Event info

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Harpa is a magical place where music comes from every corner. What instrument is being played and where does the music come from? 

Musician Már Gunnarsson leads children and families in a listening game around the music hall and looking for the music. They will go through the various nooks and crannies, concert halls and corridors of Harpa in a fun search for musicians hiding here and there. 

The listening game starts by Hljóðhimnar on first floor at 11:00 AM and at 13:00 PM and lasts approximately 45 minutes. 

Guidance and music: Már Gunnarsson

Musicians in hiding: Yasney Rojano and Kristófer Rodriguez Svönuson.

Admission is free, but tickets must be booked here. Ticket bookings open 27th of December at 10 am.

Please note that the number of participants is limited and an adult must accompany each child. A ticket is booked for each child, each child ticket is accompanied by a maximum of two adults. 

Where does the music come from? is a new addition to Harpa's family program and is produced in collaboration with Blindrafélagið and co-funded by the Childen's Culture Fund of Iceland.

Accessibility and age 

The event is accessible to everyone and specially designed for the visually impaired and the blind. 

The event is in Icelandic and English, questions can be asked in Spanish as well. 

This event is not suitable for children younger than 3 years old. 

More information about visits to Harpa and accessibility can be found here. 

Már Gunnarsson, musician and athlete, does not see his blindness as a disability. He wants to eliminate the term "disabled" and doesn't want to judge people for being different. He is a great role model, doesn't let anything stop him and excels in both sports and culture. Már is a particularly positive person, works hard and has a good sense of humor. He is an accomplished athlete and multiple Icelandic record holder in swimming in disability category S11, category for the blind. He was elected Athlete of the Disabled in 2019, Sportsman of Suðurnesja 2019 and Suðurnesja man of the year 2019. He is also the holder of the Kærleikskúlan in 2019. Már plays the piano, composes music and sings. He released the album Sángur Fuglsins in 2019, and in December 2019 he won Rás 2 Christmas song competition together with his sister Ísold Wilberg with the song, Jólaósk. He has also participated in Eurovision Song Contest semifinals in Iceland, song contests abroad and worked on television and radio programming. 

Yasney Rojano is a violinist,  born and raised in Havana, Cuba. She graduated from the ISA Academy of Arts and has a master's degree in music performance. She worked as a violinist with the Cuban Symphony Orchestra and the National Opera for several years, as well as working as a teacher at the Amadeo Roldán Middle School of Music. Throughout her career, she has participated in various projects and musical genres that broadened her range as a musician.

Kristofer Rodríguez Svönuson is a drummer and percussionist who graduated from FÍH music school in 2014. In recent years, Kristofer has worked with many great musicians; Mugison, Cell7, Júníus Meyvant, Tómas R. Einarsson, Sunna Gunnlaugsdóttir, SJS Big Band and Stórsveit Reykjavíkur. In 2019, Kristofer released his debut album, Primo. The album was released by Lucky Records and was nominated as album of the year in the open category at the Icelandic Music Awards.

We would like to inform guests that a photographer from Harpa may be present at this event. If parents or guardians do not want pictures of their children to appear in coverage of the event on Harpa's media, please let the staff or the photographer know on site or via email markadsdeild@harpa.is.