This next Saturday, pianist and conductor Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason and I will give a concert in my hometown, Ísafjörður, honouring the memory of my grandparents, Sigríður Jónsdóttir and Ragnar H. Ragnar. There is a long tradition of this memorial concert, the first dating back to 1988, the year after my grandfather died. He was the first director of the music school in Ísafjörður, founded in 1948. My grandparents played a great role in building up Ísafjörður’s music life and reputation as one of Iceland’s greatest musical town.
Bjarni and I have put together a wonderful program of our favourite Icelandic songs, rummaging through lots of scores and searching for barely known gems and we very much look forward to singing and playing in my old hometown. We will also be premiering a new song by composer Halldór Smárason, written especially for us and this occasion.
Concert will be held in the church of Ísafjörður at 17:00 on the 26th of September. Tickets are sold at the entrance, 3000/2000 kr. Free admission for children.
