Students from the Department of Music / Iceland University of the Arts, at a spring concert, Saturday, April 27th at 2pm

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Students from the Department of Music / Iceland University of the Arts, at a spring concert, Saturday, April 27th at 2pm

Alþjóðlegt orgelsumar 2017

Beautiful religious music performed by students from the Department of Music / Iceland University of the Arts, at a spring concert, Saturday, April 27th at 2pm.

Choral music, music for solo instruments and solo voices by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, John Bennett, Thomas Luis de Victoria, Dietrich Buxtehude, J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, Franz Schubert, Anton Bruckner and composition students from IUA.

The concert is a collaboration between the Department of Music, IUA and Hallgrímskirkja Friends of the Arts Society.

Everybody welcome – free entrance.

Programme:

– Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707):
Praeludium í D-dúr BuxWV 139
Matthías Harðarson, organ

– Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Aría úr kantötu Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben BWV 8/4
Aría: Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen
Sigurlaug Björnsdóttir, flute
Olea Jónsdóttir Flø, trombone
Matthías Harðarson, organ

– Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Ave verum
Fredrik Schjerve, tenór
Símon Karl Sigurðarson, clarínett
Matthías Harðarson, organ

– Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Ave Maria
Íris Björk Gunnarsdóttir, sópran
Hjalti Þór Davíðsson, píanó

– Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Ave Maria
Eirik Waldeland, barítón
Guðný Charlotta Harðardóttir, organ

– Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir (*1964)
Maríuljóð
Íris Björk Gunnarsdóttir, sópran
Anna Þórhildur Gunnarsdóttir, píanó

– Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
Ave Maria
Steinunn Björg Ólafsdóttir, sópran
Guðný Charlotta Harðardóttir, píanó

– William Byrd (1538-1623)
Ave verum corpus
Choir of IUA

– John Bennet (1575-1614)
Weep, O mine eyes
Choir of IUA
Conductor: Ása Valgerður Sigurðardóttir

– Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
If ye love me
Choir of IUA

– Thomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
O vos omnes
Choir of IUA
Conductor: Matthías Harðarson

– Hugi Þeyr (*1992)
Choir of IUA
Kyrie – Agnus Die composed for Choir of IUA 2019.

-Óskasteinar , Hungarian folksong, Choir of IUA 2019
Icelandic text: Hildigunnur Halldórsdóttir (1912-1992)
transcription: Þórir Hermann Óskarsson (*1994)
Choir of IUA
conductor: Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson

– Jakob Arcadelt (1505-1568)
Il bianco de dolce cigno
Choir of IUA

– W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Ave verum corpus

Choir of IUA
Conductor: Sunna Karen Einarsdóttir
organ: Matthías Harðarson