january 25, 2016 - Harpa

Myrkir músíkdagar - Dark Music Days Festival at Harpa, Reykjavik

Dark Music Days is a festival of contemporary and new music which takes place during the darkest period of the Icelandic winter. The aim of the festival is to brighten up the mood of the audience and the participants in the winter darkness.
The festival, which is one of the oldest music festivals in #iceland, was founded in 1980 by the Society of Icelandic Composers as a platform for Icelandic composers to present their work. Today the festival is a platform for performing and getting to know new music with an emphasis on new Icelandic compositions and performers in addition to international artists.
This year’s programme makes a point of showcasing interesting and entertaining
works, the majority of which will premiere at the festival. The diverse programme ranges from solo to chamber concerts, from percussion to electrical concerts.
We are looking forward to seeing you at Harpa!

Thorunn Gréta Sigurdardóttir, artistic director
TEAM
Thórunn Gréta Sigurdardóttir - Artistic Director and Chairman of the Society of Icelandic
Composers
Páll Ragnar Pálsson - Treasurer of the Society of Icelandic Composers
Thurí<eth>ur Jónsdóttir - Secretary of the Society of Icelandic Composers
Fjóla Dögg Sverrisdóttir - Managing Director
Vaka Halldórsdóttir - Marketing Director
Júlíus Valdimarsson - Graphic Designer
myrkirmusikdagar@gmail.com
+354 783 2306

VENUE
The festival takes place at the award-winning cultural and social center, #harpa, beautifully located at the sea in the heart of Reykjavík.
Harpa Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre was designed by artist Olafur Eliasson, Henning Larsen Architects and Batteríi<eth> Architects. The building has won multiple awards for architecture including Mies van der Rohe in 2013. The music magazine Gramophone chose #harpa as one of the best concert halls of the new millennium.
One concert will take place outside of #harpa, at the Reykjavík Cathedral in the city centre in walking distance from #harpa.

28-30.1.2016
www.darkmusicdays.is