4. tölublað). https://vefsafn.is/is/20230630021859/https://www.lhi.is/tolublad-4-opnun-operunnar-dramatiskur-spuni-hin-sigilda-opera-og-leikgledi

• Ingvarsson, H. R. (2018). Opening Opera: Developing a framework that allows for the interactive creative processes of improvised theatre in the productions of new music-dramas”. London, England: Guildhall School of Music and Drama. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/21324/ and https://helgiingvarsson656278093.wordpress.com/opening-opera

• Ingvarsson, H. R. (2009). Kvikmyndatónlist: Frumleiki?. Reykjavík, Iceland: Listaháskóli Íslands (Iceland University of the Arts). More info: https://helgiingvarsson656278093.wordpress.com/kvikmyndatonlist

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Ingvarsson has presented at the following institutions and festivals:

2015, 2019 to 2024 – Iceland University of the Arts (presenter and chair) https://www.lhi.is/en/

2022 – Nordic Song Festival, Sweden (presenter and composer in residence) https://www.nordicsongfestival.com/en/composer-of-the-year/

2019, 2020 – Reykjavik Opera Days (presenter and chair) https://www.operudagar.is/en/operudagar/

2019 – University of Sussex, UK (presenter) https://www.sussex.ac.uk/

2014 & 2018 – Guildhall School of Music and Drama (presenter) https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/

Ingvarsson’s specialisms and interests include:

• History of opera, opera composition and analysis.

• History of music in Iceland:

  • Including Icelandic folk music, the dawn of classical music in Iceland 1880-1950, „Í álögum“ (Bewitched) the first Icelandic operetta from 1944, composer Jón Leifs, Icelandic opera history, and more.

• History of 20th and 21st century music in Europe and USA.

• Improvisation and/in classical music.

• Open music and musical mobiles.

• Music for choirs: composition, analysis, performance, interpretation.

• Music for voice: composition, analysis, performance, interpretation.

  • Including art songs. Traditional and experimental performance.

• Music for solo string instruments and string quartets: composition and analysis.

• Music for flute: composition and analysis.

• Creative collaboration. E.g. between composers and performers, or within performance groups.

• Leadership and hierarchies in music composition and performance.

• Philosophy of music notation.

• Musical theatre.