Nordic Viola was founded by Katherine Wren, a member of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, in 2016 when she spent 6 months travelling to countries around the North Atlantic. With her is pianist Arnhildur Valgarðsdóttir, an organist í Fella- og Hólakirkju in Reykjavík. Their programme explores musical connections between the Northern Isles of Scotland, Iceland and Greenland and music influenced by traditional music and Arctic landscapes.