The main events ahead for us in Skálholt
Hverfult: Poetry and Chamber Concert
Fri., Apr. 10
Skálholt Cathedral - Skálholt Cathedral
Cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir, mezzo-soprano Désirée Mori and pianist Þóra Kristín Gunnarsdóttir explore transience in all its glory. The concert program includes poetry collections by Frank Bridge and Jake Heggie for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano that deal with saying goodbye.
About the event
Cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir, mezzo-soprano Désirée Mori, and pianist Þóra Kristín Gunnarsdóttir explore transience in all its glory.
The concert program includes poetry collections by Frank Bridge and Jake Heggie for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano that deal with saying goodbye, saying goodbye and coming to terms with the transience of life. The poems by Ólma Mahler and Anna Þorvaldsdóttir are like photographs of beautiful moments - moments that should be enjoyed because they will never come again. The premiere will be "Verblühend", a new work by Swiss composer Samuel Cook. The program also includes a sonata for cello and piano by Samuel Barber, whose intense drama and wonderful lyricism rhyme well with this poetry program that is filled with beautiful tonal paintings and emotional songs.
The concert is supported by the Music Fund and the Cultural Fund of the Icelandic Chamber of Commerce.
Facebook event can be seen here:
Table of contents
Frank Bridge (1879-1941): Three Songs for Mezzo-Soprano, Cello (originally Viola) and Piano Samuel Barber (1910-1981): Sonata in C minor for Cello and Piano Anna Þorvaldsdottir (*1977): Hvolf
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Samuel Cook: Verblühend, premiere
Alma Mahler (1879-1964): Five Songs
Jake Heggie ( *1961): The Work at Hand for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano
The concert lasts about an hour and a half, with an intermission.
The restaurant Hvönn in Skálholt is open from 4:00 PM so you can stop by and buy refreshments in connection with the concert.
Sunday Mass April 12th
Sun., 12. Apr. 11:00 – 12:00
Skálholt Cathedral - Skálholt Cathedral
Mass in Skálholt Cathedral at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 12. Sr. Axel Árnason Njarðvík will serve at the altar and preach. Jón Bjarnason, the cathedral organist, will play instruments and lead the congregational singing. The children's table is always in place.
There will be a mass in Skálholt Cathedral at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 12. Sr. Axel Árnason Njarðvík will serve at the altar and preach. Jón Bjarnason, the cathedral organist, will play instruments and lead congregational singing. The children's table is always in place.
This is the first Sunday after Easter and we continue to reflect on the resurrection stories of the Bible. On Sunday, the Gospel tells us about Jesus meeting his friends on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias and they grilling bread and fish. Welcome!
Spring concert of the Hreppamanni Men's Choir
Wed., 18. Apr.
Skálholt Cathedral - Skálholt Cathedral
The Hreppamanna Male Choir is hosting a spring concert in Skálholt Cathedral on April 18th at 8:00 PM. The title of the concert is "Lift the Spirit into Spring".
The title of this year's concert is "Lift the Spirit into Spring". The choir's repertoire is of a lighter nature and the song selection has the goal, as always, to nourish the spirit and enjoy. The songs sung are about spring and also songs that the legend Ragnar Bjarnason has made famous and touched the hearts of us Icelanders for decades.
Admission 5000 ISK. Ticket office at the entrance.
In the moment - Concert
Fri., May 1
Skálholt Cathedral - Skálholt Cathedral
On Friday, May 1st, musician Pálmi Sigurhjartarson will invite the public to spend some time with him at Skálholt Church at 4:00 PM.
There he plays songs from his new piano album, In the Moment, which contains original songs as well as classic popular gems in Pálmi's solo performance. The piano album, In the Moment, will be released on streaming services the same day.
Skálholt Festival 2026
Sat., 18 Jul.
Skálholt Cathedral
The Skálholt Festival will be held the weekend of July 18 - 19, 2026.
The title of the festival will be "Clear Proclamation in the Childhood of Faith." There will also be an opportunity to examine and discuss the role of Ísleifur, whether he is called a missionary bishop on his father's estate in Skálholt or the first bishop of the see in Iceland.
The program is being finalized, but it is set with an outdoor mass at Þorlákssæti on Saturday morning and on the same day there will be a festival concert in the afternoon and possibly a symposium in the morning. There will be a children's program, an archaeological school and a children's mini-pilgrimage. The pilgrimage will be to Skálholt a few days before as usual. On Sunday, July 19, there will be an organ concert before noon, but the festival mass with a large number of participants is at 2 p.m. and the festival program at 4 p.m. The program includes holiday sermons and various news mixed with unique music by the Skálholt Choir with organ and piano. Everyone is then invited to church coffee offered by Skálholtsstaðar between mass and the festival program. The weather has usually been good at the festival, so the coffee has been in the garden no less than inside the restaurant Hvönn in Skálholt. The festival has always been well attended and there have been many good church people and all those who love the country's culture.
