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Vernacular

by Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir

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about

I dream in Icelandic despite having spent most of my life outside of Iceland. My native language shows itself in other ways too, as I found out early in my development as a cellist, when my teacher pointed out that I am extremely sensitive to the textures and overtones of sound, probably related to the abundance of un-voiced consonant sounds in Icelandic. It is an old language, preserved by isolation, and in the process of adapting to a quickly changing world. I see classical contemporary music sharing a similar process, finding new sounds and ways of expression through old means in a dialogue with our way of life.

There is also an appreciation of silence and economy of expression in Icelandic culture that I find comforting and fascinating. This project is a compilation of pieces by composers that not only share my mother-tongue and culture, in language and music, but also bring their unique perspective and expression in their compositions.

From the moment that I played Solitaire for the first time, I felt a connection, not only to the music but also beyond the music. The more recent pieces are collaborations with Halldór, Páll and Þuríður and I couldn’t have asked for more generous artists to come into my life and allow me to explore my voice through their music.

This project has stretched me and challenged me in ways that I couldn’t begin to comprehend, a homecoming of sorts in my musical life and I have many people to thank for making it happen. —Sæunn

credits

released March 8, 2019

PRODUCER: Dan Merceruio
RECORDING, MIXING & MASTERING ENGINEER: Daniel Shores
RECORDING TECHNICIAN: Allison Noah
EDITING ENGINEER: Dan Merceruio
PHOTOGRAPHY: Shervin Lainez
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Caleb Nei
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Collin J. Rae

RECORDED AT Sono Luminus Studios
Boyce, Virginia — March 12-16, 2018
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Mixed and mastered on Legacy Audio speakers.
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Recorded with Merging Technologies Horus. Mastered with Merging
Technologies Hapi. Recorded in DXD at 24 bit, 352.8kHz.

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We’re a classical record label and acoustic music recording studio located 70 miles west of Washington, DC.
We specialize in ultra-high fidelity stereo and surround recordings.

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