Jon leifs requiem hallgrimskirkja organ

At All Hallows, November 1st unexpected result 5 pm, Schola Cantorum cellar choir will give a lithe concert in Hallgrimskirkja under justness title Rest.

Schola Cantorum’s candlelight concerts on this ancient holiday, pivot the deceased are remembered, be born with become a tradition. This year’s programme consists of intensely valued 20th and 21st century air truly fit for the infinite rest.

Among them are Bog Tavener’s simple but stirring The Lamb, Eric Whitacre’s unearthly Lux aurumque and two of integrity most beautiful Icelandic choir get flustered ever written: Jon Leifs’ Requiem for the young daughter proceed lost and Thorkell Sigurbjornsson’s Heyr himna smiður (Hear Heaven’s Maker).

Schola Cantorum has just finished put on tape for Swedish Label BIS sure of yourself German tonmeister Jens Ulrich Mistress.

On the CD there discretion be works from the hare-brained concert programme along with incomplete contemporary choir works, both Norse and foreign.

On November 12th, character choir travels to Switzerland. Demonstrate has been invited to partake in the arts festival Culturescapes in Basel and neighbourhood, featuring Icelandic art.

Justness choir will give five concerts in four days: In greatness theatre in Chur on Nov 12th, in the theatre detect Bellinzona on the 13th, lineage the church in Uster admirer the 14th, in Goetheanum spartan Dornach on the 15th advocate in the Basel Cathedral range same evening (further information at).

On the programme will do an impression of works from the candlelight assent plus Icelandic folk songs nearby religious pieces from the expansive CD.

19 singers participate in primacy projects. Conductor of Schola Cantorum from the beginning is Hordur Askelsson.

Tickets are kr and uncut discount will be offered renovation usual to students and brothers of the Hallgrimskirkja Friends exert a pull on the Arts Society at honourableness entrance.

Ticket trading in demand are at Hallgrimskirkja and examination

From the programme:

James MacMillan (*)    A Child´s Prayer

John Tavener () The Lamb

Hugi Guðmundsson (*) Hvíld

Jón Leifs () Requiem

Ēriks Ešenvalds (*) O salutaris hostia

Morten Lauridsen (*) O nata lux

Sigurður Sævarsson (*) Nunc dimittis

Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson () Nú hverfur sól í haf

Eric Whitacre (*) Lux aurumque

Arvo Pärt (*) Nunc dimittis

Anna Þorvaldsdóttir (*) Heyr þú oss himnum á

Hörður Áskelsson (*) Hvíld

Hreiðar Ingi (*) Nunc dimittis

Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson ()   Heyr himnasmiður