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The Hallgrimskirkja Christmas Music Festival 2016

Ticket price: 5.900 ISK.
Tickets are for sale on www.tix.is
or at Hallgrímskirkja Box Office, Phone: 510-1000.
THE HALLGRIMSKIRKJA FRIENDS OF THE ARTS SOCIETY’S 35th season
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Sunday December 4 at 5 pm & Tuesday December 6 at 8 pm
O, holy light
The Hallgrímskirkja Motet Choir‘s annual Christmas Concert
Performers:
The Hallgrimskirkja Motet Choir
Maria Keohane soprano
Mattias Wager organ
Conductor Hörður Áskelsson
The Motet Choir of Hallgrímskirkja has for years brought joy to the
people of Iceland during Christmas and the choir‘s annual Christmas
concerts are a true highlight of the diverse array of christmas and
advent concerts in Reykjavík in December.
This year the Motet Choir‘s christmas concert will be a particularly
Nordic affair, with special guests from Sweden joining the choir.
They are Mattias Wager, the head organist at Storkyrkan in
Stockholm, one of the most distinguished organists in Sweden, and
soprano solist Maria Keohane, a big star on the Swedish classical
scene who specializes in baroque and folk singing.
The program will include a selection of festive advent- and christmas
music, particularly Scandinavian and Icelandic songs and choir
pieces, but also organ pieces with emphasis on improvisation.