{"id":14703,"date":"2021-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/seigla-a-songhatid-i-hafnarborg-19-6-4-7-2021\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:17:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:17:27","slug":"resilience-a-song-for-the-port-city-19-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/seigla-a-songhatid-i-hafnarborg-19-6-4-7-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilience at the Hafnarborg Song Festival. Tickets on sale now."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tickets are now on sale<br \/>\nA singing festival in Hafnarborg, taking place from 19 June to 4 July 2021. A singing festival in Hafnarborg<br \/>\nwon the Icelandic Music Awards as Music Festival of the Year 2020. At the festival<br \/>\nThis year, a unique selection of musicians will be taking to the stage with a varied programme.<br \/>\nThe resilience that has helped the nation through the difficult pandemic is the theme.<br \/>\nthe festival this year. Music and poetry express universal feelings across<br \/>\nTime and countries help us to understand ourselves, to see the context between us.<br \/>\nand others, inspire us, teach us to appreciate the beauty of life and to give<br \/>\nHopefully, we'll have better times. <\/p>\n<h4>Nine concerts with fourteen singers<\/h4>\n<p>Nine concerts will be on offer with 14 outstanding<br \/>\nsoloists and the choir Schola Cantorum. There will also be performances on piano, guitar,<br \/>\nviolin, cello, harpsichord and organ in a concert with Icelandic and foreign music from<br \/>\nfrom the Baroque period to the present day. Ticket sales will<br \/>\nto the front <a href=\"https:\/\/tix.is\/is\/search\/?k=s%C3%B6ngh%C3%A1t%C3%AD%C3%B0%20%C3%AD%20hafnarborg\">Tickets.is<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>An independent festival held in collaboration with Hafnarborg<\/h4>\n<p>The festival also features<br \/>\nOffers various courses for singing students, singers and children. The Singing Festival at Hafnarborg is an independent festival, which is held in collaboration with<br \/>\nHafnarborg, and enjoys the support of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, the Music Fund and the Fund<br \/>\nFridrik and Gudlaug. The artistic directors and founders of the Hafnarborg Song Festival are Gudrun J\u00f3hanna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir and Francisco Javier J\u00e1uregui.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Song Festival at Hafnarborg!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Concert at the Song Festival in<br \/>\nPort City 2021:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuesday 22 June 2021 at 20:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>First masterclass concert. Students from Kristin's first masterclass course.<br \/>\nSigmundsson performs songs and opera arias. Matthildur Anna G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir plays<br \/>\nwith on the piano.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday 24 June 2021 at 20:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Mahler meets Iceland. Andri Bj\u00f6rn R\u00f3bertsson, bass-baritone, Hallveig<br \/>\nSoprano R\u00fanarsd\u00f3ttir and pianist Hr\u00f6nn \u00der\u00e1insd\u00f3ttir perform selected songs from Des<br \/>\nKnaben Wunderhorn by Gustav Mahler, as well as songs in a lighter vein by<br \/>\nHildigunni R\u00fanarsd\u00f3ttur, Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson and \u00de\u00f3runni Gr\u00e9tu<br \/>\nSigurdardottir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday 25 June 2021 at 17:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Out All Over \u2013 a family concert. Singer Ingibj\u00f6rg Fr\u00ed\u00f0a Helgad\u00f3ttir,<br \/>\nSigur\u00f0ur Ingi Einarsson, guitarist and percussionist, and Ingvar Alfre\u00f0sson<br \/>\nPianists perform concerts for the whole family. Children of<br \/>\nThe festival's music courses are also featured. Free admission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday 26 June 2021 at 17:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Mirror of Friendship. Schola Cantorum performs Icelandic choral music about friendship, longing and<br \/>\nLove. The conductor is H\u00f6r\u00f0ur \u00c1skelsson.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 27 June 2021 at 17:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Icelandic female composers. Bj\u00f6rk N\u00edelsd\u00f3ttir, soprano, Erla D\u00f3ra Vogler, mezzo-soprano,<br \/>\nEyj\u00f3lfur Eyj\u00f3lfsson, tenor; Hafsteinn \u00de\u00f3r\u00f3lfsson, baritone; and Eva \u00deyri<br \/>\nThe Hilmarsdottir pianists perform music by Thorunna Gudmundsdottir, Jorunna<br \/>\nVidar and other Icelandic women composers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 20:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Mediterraneo. Tenor Alexander Jarl \u00deorsteinsson, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3hanna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir<br \/>\nmezzo-soprano and the guitarists Francisco Javier J\u00e1uregui and P\u00e9tur J\u00f3nasson<br \/>\nperform music from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday 1 July 2021 at 20:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Second masterclass concert. Students on the second masterclass course.<br \/>\nKristinn Sigmundsson performs songs and opera arias. Helga Brynd\u00eds Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir<br \/>\nPlaying the piano.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday 3 July 2021 at 17:00.&nbsp;<\/strong>Delightful tranquillity \u2013 Baroque concerts. Benedikt Kristj\u00e1nsson, tenor, Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3hanna<br \/>\n\u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano; P\u00e9tur Bj\u00f6rnsson, violinist; Halld\u00f3r Bjarki Arnarson<br \/>\nViolinist and cellist perform music by G. F.<br \/>\nHandel and J.S. Bach mixed with old Icelandic songs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunday 4th July 2021 at 17:00.<\/strong>Opera gala. Gissur P\u00e1ll Gissurarson, tenor, Hanna D\u00f3ra Sturlud\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano,<br \/>\nKristinn Sigmundsson bass, Oddur Arn\u00fe\u00f3r J\u00f3nsson baritone, Sigr\u00fan P\u00e1lmad\u00f3ttir<br \/>\nsoprano and pianist Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Dal\u00eda Sal\u00f3m\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir perform arias and<br \/>\nDuets from operas by Beethoven, Donizetti, Gounod, Mozart, Nicolai,<br \/>\nSaint-Sa\u00ebns and Verdi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the concerts take place in<br \/>\nThe main hall of Hafnarborg at 34 Strandgata in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<br \/>Tickets are on sale at <a href=\"https:\/\/tix.is\/is\/search\/?k=s%C3%B6ngh%C3%A1t%C3%AD%C3%B0%20%C3%AD%20hafnarborg\">Tickets.is<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Course at the Singing Festival in<br \/>\nPort city<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saturday 19th \u2013<br \/>\nTuesday 22 June and Monday 28 June \u2013 Thursday 1 July.&nbsp;<\/strong>Master class for<br \/>\nFor singing students and singers. Concerts on 22nd June and 1st July at 20:00. Teacher: Kristinn<br \/>\nSigmundsson. Fully booked.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday 19th \u2013<br \/>\nSunday 20 June, 3pm\u20136pm.&nbsp;<\/strong>Singing course<strong> <\/strong>for<br \/>\nSinging students in the foundation and intermediate years. Concert: 10th June at 19:00. Teacher: Gu\u00f0r\u00fan<br \/>\nJ\u00f3hanna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdVXnK9O08Q6FeE0Ul20WI500O2vCmfFez8IDWjrJ8WTTbpcg\/viewform\">Registration.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Monday 21st \u2013<br \/>\nFriday, 25th June.&nbsp;<\/strong>Songwriting workshop and<br \/>\nArt courses for 6-9 and 10-12 year olds. Registration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday the 26th and<br \/>\nSunday 27 June, 11:00-11:45. <\/strong>Music workshop<strong> <\/strong>for<br \/>\nAges 3-5 with a parent. Teacher: Valger\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSew1iCZISVDmuiiGABI7SOmsrc3Seii6sjSRHMuKDuGqdVORQ\/viewform\">Registration.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday 3rd and<br \/>\nSunday 4th July at 11:00-11:45.&nbsp;<\/strong>Lullabies<strong> <\/strong>for<br \/>\n6-18 month old children with parents. Teacher: Svafa \u00de\u00f3rhallsd\u00f3ttir. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdi3yFq-sZfUCAOLakT-dDkRyIPamnS9ubwg10WcpIUCJfxtA\/viewform\">Registration.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.songhatid.is\">www.songhatid.is<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mi\u00f0asala er hafin \u00e1 S\u00f6ngh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Hafnarborg, sem fram fer dagana 19.6.-4.7.2021. S\u00f6ngh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Hafnarborg hlaut \u00cdslensku t\u00f3nlistarver\u00f0launin sem T\u00f3nlistarh\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00e1rsins 2020. \u00c1 h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni \u00ed \u00e1r m\u00e6tir til leiks einstakt \u00farval t\u00f3nlistarmanna me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lbreytta dagskr\u00e1. Seiglan sem hefur hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 landanum \u00ed gegnum hinn erfi\u00f0a heimsfaraldur er \u00feema h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arinnar \u00ed \u00e1r. T\u00f3nlist og lj\u00f3\u00f0list tj\u00e1 sammannlegar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14703"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}