First Sunday of Advent December 1st at 17hrs, 2024.

Works by J.S. Bach; solo cantata, solo harpsichord concerto and cantata for choir, orchestra and soloist. Original instrument will be played in baroque tuning. Hallgrímskirkja has been a leader in the performance of baroque music on original instruments in Iceland. Brák Baroque Ensemble and the Choir of Hallgrímskirkja will also perform part of the repertoire in a radio mass, on Rás 1, on the day of the concert (First Sunday in Advent, December 1 at 11.00).

Performers:

Brák Baroque Ensemble

Alfia Bakieva, concert master

The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja

Steinar Logi Helgason, conductor

Program:

Jauchzet Gott in allen landen, BWV 51

Solo: Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir

Harpsichord concerto in d-minor, BWV 1052

Soloist: Halldór Bjarki Arnarson

Nun komm der heiden heiland, BWV 62

Soloists: Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir, Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir, Bragi Berþórsson and Fjölnir Ólafsson.