#Gulli Bjornsson

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It seems like there's such a huge divide between the worlds of traditional repertoire and new music. As a 21st-century musician, I'm into pop music, I go dancing, and I go to shows. I still appreciate the orchestra, the symphony, and string quartets, but while I was studying music in school, I wondered why we only had to do one thing. It's really important for me to showcase in my programs what I love and what I can do. I try to bring a variety of styles and introduce music that the audience has probably never heard before.

Jiji, Western classical guitarist

Dimmar Öldur Rísa - Gulli Bjornsson (Performed by JIJI)

Dimmar Öldur Rísa (Dim waves rise) 

Million thanks to Four/Ten Media and Gulli Bjornsson. 

Dimmar Öldur Rísa tells the story of capsizing and falling into the ocean, bouncing around in the waves as it gets dark, until the ocean waves consume you. A source of inspiration is this verse from an Icelandic poem, written by Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807-1845) in 1832:

Brouwer Paisaje Cubano con Campanas - Jiji plays 2018 Tobias Berg

Guitar: 2018 Tobias Berg (https://tinyurl.com/y9ynqoxx) 

Here's Jiji playing Leo Brouwer's Paisaje Cubano con Campanas on a lovely 2018 Tobias Berg classical guitar in spruce and walnut. Recorded at the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA.