The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja Autumn Concert

Sunday October 26th 2025 at 17 hrs.

Performers: The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja with conductor Steinar Logi Helgason

The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja invites you to our autumn concert in Hallgrímskirkja on Sunday, October 26 at 5 PM.

The program features a selection of gems from the history of sacred choral music, performed a cappella. It is divided into three parts: The concert opens with three masterworks of the German/Austrian Romantic tradition by Mendelssohn, Bruckner, and Reger.

Next come recent Icelandic compositions setting Latin texts, all commissioned by The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja.

The final section focuses on the 20th and 21st centuries, with motets by John Tavener, Knut Nystedt, and Arvo Pärt, who celebrated his 90th birthday this September.

Program:

Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)

Richte, mich, Gott (Psalm 43) op. 78 nr. 2 (1844)

Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)

Locus iste (1869)

Max Reger (1873 – 1916)

Nachtlied op. 138 nr. 3 (1914)

Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir (1964 - )

Psalm 116 (2022)

Hugi Guðmundsson (1977 - )

Ave Maria (2025)

Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir (1990 - )

Pater noster (2024)

Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson (1952 - )

Ave verum corpus (2022)

Arvo Pärt (1935 - )

The Deer’s cry (2007)

Knut Nystedt (1915 – 2014)

Sing and rejoice (1983)

John Tavener (1944 – 2013)

Song for Athene (1993)

The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja was founded in the autumn of 2021. The choir consists of over 60 singers that sing both in services and concerts in Hallgrímskirkja. The choir has a wide range of repertoire and has put emphasis on promoting new Icelandic choir music. The Choir of Hallgrímskirkja has commissioned and premiered 12 new pieces by Icelandic composers since it’s foundation. The choir has performed with The Icelandic Symphony Orchestra and has a fruitful collaboration with Brák Baroque Ensemble as well as the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra. Steinar Logi Helgason is the conductor of the Choir of Hallgrímskirkja.