ÍSLENDINGASÖGUR sinfónísk sagnaskemmtun
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of independence and sovereignty, the Government of Iceland hosted a music celebration; a varied program of music from past and present, woven in a tapestry of tales and tones, based on fragmented stories and imagery of Icelanders.premiered 01.12.2018 in Harpa, concert house
Nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards 2018 as Musical Event of the Year / in the category: Classic and Contemporary music.
HARPA
RÚV + Iceland Symphony Orchestra
With: Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Nicholas Candy, Orri Huginn Ágústsson, soprano singer Jóna G. Kolbrúnardóttir, musician Ragna Kjartansdóttir, the Ensemble Adapter, Varna Nielsen drummer-dancer from Greenland
& Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
Director and Curator: Arnbjörg María Danielsen
Conductor: Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
Video: Lene Juhl Nielsen
Costumes: Ingibjörg Jara Sigurðardóttir
Light designer: Kasper Wolf Stouenborg
Tailor + assisting Costume Designer: Birna Sigurjónsdóttir
Hair by : Bára Kemp & Vigdís Lára Ómarsdóttir
Make-up by : Olgalilja Bjarnadóttir
© photographs on costumes:
Þorgrímur Darri Jónsson • sjór (f. Peter Grimes, ÍÓ ‘15)
Kjartan Guðmundsson • Kötlugos 1918 (Ljósmyndasafn Vestmannaeyja)
IJS • of sculptures by Einar Jónsson (by perm. of Listasafn Einars Jónssonar)
Project manager for Centenary of Icelandic independence and sovereignty: Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir




