Adventurous Music Plateaux
From November 3rd to 5th, musicians and music students are invited to attend music workshops with leading European and Icelandic improvisational musicians.
The workshops will take place in Salurinn in Kópavogur and are part of a European project that aims to strengthen cooperation and networking.
Musicians will share their knowledge of musical performance and stage experience, as well as aspects related to the music industry in a broader context.
The workshops are all free of charge, please send us an email at salurinn@salurinn.is to sign up for the workshops of choice. By signing up, the participant declares their consent to the recording.
The project ”Adventurous Music Plateaux – a hybrid model of inclusive participation, learning, and music export development through the use of digital tools and recordings (360 VR)” is being implemented thanks to funding from the European Union’s Creative Europe program.
MONDAY 3.11.25
Workshop 1
13:00 – 14:15
ANTONIA CAR
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and sound artist dedicated to exploring new sound worlds and sound design. Her work has been distinguished by creating rich, immersive experiences that weave together complex soundscapes and diverse textures. She combined elements of ambient, experimental and neoclassical music, creating an ephemeral atmosphere inspired by Icelandic sounds.
Workshop 2
15:30 – 16:45
PIOTR KALIŃSKI
Piotr Kaliński has been releasing his albums for over a decade on foreign and Polish independent music labels such as Instant Classic, R&S Records and Denovali Records. He regularly performs in Japan and the USA, among other places, and his music can be heard in many films and art installations. His interests combine exploratory electronic music, acoustic minimalism and experimental, improvised jazz. He is a co-creator of projects such
TUESDAY 4.11.25
Workshop 3
10:30 – 11:45
JOHN McCOWEN
Composition & Improvisation
An investigation of composition and improvisation as the same practice under different names.
Workshop 4
13:00 – 14:15
TOM MANOURY
The Augmented Saxophone
Tom Manoury samples and processes his saxophone in real time. With intuitive interfaces and controllers built onto the saxophone, Tom is developing a hybrid instrument allowing great performing freedom. Buttons, touch screens and motion sensors control highly elaborated and interactive processing units. Exploring the vast sound spectrum of this unique setup he creates.
Workshop 5
15:30 – 16:45
SOPHIE SCHNELL
With a foundation rooted in classical composition and vocal artistry, her works are born
from the fusion of her synesthetic experiences and her upbringing within a lineage of
shamans, resulting in her unique and boundary-defying sound.
WEDNESDAY 5.11.25
Workshop 6
10:30 – 11:45
SARA FLINDT
Free the Language
Participants are invited into an exploratory and embodied process, where language and voice unfold into colors, landscapes, and textures.
The workshop combines sonic and physical practices — such as meditation, breathing, and free vocal improvisation — with explorations of text, where we reshape existing words and create new ones together in dialogue with the moment.
The project grows from a personal desire to be more connected to the moment of performance and have more artistic freedom. It is also shaped by my experiences with dyslexia and the wish to create a space where language is not something to be mastered, but something to be felt and experienced.
Workshop 7
13:00 – 14:15
BERNARD HAMMER
Buenoventura is the alter ego of the Viennese musician Bernhard Hammer (Elektro Guzzi, Monochord, Maraskino), with whom he implements his musical ideas as a solo artist.
The fictional character Buenoventura is an ex-sailor* born in the Bahamas, punk, raver and music lover who performs in a colorful one-man show.
As Buenoventura, Bernhard Hammer can switch between genres with ease and intuitively let his ideas run free.
