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Kristian Blak (born 1947) is a Danish composer, musician, and record executive based in the Faroe Islands.




Early life


Kristian Blak was born in Jutland, Denmark, in 1947.
He moved to the Faroe Islands in 1974, where he has written most of his musical works.




Career


Blak is the founder of the Nordic musical ensemble Yggdrasil (named after the world tree known as Yggdrasil). He has worked with sounds from Faroese nature in several compositions. These include concerts in caves and other natural "concert halls" in the Faroe Islands. He has composed solo instrumental works, chamber music, choral works and symphonic music, for example the ballad Harra Pætur og Elinborg.
In 2010 Queen Margrethe of Denmark visited the Faroe Islands, and one of the events she visited was a grotto concert in Klæmintsgjógv (Gorge of Klæmint) by Blak and other musicians. The cave is 50 m (160 ft) high, and the sea in the cave is around 400 m (1,300 ft) deep. There are some places inside the cave where the musicians can stand with their instruments and give a concert to the audience in boats.
Blak is the chief executive officer of Tutl, which is the leading record label in the Faroe Islands.




Recognition and awards


2002:Faroese Literature Prize, for his work with music in the Faroe Islands
2011 Heiðursgáva Landsins (Prize of Honour from the Faroese Ministry of Culture) – DKK 75 000




Musical works


2001 PINIARTUT with Tellu Virkkala, Rasmus Lyberth and Ville Kangas
1999 24 PRÉLUDES
1998 KLÆMINT
1997 SHALDER GEO
1991 RAVNATING
1990 FIRRA
1989 ADDEQ
1988 ANTIFONALE
1987 FJAND with Svend Bjerg
1984 KINGOLØG
1983 SJÓMANSRÍMUR
1979 SNJÓUGLAN




Albums






= Solo albums

=
2005 Úr Holminum, 8 tracks, Tutl
2005 Snjóuglan, 10 Tracks, Tutl
1999 Klæmint Tutl
1992 Harra Pætur og Elinborg
1991 Ravnating, 8 tracks, Tutl




= Yggdrasil

=
2004 LIVE AT RUDOLSTADT
2002 YGGDRASIL
1984/1995/2000 CONCERTO GROTTO & DRANGAR
1988 BRØYTINGAR Koncept: Ole Wich
1983/85 THE FOUR TOWERS & HEYGAR OG DREYGAR
1982 RAVNATING
1981 DEN YDERSTE Ø




= Spælimenninir

=
2003 Malargrót
1996 Flóð Og Fjøra
1986 Hinvegin
1984 Rekaviður
1980 Burturav




= Spælimenninir í Hoydølum

=
Spælimenninir í Hoydølum is the name of a former musical ensemble, they took name after a place name in Tórshavn called Hoydalar, the High School is located there.

1984 Á ferð
1987 Umaftur
1977 Spælimenninir í Hoydølum




= Music for children

=
2003 Sóljudansir
1997 Øll hava veingir
1985 Syng bara við
1983 Nósi
1977 Nu ska' vi u å sejle við Kræklingum og øðrum.




Honour


2024 - Best Initiative Prize for arranging the music festival Summartónar of over 1600 concerts over the last 30 years.
2020 - Special award at the Faroese Music Awards




See also


Music of the Faroe Islands




References






Further reading


Kirsten Brix, Erhard Jacobsen, Ole Wich (ed.): Très bien. Kristian Blak 60 år. Tórshavn: Plátufelagið Tutl, 2007 (126 s., incl. CD) ISBN 978-99918-3-223-4




External links


Official website

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• Prabowo Subianto
• Joko Widodo
• Serenity Wilde
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• Kristian Blak
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• Yggdrasil (band)
• Faroe Islands
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• Marilyn Mazur
• TUTL Records
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