Event info

Organ summer in Hallgrímskirkja will take place from July 3rd till August 22nd. Eight Icelandic organists will allow the magnificent Klais-organ of Hallgrímskirkja to sound at lunchtime concerts from the 3rd till the 14th of August. There will be an organ marathon on August 21st during Culture Night and the last concert of the organ summer will take place on Sunday 22nd of August at 17:00.

Spilmenn Ríkínís have played and sung together for fourteen years. The members of the group are a family from the west side of Reykjavík. In the beginning, Sigursveinn Magnússon was a member of the group but he has now retired. The group has appeared in concerts, played at festivals and appeared on radio and television. Spilmenn Ríkínís sing music from Icelandic manuscripts, old psalm books and folk heritage. They accompany their songs with instruments that were played in Iceland in older times, many of which have their place in the culture of the European Middle Ages. Among them are harp, rebec, gemshorn, langspil and symphony. Some of these instruments they have made themselves, whilst others have been built for them by skilled luthiers. The name Spilmenn Ríkínís (The Ríkíni Players) originated from the French priest Ríkíni, who was the first singing teacher at the School of Hólar at its founding in the beginning of the 12th century.

Spilmenn Ríkínís recently released a new album, Gullhetta, with music and lyrics connected to spring and summer, some of which will be heard at the concert in Hallgrímskirkja.

The members of Spilmenn Ríkínís are:

Ásta Sigríður Arnardóttir, Halldór Bjarki Arnarson, Marta Guðrún Halldórsdóttir and Örn Magnússon. Special guest of Spilmenn Ríkínís in this concert is Gunnar Haraldsson.