Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Unn Paturson (b. 1974), singer / composer
Unn has been working regularly with choral composition since 1997 when she made her first vocal arrangement for a Faroese children’s song.
She has been involved as a composer and singer with the vocal group KATA, the Faroese women’s choir Cantabile, and several Faroese mixed-voices choirs.
Her compositions and arrangements range from simple vocal arrangements for a few voices and compositions for mixed choir to contemporary instrumental music.
Her compositions and arrangements for vocals and choirs are often based on Faroese traditional music, such as skjaldur (children’s rhymes), kvæði (ballads) and vísur (short ballads), but also on contemporary Faroese lyrics/ poetry and modern pop.
As a solo artist, Unn has released 2 albums:
- Gloymska við grape (Run-records, 2000). Pop / rock music with Faroese lyrics.
- Run (Tutl, 2003). RUN is Nordic jazz. Collaboration with Rógvi á Rógvu.
As a composer and singer Unn has participated on additional 30 Faroese releases and has performed with several Faroese artists.
| Title | Instrument | Year | Duration (min) | Recording/Premiere | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Title yet to come (work in progress)] | Symphony orchestra | 2025 | 22 | Føroya symfoniorkestur | |
| Ein dagin, tá eg gekk í 8. | For Kwartludium (violin, clarinet in Bb, piano, vibraphone) | 2025 | 7 | ||
| Hvaðan kemur regnið Melodi: Lars Trier | Arranged for womens choir (SSMAA) | 2025 | Rói Reynagarð Patursson | ||
| [Title yet to come (work in progress)] | For Rørgull (oboe, oboe d’Amore, English horn, Basssoon) | 2025 | 4 | ||
| Wicked fysikk | Counter-tenor, theorbo, vlc | 2023 | 3 | Ars Arctica | Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger |
| Hjartasorg (arr., comp. Guðrið Hansdóttir) | Women’s chorus | 2023 | 3 | Cantabile | Guðrið Hansdóttir |
| Alt annað enn vanligt (arr., comp. Dania O.Tausen | Women’s chorus | 2023 | 4 | Cantabile | Dania O. Tausen |
| Tríggjar systrar | Mixed chorus | 2022 | Edith Södergran (Faroese trl.: Ebba Hentze) | ||
| Føgur er foldin (arr., trad.) | 5 female voices | 2021 | B.S. Ingemann (Faroese trl.: Jákup Dahl) | ||
| Huldugentan (arr., trad.) | Mixed chorus | 2021 | Xperiment | Trad. rhyme | |
| Karlamagnusarbreyt | 3 fl | 2020 | 4 | Aulos Flute Ensemble | |
| Ekkóhjarta | Tenor, hn, pno, db | 2014/ 2019 | 5 | Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger | |
| Várljómur (arr., comp. Regin Dahl) | Mixed chorus | 2018 | 3 | Hans Andrias Djurhuus | |
| Eldurin fór at loga (arr., trad.) | Children’s chorus | 2018 | 2 | … og syng so fyri mær / Cantus (Tutl, 2019) | Trad. rhyme |
| Her gongur hindin heiðin (arr., trad.) | Children’s chorus | 2018 | 2 | … og syng so fyri mær / Cantus (Tutl, 2019) | Trad. rhyme |
| Heystforsøgn | Mixed chorus | 2017 | Commission from Faroese Choir Association. Premiere: Faroese Choir Festival 2017 | Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger | |
| Glasir: kantina magica | Soprano, mixed chorus, pno, perc, db | 2017 | 5 | Faroese Radio, 2018 | Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger |
| Eldurin fór at loga (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 2 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. rhyme |
| Her gongur hindin heiðin (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 3 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. rhyme |
| Kelling situr við grúgvustein (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 4 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. ballad |
| O Gud Vor Fader I Evighed (arr., trad.) | Mixed chorus | 2017 | 3 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Thomas Kingo |
| Fuglakvæði eldra I (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 3 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. ballad |
| Variatión av Fuglakvæðinum eldra I (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 3 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. ballad |
| Klæðatáttur (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 2 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. ballad |
| Krákan situr á steini (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 3 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. rhyme |
| Sigmundarkvæði yngra (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 3 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. ballad |
| Ingimann og Eirikur (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2017 | 4 | Kata (Tutl, 2020) | Trad. ballad |
| O serpent heart | Mixed chorus | 2016 | 4 | William Shakespeare | |
| Skermar | Mixed chorus | 2014 | 3 | Kvøldtankar / Tórshavnar kamarkór (Tutl, 2015) | Gunnar Hoydal |
| Tívils døtur (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 2 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. rhyme |
| Silvurlín (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 3 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. rhyme |
| Inni liggur tú líri (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 2 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. rhyme |
| Faðir og dóttir (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 3 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. ballad |
| Risin og moyggin (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 3 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. ballad |
| Rura, rura barnið (arr., trad.) | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 2 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. rhyme |
| Vevpíkan | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 3 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. ballad |
| Torkils døtur | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 2 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. ballad |
| Tað var 99 og tað var 98 | Women’s chorus | 2013 | 3 | Tívils døtur / Kata (Tutl, 2016) | Trad. ballad |
| Døgg | Soprano, pno | 2012 | 4 | Drífa Hansen | Lasse Thorning Jæger |
| Jólasangur (Vilt tú elska meg í nátt) | Mixed chorus | 2010 | 3 | Jólafløgan (Tutl/Kvinna, 2010) | |
| Vár | Women’s chorus | 2009 | 2 | Seinnameiri / Cantabile (Tutl, 2009) | Malan Poulsen |
| Hygg, kavin hann er komin (arr., trad.) | Mixed chorus | 2006 | 3 | Upp, gleðist! / Mpiri (Tutl, 2017) | Flóvin Flekk |
| Purpurhinna: porphyra umbilicalis | Mixed chorus | 2006 | 4 | Jóhannes Jóhansen (Úr bókini 30 føroysk tarasløg) | |
| Glitra | Women’s chorus | 2005 | 3 | Døgg (Tutl, 2008) Seinnameiri (Tutl, 2009) | Rói R. Patursson |
| Glitra | Women’s chorus | 2005 | 2 | Seinnameiri / Cantabile (Tutl, 2009) | Rói R. Patursson |
| Glitra | Women’s chorus | 2005 | 2 | Døgg (Tutl, 2008) | Rói R. Patursson |
| Í skúlagarðinum | Pno | 2004 | 3 | Summartónar Festival 2004 | |
| Havnardalur (arr., comp. Annika Hoydal/Lars Trier) | Women’s chorus | 1997 | Kom nú lítli mín (Útvarp Føroya, 1997) | Rói R. Patursson | |
| Látipípan | Women’s chorus | 1997 | 3 | Sov blítt og søtt (Útvarp Føroya, 1998) | H. A. Djurhuus |
| Havnardalur (arr., comp. Annika Hoydal/Lars Trier) | Women’s chorus | 1997 | 3 | Seinnameiri / Cantabile (Tutl, 2009) | Rói R. Patursson |
