Notes From a Diary was jointly commissioned by Th贸runn 脫sk Marin贸sd贸ttir and the Hebrides Ensemble with financial support from Musica Nova the Ministry of Culture in Iceland NESTA and the Scottish Arts Council.Itwas first performed on 3 June 2005 by Th贸runn 脫sk Marin贸sd贸ttir (viola) and Kristinn 脰rn Kristinsson (piano) at the Ymir Concert Hall Reykjavik Iceland as part of the International Viola Congress.