On First Day of Summer, April 24, Harpa will be filled with creative and diverse musical events for the European music festival BIG BANG, happening for the fourth time. The festival focuses on children's experiences.
Harpa will be filled with children enjoying a variety of musical events. The festival will offer concerts, installations, and music-related workshops led by music professionals, all free of charge.
Celebrations of summer's arrival
In Search of Stars is a concert that takes you on a journey through the wonderful worlds of the heavens. This interactive concert lets you experience the magic of music with soprano Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir and pianist Kunal Lahiry.
TRIO ORO offers audiences a unique instrumental arrangement, broad cultural diversity and infectious musical joy. The trio from Norway draws inspiration from music from all over the world. Dynamic rhythm, beautiful melodies and constant interaction with the audience ensures everyone feels like part of these inspiring concerts.
The Watachico band is a new project by Kristófer Rodríguez Svönuson where he explores South American musical traditions in a personal way and weaves them into his soundscape. The result is percussion-driven improvisational music. At this concert, the excellent brass section Nola Copa from Kópavogur school band, conducted by Össur Geirsson, will lead the ensemble. Watachico released their first song, Watachico, earlier this year and will release more songs throughout the year.
Dýratónar (Animal Sounds) invites guests to join music where birds, insects, whales and children come together. Close your eyes and imagine you're lying in green grass. The sun shines on your face and the birds chirp. The plover sings its song, the raven croaks and the common snipe dives down from the sky. Bumblebees flutter between flowers and a warm breeze plays around us. We sit up and look out at the ocean. Do you hear the whales singing?
Hringdans Rímnadans S.L.Á.T.U.R. (Circle Dance Rhyme Dance S.L.Á.T.U.R.) blends rhyming poetry and Viking-era circle dance with electronic sounds, laser lights and smoke machines. This creates a traditional yet forward-looking atmosphere for all generations.
The band Los Bomboneros specializes in music from Central and South America along with original material. The band has performed widely to great popularity and their concerts often turn into high-energy dance parties. The band offers an exciting repertoire that explores different Latin music traditions.
Hnokkar are three wind players and a percussionist who share joy and magical music with guests. Wind and rhythm will fill Harpa's open spaces every hour during Big Bang. Hnokkar's music is inspired by jazz from New Orleans, full of energy and vitality.
More information at barnamenningarhatid.is
From last year's BIG BANG at Harpa.