ISCM World New Music Days: Zoe Martlew & Sámal Petersen
The Association of Faroese Composers / Felagið Føroysk Tónaskøld will proudly host the ISCM World New Music Days in the Faroe Islands 22nd to 30th of June 2024.
The festival will include concerts by Faroese and Nordic ensembles, informal ensembles and collaborations and soloists.
The music featured throughout this festival will include new and innovative works from across the international membership of the ISCM.
Musicians:
Zoe Martlew (cello) composer, cellist, cabaret artist, educator, mentor, podcaster and presenter, the increasingly uncategorisable Zoë Martlew travels the world in a variety of all these roles. Published by Schott, Zoë is naturally blonde and draws the line at Country & Western.
Sámal Petersen (violin) began playing the violin at 11 years old in his hometown Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Sámal Petersen studied in Odense, where he gained his Diploma for teaching and playing in ´93. There he studied with Béla Detrekoy, Alexander Fischer, Bjarne Hansen and Arne Balk Møller.
Further studies in Vienna with prof Ernst Kovacic and Maigréad Mc Crann. In ´95 Sámal moved back to The Faroe Islands. His main work is musicteacher in the Suzukimethod. As Suzuki teacher, Sámal became Teacher Trainer 14th of March 2015 and has taken all 5 levels with Tove Detreköy, Denmark. He has been teaching regularly on Suzukiworkshops since 2001 in Germany, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Faroe Islands. Sámal is currently chairman of The
Faroese Suzuki Association. He is also Concertmaster of The Faroese Symphonyorchestra as well as co founder of the Faroese chambermusicgroup, Aldubáran. As violinist, Sámal has been touring through out Europe both as soloist, chamber and orchestralmusician.
Works by:
George-Ioan Păiș (Romania)
Isabel Urrutia (Basque)
Zoe Martlew (England)
Eloise Gynn (Wales)
Edvard Nyholm Debess (Faroe Islands)
Atli Petersen (Faroe Islands)