Hallgrímskirkja Friends of the Arts Society 35th season
25th ANNIVERSARY
THE INTERNATIONAL ORGAN SUMMER IN HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA 2017 June 21 – August 20
Lunchtime concerts Wednesdays at 12 noon June 21- August 30
Schola cantorum
Hallgrimskirkja Chamber Choir Schola cantorum is the Hallgrímskirkja multiple prize-winning chamber choir, founded in 1996 by its conductor Hörður Áskelsson. Schola cantorum was awarded the “Performer of the Year 2016” by the Icelandic Music Award in March 2017. Schola cantorum has from the very start played an important role in Icelandic music scene with a repertoire that consists mainly of renaissance, baroque and contemporary music including numerous premier performances by Icelandic composers. The choir gives regularly concerts in Iceland and has given concerts in Norway, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, France and USA. Last April the choir was invited to perform in 5 concerts in the Reykjavik Festival in Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, organized by the LA Phil, and received outstanding reviews in world known newspapers like NY Times, LA Times etc.
Weekend concerts
Saturday at 12 noon and Sunday at 5 pm with international concert organists
24. 6. 12 noon & 25. 6. 5 pm 1. 7. 12 noon & 2. 7. 5 pm 8. 7. 12 noon & 9. 7. 5 pm 15. 7. 12 noon & 16. 7. 5 pm 22. 7. 12 noon & 23. 7. 5 pm 29. 7. 12 noon & 30. 7. 5 pm 5. 8. 12 noon & 6. 8. 5 pm 12. 8. 12 noon & 13. 8. 5 pm 20. 8. 5pm
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson, Hallgrímskirkja Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin, St. Sulpice, Paris, France Arno Hartmann, concert organist, Germany Denis Makhankov & Dina Ikhina, St. Petersburg, Russia David Cassan, concert organist, Paris, France Willibald Guggenmos, St. Gallen, Switzerland Bine Bryndorf, concert organist, Hillerød, Denmark Thomas Scheehan, Harvard University, USA Lára Bryndís Eggertsdóttir, Horsens Denmark
Lunchtime concerts Thursdays at 12 noon
In cooperation with Icelandic Organist Association 22. 6. Baldvin Oddsson trumpet & Elísabert Þórðardóttir organ 29. 6. Örn Magnússon, Breiðholtskirkja 6. 7 . Kitty Kovacs, Vestmann Islands 13. 7. Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson, Horsens Denmark 20. 7. Einar Jóhannesson clarinet & Douglas A. Brotchie organ 27. 7. Andreas Schmidt bass, Inga Rós Ingólfsdóttir cello & Hörður Áskelsson organ, Hallgrímskirkja 3. 8. Franz Günthner organ, Leutkirch, Germany 10. 8. Þórir Jóhannsson double bass & Eyþór I. Jónsson organ, Akureyri 17. 8. Sólveig Anna Aradóttir, Reykjavík
Ticket sale at the entrance one hour before the concerts and online on midi.is