{"id":12699,"date":"2024-06-07T21:45:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T21:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/?post_type=event&#038;p=12699"},"modified":"2025-06-05T16:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:11:54","slug":"the-hafnarborg-songfest-2024-programme","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/old.hafnarborg.is\/en\/event\/the-hafnarborg-songfest-2024-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hafnarborg Songfest 2024 &#8211; Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Hafnarborg Songfest<\/strong> will take place for the eighth time from <strong>June 15th\u201330th 2024<\/strong>. The Songfest is dedicated to classical music, art song, opera and choral music. The purpose of The Songfest is to celebrate vocal music and increase knowledge of the voice through concerts and courses.<\/p>\n<p>At The Hafnarborg Songfest this year, there will be eight concerts, featuring outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists, in addition to a number of courses for children and adults, beginners as well as advanced singers. The founders and directors of The Songfest are Gu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3hanna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano, and Francisco Javier J\u00e1uregui, classical guitarist.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Programme<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Saturday June 15th at 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Marta Krist\u00edn Fri\u00f0riksd\u00f3ttir, soprano<br \/>\nAlexander Jarl \u00deorsteinsson, tenor<br \/>\nHanna \u00c1g\u00fasta Olgeirsd\u00f3ttir, soprano<br \/>\nGu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3hanna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano<br \/>\nGu\u00f0r\u00fan Dal\u00eda Sal\u00f3monsd\u00f3ttir, piano<br \/>\nFrancisco Javier J\u00e1uregui, guitar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday June 16th at 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>J\u00f3na G. Kolbr\u00fanard\u00f3ttir, soprano<br \/>\nKrist\u00edn Sveinsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano<br \/>\nEggert Reginn Kjartansson, tenor<br \/>\nUnnsteinn \u00c1rnason, bass<br \/>\nMatthildur Anna G\u00edslad\u00f3ttir, piano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday June 22nd at 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Huldur, chamber choir<br \/>\nHrei\u00f0ar Ingi \u00deorsteinsson, conductor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday June 23rd at 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Gissur P\u00e1ll Gissurarson, tenor<br \/>\nGu\u00f0r\u00fan J\u00f3hanna \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano<br \/>\nFrancisco Javier J\u00e1uregui, guitar<br \/>\nP\u00e9tur J\u00f3nasson, guitar<br \/>\n\u00c1str\u00ed\u00f0ur Alda Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, piano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday June 27th at 8 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Participants from Didd\u00fa\u2019s master class will perform various arias and vocal works<br \/>\nHelga Brynd\u00eds Magn\u00fasd\u00f3ttir, piano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday June 28th at 5 p.m.<br \/>\nFamily Concert <\/strong><strong>(free entry)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hallveig R\u00fanarsd\u00f3ttir, soprano<br \/>\nJ\u00f3n Svavar J\u00f3sefsson, baritone<br \/>\nHr\u00f6nn \u00der\u00e1insd\u00f3ttir, piano<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday June 29th at 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>New Shades of Tradition \u2013 Visit from Poland<br \/>\n<\/strong>Simultaneo, vocal octet<br \/>\nMaria Pomianowska, suka<br \/>\nKarol Kisiel, conductor<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday June 30th at 5 p.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Herd\u00eds Anna J\u00f3nasd\u00f3ttir, soprano<br \/>\nMargr\u00e9t Hrafnsd\u00f3ttir, soprano<br \/>\nHildigunnur Einarsd\u00f3ttir, mezzo-soprano<br \/>\nSveinn D\u00faa Hj\u00f6rleifsson, tenor<br \/>\nT\u00f3mas T\u00f3masson, bass<br \/>\nEinar Bjartur Egilsson, piano<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>For more information about The Hafnarborg Songfest, tickets, concerts and courses, please visit the official website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songhatid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.songhatid.com<\/a>. Tickets are sold via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tix.is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tix.is<\/a>. The Songfest is supported by the Town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, The Rann\u00eds Music Fund, The Artist Salary Fund, The Fri\u00f0rik Bjarnason and Gu\u00f0laug P\u00e9tursd\u00f3ttir Foundation and the Polish Embassy.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hafnarborg Songfest will take place for the eighth time from June 15th\u201330th 2024. The Songfest is dedicated to classical music, art song, opera and choral music. The purpose of The Songfest is to celebrate vocal music and increase knowledge of the voice through concerts and courses. 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