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Veroníque Vaka is a cellist and composer from Montreal, Canada, based in Iceland. She studied electro-acoustic composition at the University of Montreal. In 2012 Veroníque received a grant from the Canada Council of the Arts for a mentorship in instrumental and electronic music in Iceland. During her stay in Iceland she composed and recorded her first EP called Tveir heimar ("Two Worlds"). Alongside her personal projects, Vaka composed scores for Seltjarnarnes Sinfóníuhljómsveit Áhugamanna's orchestra, Ensemble Paramirabo and Icelandic's Duo Harpverk in 2013-1014. Meanwhile, Veroníque Vaka composed soundtracks for film, theater and taken part in many collaborations, both as a performer and composer, with different artists and bands such as Oskar Schuster, Hannes Smith, Paul Valentin, Orla Wren, M-Band, Futuregrapher, etc.
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The title of Veroníque Vaka’s album Erlendis is an Icelandic word and would translate to English as a place that is foreign to you. Moving to a different country made her rethink the relation between classical music and soundscape. In this project, string ensemble, piano and field recording are at the core of her research. She explored the use of these elements, working with them as a living organism and experiencing them as a whole. The piece Hvönn was especially written for the pianist and composer Björn Pálmi Pálmason, with whom she also co-wrote the piano score of Verndari.
After a year of work, capturing sounds from her new environment and composing the scores of Erlendis, she went to the Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik. There, she recorded string ensemble, piano and wind section with local musicians and Paul Evans as sound engineer, who later mastered the project. Veroníque Vaka teamed up with Alex Somers for the mixing of the album. Their work together quickly became part of the creative process as Alex recorded Veroníque’s voice on Minning um himinn and put a few additional instruments into the production. They kept in mind the purity and breathing of acoustic instruments and their sensibility.
Erlendis by Veroníque Vaka is a five title album of ambient and classical music, composed and recorded in Iceland during 2014. The artwork is made by Urban9, an artist from Montreal who brought the final touch to this project.
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