Awards and recognitions

2011: Händelusive selected for the ISCM festival in Zagreb and nominated for the ISCM Young Composer Award.

2010: Händelusive represented at the International Rostrum of Composers in Portugal and ended among the 10 recommended works, receiving radio play in over 30 countries.

2009: Apocrypha CD nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards; CD of the Year.

2008: Apocrypha CD receives Kraumur Awards; CD of the Year.

2008: Apocrypha CD featured on mbl.is top 10 list over CD's of the year (cross-genre).

2008: Apocrypha receives Icelandic Music Awards; Composition of the Year.

2007: Gudmundsson nominated for the prestigious DV Cultural Awards (Icelandic Newspaper).

2007:Eq. IV: Windbells (b.fl., b.cl., gtr, vlc, pno, electronics) nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards; Composition of the Year.

2006:Eq. IV: Windbells represented at the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris and was the only piece recommended in both categories (composers under 30 years of age and all composers).

2005:Adoro Te Devote (choir and saxophone quartet) nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards as Composition of the Year. At 28 Gudmundsson is the youngest composer ever nominated in this category.