Maximus visits Hafnarfjörður
Maximús Músíkús visited Hafnarfjörður at the end of last week. Perhaps not in the strictest sense, but Max's story in words and pictures, and the music, echoed in the Hásalar halls to the ears of nearly 500 children from the town's nursery and primary schools and their teachers. The Hafnarfjörður Music School Symphony Orchestra, under the professional direction of Ármann Helgason, provided the music, and the narrator was Björgvin Franz Gíslason.
A live musical performance with the story of Max
Maximús Músíkús visited Hafnarfjörður at the end of last week. Perhaps not in the strictest sense, but Max's story in words and pictures, and the music, echoed in the Hásalar halls to the ears of nearly 500 children from the town's nursery and primary schools and their teachers. The Hafnarfjörður Music School Symphony Orchestra, under the professional direction of Ármann Helgason, provided the music, and the narrator was Björgvin Franz Gíslason. Maximus Musicus paid a visit, and several young soloists performed with the orchestra. Maximus Musicaeus is a curious little musical mouse who delights many children with his stories and entertainment, but this time the story „Maximus Musicaeus Tritters to the Music School“ was performed. The author of the Max books is Hallfríður Ólafsóttir and the illustrations, which were projected onto a screen, were drawn by Þórarinn Már Baldursson.
The Hafnarfjörður Music School Symphony Orchestra, under the professional direction of Ármann Helgason, provided the music.
The narrator was Björgvin Franz Gíslason.
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra is made up of approximately 30 students, including string, wind and percussion players.
The Hafnarfjörður Music School Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 6th anniversary this year.
The Hafnarfjörður Symphony Orchestra began its journey in the spring of 2016 at the Hafnarfjörður School of Music and performed in public for the first time at its spring concert on 25 May 2016. Margrét Þorsteinsdóttir and Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir assist Ármanni. The orchestra is composed of approximately 30 students, including string, wind and percussion players. The instrumentalists are at various stages of their development, and most pieces of music are arranged so that everyone can take part. In the orchestra's Max project, all sorts of sounds and tones were created and played, and eight musical pieces were performed within the story of Maxamús, resulting in a colourful musical play. Two concerts were held at Hásölum in Hafnarfjörður, and on Saturday, there were two concerts for a packed hall in Kaldalón, Harpa. It was therefore a great Max tour! The orchestra, conductor and soloists performed brilliantly, and Björgvin Franz was superb as the narrator, not to mention the mouse who danced its dance and delighted the children.