{"id":3219,"date":"2016-06-21T15:56:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listvinafelag.is\/?p=3219"},"modified":"2016-06-21T15:59:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T15:59:48","slug":"a-new-icelandic-organ-work-premiered-this-week-at-the-international-organ-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listvinafelag.is\/en\/a-new-icelandic-organ-work-premiered-this-week-at-the-international-organ-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"A new Icelandic organ work premiered this week at the International Organ Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend we had a most splendid start of the Organ Summer with young Thomas Ospital\u2019s concert. His magnificent playing was both thrilling and very moving and his talent for improvisation simply left the audience speechless. Ospital ended his Sunday concert with opening an envelope containing a surprise\u00a0hymn chosen by one of Hallgr\u00edmskirkja\u2019s organists and improvising a whole, flamboyant organ piece on it. There was hardly a dry eye in the church by the time he finished and many wanted to specifically thank this 27-year-old frenchman after the concert.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s highlight at the Organ Summer is the premiere of a brand new organ piece by local composer Hrei\u00f0ar Ingi. The whole week has an Icelandic theme and the works of the main Icelandic organ composers will be heard: J\u00f3n Nordal, P\u00e1ll \u00cds\u00f3lfsson and many more.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u00b4s and Sunday\u2019s organist is Hallgr\u00edmskirkja\u2019s own Bj\u00f6rn Steinar S\u00f3lbergsson who is among the most talented organists in Iceland and headmaster of the National Church School of Music. S\u00f3lbergsson is educated in France and his programme this weekend reflects this, a vibrant mixture of Icelandic and French pieces by masters of the organ. The Saturday June 25 concert starts at 12 noon and the Sunday June 26 one, with the premiere of Hrei\u00f0ar Ingi’s piece, \u00a0at 5 pm.\"Gu\u00f0mundur<\/a><\/p>\n

Every Thursday at 12 noon we have an organ concert as well and the coming Thursday\u2019s (June 32) performer is Gu\u00f0mundur Sigur\u00f0sson, organist of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur church. Sigur\u00f0sson plays an exciting blend of German, Icelandic, British and South-American music.<\/p>\n

On Wednesdays Hallgr\u00edmskirkja\u2019s wonderful and multi-prized chamber choir, Schola Cantorum, gives\"3239\" concerts at 12 noon. This week, June 22, is their first summer concert this year. The programme consists of lovely 20th and 21st century a cappella music along with older church music and music reflecting the Icelandic musical heritage.<\/p>\n

Tickets for all summer concerts are at the entrance 1 hour before each concert and at www.midi.is<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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