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Dec 1st – Saturday
12 Noon Organ prayer at the beginning of Advent
Organist Björn Steinar Sólbergsson plays works related to Advent.
Rev. Birgir Ásgeirsson leads the prayer.
Free entry.
2 PM Art exhibition – Land I saw
Arngunnur Ýr Gylfadóttir exhibits new oil paintings in the foyer. Berglind Björgólfsdóttir sings ancient songs of the Advent at the opening.
Dec 2nd – Sunday
5 PM Hallgrímskirkja Motet Choir Christmas Concert
Festive Christmas concert with famous Advent and Christmas Music, among others Bach's Jesus Joy of Men's desire, songs of Bethlehem and French Christmas Music by Saint Saëns, Bizet and Gounod.
Performed by:
Hallgrímskirkja Motet Choir
Gissur Páll Gissurarson tenor
String Ensemble lead by Guðný Guðmundsdóttir concertmaster of the Iceland Symphony Orcestra
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson organ
Conductor:
Hörður Áskelsson
Admission: 3.000 ISK
Dec 6th – Thursday
8 PM Reykjavík Boys' Choir of Hallgrímskirkja's Christmas Concert.
Gunnar Guðbjörnsson tenor, Members of the Reykjavík Male Choir perform with the choir.
Organist: Lenka Mátéová.
Director: Friðrik S. Kristinsson.
Various Christmas Music.
Admission:1.500 ISK
Dec 8th – Saturday
12 Noon – 5 PM Carols and organ music at Advent
The Klais Organ 15 years anniversary
Number of choirs and organists perform Advent and Christmas Music for five hours with the Klais organ and the audience joins in the singing!
Free entry, donations for the Church Aid accepted.
Café in the South Hall is run by the Hallgrímskirkja Friends of the Arts Society.
Dec 9th – Sunday
5 PM – Bach and Christmas
Organist Björn Steinar Sólbergsson and the outstanding Schola cantorum chamber choir sing and play Christmas Music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Conductor: Hörður Áskelsson.
Admission: 2.000 ISK
Tickets for all three concerts: 4.000 ISK (Full price 6.500 ISK)
Dec 31 st New Years Eve
5 PM Festive sounds at New Years Eve
Two Trumpets and organ
Ásgeir H. Steingrímsson and Eiríkur Örn Pálsson (trumpet) together with Hördur Áskelsson (organ) play famous festive music, Bach: Toccata and Fuga in d-minor, Albinoni etc
Admission: 2000 ISK
Box office in Hallgrímskirkja: Tel: 510 1000
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