Penelopeia - Helgi R. Ingvarsson(2012) by Helgi R. Ingvarsson published on 2012-07-23T18:45:26Z Music by Helgi R. Ingvarsson http://helgiingvarsson.com/ Penelope (or Penelopeia) is the wife of the king of Ithaca, Odysseus (Ulysses in Roman mythology). She waits twenty years for the final return of her husband from the Trojan war, during which she has a hard time snubbing marriage proposals from 108 odious suitors. She has devised tricks to delay her suitors, one of which is to pretend to be weaving a burial shroud for Odysseus's elderly father Laertes and claiming that she will choose a suitor when she has finished. Every night for three years, she undoes part of the shroud. Performed live by the Chroma Ensemble @Guildhall, School of Music and Drama, London, 5th of July, 2012 (www.chromaensemble.co.uk) Flute, Bb / Bass clarinet, bowed piano / piano, violin, cello. Genre Classical