Söngvavor at Harpa

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Preschool children sing Dr. Gunni's songs at Eldborg this morning.
Preschool children sing Dr. Gunni's songs at Eldborg this morning.

Today at Eldborg in Harpa, 1,300 preschool children, five music schools, 117 music students, and 73 orchestra students perform music by Dr. Gunni (Gunnar Hjálmarsson), arranged by Haraldur Vignir Sveinbjörnsson.

The children rehearsed Dr. Gunni's songs all winter and will perform a carefully chosen selection of his music in Eldborg hall. Excitement runs high among the children, who stood poised and proud throughout their performances, singing at the top of their lungs.

The children dressed up and poised on stage.
Börnin prúðbúin og stillt á sviðinu.

Different groups of children from preschools across Reykjavík City perform Söngvavor four times throughout the day. Performances are at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Eldborg hall is packed with parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

Eldborg hall with children on stage as parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles look on.
Eldborgarsalur börnin á sviði og foreldrar, ömmur, afar, frædur og frænkur horfa á.

The concerts remain a Children's Culture Festival staple, and it is truly special to see the children — most around five years old — sing with such feeling on stage while young musicians provide the accompaniment.

The children sing accompanied by young musicians from the city's music schools.
Börnin syngja við undirleik ungra tónlistarmanna úr tónlistarskólum í borginni

Held at Eldborg in Harpa, Söngvavor is a collaborative project involving Tónskóli Sigursveins, Tónskólinn í Reykjavík, the Reykjavík School of Music Education, Allegro Suzuki Music School, Tónskóli Eddu Borg, 62 preschools in Reykjavík, and the Children's Culture Festival.

Dr. Gunni was honored at the close of the program.
Dr. Gunni var heiðraður í lok dagskrár.

In the coming days, the Children's Culture Festival offers a wide variety of completely free events.

Everyone is welcome!