Thursday 8th July
8:00 pm
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day
Works by F. Poulenc, M. Ravel, C. Debussy, H. Lundvik, M. Lauridsen and N. Lindberg
Hljómeyki chamber choir
Director: Magús Ragnarsson
Saturday 10th July
COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE 2010
Sigurður Sævarsson
2:00 pm
Lecture at Skálholt School
3:00 pm
Sigurður Sævarsson: Missa Pacis – Premiére
for mixed choir, cello, organ and percussion
Hljómeyki chamber choir, Sigurður Halldórsson cello, Steingrímur Thórhallsson organ, Frank Aarnink percussion, director: Magnús Ragnarsson
5:00 pm
Three mistuned cellos
Works for cello “scordatura” from varios periouds by Gabrieli, Bach and Kodály
Sigurður Halldórsson cello
Sunday 11th June
3:00 pm
Three mistuned cellos
Saturday’s program repeated
5:00 pm
Evening service at Skálholt Church
Hljómeyki and Steingrímur Thórhallsson premiere music by Oliver Kentish, Atli Heimir Sveinsson and Steingrímur Thórhallsson.