A widescreen, cinematic vision for acoustic guitar composition from this classically trained Icelandic artist, Kristin Thora Haraldsdottir. From minimal tone poems to densely melodic ballads, VDSQ Solo Acoustic Volume 14 presents a deeply personal approach to modern guitar that takes us on a journey of unexpected beauty.
guitarist, violist and improviser, in recent years based in and around LA, California and in Iceland, where she received her education in viola performance and experimental composition. She has been active performing and recording with various bands and groups in the Icelandic and Los Angeles music scene, premiered pieces for small ensemble by Michael Pisaro, Charles Ross and Ulrich Krieger to name a few, and performed with orchestras and ensembles such as New Century Players, Dog Star Orchestra, Sonic Boom, Fengjastrútur, North Iceland and Iceland Symphony Orchestra. She is currently a member of the Icelandic/Belgian band Mógil and has a duo with Laufey Sigrún Haraldsdóttir.