The Chamber Choir of Hallgrímskirkja, Schola cantorum will give a Lunchtime Concert at 12 noon on Wednesday 26th of June.

The repertoire varies from Icelandic folk songs to english songs. Hörður Áskelsson is the conductor of Schola cantorum.

Ticket price is 2.700 ISK.

The program

1. Ísland farsælda frón, Icelandic folksong, Poet: Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845)

2. Hear my prayer, Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

3. Ave Verum Corpus, William Byrd (1540-1623)

4. Dagur er nærri (Lascia ch’io pianga), Georg F. Händel (1685-1759) Translation: Kristján Valur Ingólfsson (f. 1947)

5. Locus iste, Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)

6. Hvíld, Hugi Guðmundsson (f. 1978) Poet: Snorri Hjartarson (1908–86)

7. Vorvísa, Jón Ásgeirsson (1928) Poet: Halldór Laxness (1902–1998)

8. Stóðum tvö í túni, Icelandic folksong. Arr.: Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson (f. 1952)

9. Smávinir fagrir, Jón Nordal (f. 1926) Poet: Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807–1845)

10. Grafskrift, Icelandic folksong. Arr.: Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson

About SCHOLA CANTORUM – CHAMBER CHOIR OF HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA.

Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis was founded in 1996 by the conductor Hörður Áskelsson, the cantor at Hallgrímskirkja (Hallgrim’s Church) in Reykjavík. Schola Cantorum has from the very start played an important role in the Icelandic music scene with a repertoire that consists mainly of renaissance, baroque and contemporary music including numerous premier performances of works by Icelandic composers. Among the choir´s latest performances in 2019 are premiére of Hafliði Hallgrímsson’s oratorium Mysterum and Alfred Schnittke´s famous Requiem.

Schola cantorum will give a lunchtime concert in Hallgrímskirkja every Wednesday from the 26th of June until the 28th of August. The concert starts at 12 noon.