Yes, please do. Children are welcome in Hallgrimskirkja. During the mass on Sundays 11 am there are also family programs in the hall of the southern wing. And there are special programs for infants and their families on Wednesdays 10-12 am. For other programs for children ask the staff in the church. Like & share:
LUNCHTIME CONCERT WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14 AT 12 NOON The Chamber Choir of Hallgrímskirkja, Schola cantorum will give a Lunchtime Concert at 12 noon on Wednesday August 14 at Hallgrímskirkja. The repertoire varies from Icelandic folk songs to english songs. Hörður Áskelsson is the conductor of Schola cantorum. Ticket price is 2.700 ISK. About Read more about LUNCHTIME CONCERT WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14 AT 12 NOON[…]
Due to funerals, the church will be closed for the most part today, Monday 12.08.2019. Both the Tower and the Church is closed from 10:45 – 17:30. Open from 09:00-10:45 and 17:30-21:00 We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to our guests. Greetings Church staff. Like & share:
Mass with Eucharist on all Wednesdays 8 am and Sundays 11 am. Concerts on Wednesdays 12 am – Schola cantorum. Organ-concerts on Thursdays 12 am, Saturdays 12 am and Sundays 5 pm. Ticket for the concerts at the entrance but grace of God is always free of charge, hence no entrance fee for the mass. Read more about Mass and music this week[…]
The Klais-organ of Hallgrimskirkja is a heavenly instrument designed for the worship and concerts in the church. During the summer there are organ-concerts every Thursday 12 am, Saturdays 12 am and Sundays 5 pm. Schola cantorum, one of the outstanding choirs of Hallgrimskirkja, sings in the concerts on Wednesdays 12 am. Tickets at the entrance. Read more about Going to a concert?[…]
June 5 Wednesday 8 PM FESTIVAL SOUNDS – TWO TRUMPETS AND ORGAN Jóhann Nardeau and Baldvin Oddsson, trumpets, and award-winning French organist David Cassan perform music by Charpentier, Vivaldi, Handel and others. Admission: 4.900 ISK. Like & share:
4 June – Tuesday 12 AM Musician Marina Albero interviewed in Ásmundarsalur (a gallery close to the church). The talk will be in English. 9 PM HYMNS TO THE HOLY VIRGIN FROM THE RED BOOK OF MONTSERRAT “They sometimes want to sing and dance” Chamber ensemble Umbra with Marina Albero, internationally acclaimed psalterium player, perform Read more about Marina Albero and the Umbra-concert[…]
12 PM Finnbogi Pétursson is the visual artist for the 2019 Church Arts Festival. Pastors of Hallgrimskirkja, Irma Sjöfn Óskarsdóttir and Sigurður Árni Þórdarson, talk with the artist in Ásmundarsalur. The discussion will be in Icelandic. No admission. 9 PM THE STRANGER. A programme of sounds, words and music by Halldór Hauksson, inspired by the Read more about Finnbogi + Camus and the Stranger[…]
11.00 Mass. Pastors Sigurdur Arni Thordarson and Irma Sjöfn Óskarsdóttir. Hljómeyki will sing. Director Marta Guðrún Halldórsdóttir. Organist Björn Steinar Sólbergsson. Brassband: Baldvin Oddsson, Jóhann Nardeau, Oddur Björnsson and Sigurður Þorbergsson. The Eucharist is an open one. 15.00 Music-talk in Ásmundarsalur. Halldór Hauksson talks with the composer Hafliði Hallgrímsson about the making and meaning of Read more about June 2nd Mass, music-talks and concert[…]
June 1st. the opening of Hallgrímskirkja’s Church Arts Festival. 15.00 Organ music and trumpets: Isabelle Demers, Jóhann Nardeau, Baldvin Oddsson and Björn Steinar Sólbergsson. Free admission. 15.30 Opening of Finnbogi Pétursson’s exhibition in Hallgrímskirkja and Ásmundarsalur. Free admission. 17:00 Concert. Mysterium, a new oratorio by Hafliði Hallgrímsson. Motet-choir of Hallgrimskirkja and Shola cantorum. Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir, Hanna Read more about June 1st: Music, visual arts and Mysterium[…]