María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (b. 1980) is a composer and a violinist.

She graduated as a violinist from the Reykjavik College of Music in 2000 and with a Bachelor’s degree in composition from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2007.

Maria is a member of the band amiina from 1999. amiina has released and recorded several albums and performed their music around the world as well as collaborated with various artists.

With amiina, Maria was a touring member and collaborator of Sigur Rós from 2000-2008.

Maria has composed music for orchestras, various sized ensembles, choir, choreography and films.

Maria's compositions have been recorded and released internationally. Clockworking, Sleeping Pendulum, Aequora, Spirals, Loom and Oceans all have been released on the US label Sono Luminus.

1. Kom vinur (5:40)
2. Maríuljóð (3:55)

Total Time: (9:35)

Total time: 9:35
Release date: January 22nd, 2020
UPC: 053479701923

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Quotes & Reviews

“Regardless of whether passages are delivered at a hush or with declamatory force, the singers execute Kom vinur with consummate grace, their expressions forlorn, heartfelt, and tinged with a sense of loneliness in keeping with the poet's words. Maríuljóð, its text about a child observing seasonal change and curious about the image of the Holy Mother, is the more tender setting of the two, though it also swells grandly” - Ron Schepper, Textura

“This ten-minute CD contains two absolutely gorgeous choral works by Icelandic composer María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (who has played with Sigur Rós). She expertly deploys dissonance to lush effect via expert voice-leading.” - Steve Holtje, Culture Catch