Reykjavík Grapevine - 24.05.2019, Blaðsíða 14

HERDÍS ANNA JÓNASDÓTTIR, SOPRANO,
HANNA DÓRA STURLUDÓTTIR, ALTO,
ELMAR GILBERTSSON, TENOR,
ODDUR A. JÓNSSON, BASS,
HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA MOTET CHOIR,
SCHOLA CANTORUM,
FESTIVAL OF SACRED ARTS ORCHESTRA.
CONDUCTOR: HÖRÐUR ÁSKELSSON
PERFORMERS:
THE HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA FRIENDS OF THE ARTS SOCIETY 37TH SEASON
CHRISTMAS MUSIC FESTIVAL AT HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA DECEMBER 2018
OPENING CONCERT - MYSTERIUM OP. 53, A NEW ORATORIO BY HAFLIÐI HALLGRÍMSSON
SATURDAY 1 JUNE - PREMIÈRE AT 5 PM & SUNDAY 2 JUNE AT 5 PM HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
Mysterium op. 53 is dedicated to the organist and conductor Hörður Áskelsson and the Hallgrímskirkja Friends
of the Arts Society (Listvinafélag Hallgrímskirkju). At the beginning of the concert organist Isabelle Demers will
play two sections from Messiaen’s L´Ascension.
Tickets: 6,900 ISK.
FESTIVAL OF SACRED ARTS
HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA / ÁSMUNDARSALUR 1 – 10 JUNE 2019
Ticket sale: MIDI.IS - s. 510 1000 - www.kirkjulistahatid.is
FESTIVAL CLOSING CONCERT - “Eternal Fire, Fountain of Love”
PENTECOST MONDAY 10 JUNE AT 5 PM HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
J.S. BACH Erschallet, ihr Lieder (BWV 172), O ewiges Feuer, O, Ursprung der Liebe
(BWV 34) Bleib bei uns (BWV 6)
SIGURÐUR SÆVARSSON: “Veni, Sancte Spiritus, a cantata for Pentecost” - Première
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir soprano,
Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir alto,
David Erler countertenor,
Benedikt Kristjánsson tenor,
Oddur A. Jónsson bass,
Schola Cantorum,
The Hallgrímskirkja Motet Choir,
Hallgrímskirkja International Baroque Orchestra.
Conductor: Hörður Áskelsson
Tickets: 7,900 ISK
FESTIVAL CONCERT OF BAROQUE MUSIC - “Dances Joyful, Dances Solemn”
PENTECOST - SUNDAY 9 JUNE AT 8 PM HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA INTERNATIONAL BAROQUE ORCHESTRA,
GEORGIA BROWNE flute, TUOMO SUNI concertmaster.
Music for oboe, trumpet, timpani and strings by Telemann and Vivaldi.
Orchestral Suite in B-minor (BWV 1067) by J.S.Bach.
Tickets: 6,900 ISK.
COMPUTERS, KLAIS AND CARILLON
SATURDAY 8 JUNE AT 9 PM HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
Curator: Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson. The Klais grand organ and carillon of Hallgrímskirkja join forces with state-of-the
art computer technology. Selection of pieces that have been composed for the MIDI-equipped organ.
Composers: Ingi Garðar Erlendsson, Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Sveinn Ingi Reynisson,
Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson, Hlynur Aðils Vilmarsson & Halldór Eldjárn (première). Entrance free – everybody welcome!
FESTIVAL SOUNDS – TWO TRUMPETS AND ORGAN
WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE AT 8 HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
JÓHANN NARDEAU AND BALDVIN ODDSSON, trumpets, DAVID CASSAN, organist
Jóhann Nardeau and Baldvin Oddsson, trumpets, and award-winning French organist David Cassan perform music
by Charpentier, Vivaldi, Handel and others.
Tickets: 4,900 ISK.
HYMNS TO THE HOLY VIRGIN FROM THE RED BOOK OF MONTSERRAT
“They sometimes want to sing and dance”
TUESDAY 4 JUNE AT 9 PM HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA
UMBRA Chamber Ensemble and special guests, including psalterium player MARINA ALBERO & male vocal
ensemble CANTORES ISLANDIAE
Chamber ensemble UMBRA with Marina Albero, internationally acclaimed psalterium player, perform songs to
the Virgin Mary from medieval Catalonia and Scandinavia. Tickets: 5,900 ISK.
Ticket sales online at midi.is and at Hallgrímskirkja, tel. 510 1000.
Concessions for senior citizens, students, the disabled and
members of Listvinafélag Hallgrímskirkju.
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