ISCM World New Music Days: Flytifólk (UK/DE/DK/UK)
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.
Flytifólk is a band of four musicians who have moved to the Faroe Islands from the UK, Germany, and Denmark. Their repertoire is based around the idea of travelling musicians, e.g. Klezmer music from Eastern Europe, Balkan wedding bands, tunes from roving Romani Gypsies. Their music highlights the cross-fertilization of cultures that existed long before the modern concept of globalization.
These concerts will also feature new compositions by members of the band.
Daniel Rye (clarinet)
Anna Hüdepohl (accordion)
Torleik Mortensen (double bass)
James Goodwin (percussion)