2024 Holy Week Festival

During Holy Week of 2024, a number of northern artists participated. A variety of music was performed; classical music, traditional choral music and exuberant klezmer music.

In Skjólbrekka on Epiphany on March 28, Trio Sírajón performed one of the masterpieces of chamber literature, a trio by Béla Bartók and theater music by Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson, who rewrote the music especially for the trio.

A fifty-member choir, Sálubót, from Þingeyjarsveit, sang and expressive and lively klezmer music was performed by the instrumentalists.

On Good Friday March 29 in Reykjahlíðar Church, a comprehensive program was put together with reference to traditions and to commemorate the day.

Music performers at the festival were:

The Sírajón Trio consists of violinist Laufey Sigurðardóttir, clarinetist Einar Jóhannesson and pianist Anna Áslaug Ragnarsdóttir

Jón Þorsteinn Reynisson accordion player
Daniel Þorsteinsson, pianist
The singing group Sálubót with conductor Guðlaugur Viktorsson