In early November 2020, the singer teamed up with the choir she was a member of as a teenager to unveil new versions of her tracks “Cosmogony”, “Sonnets” and others. “Cosmogony” originally appeared on Björk’s 2011 Biophilia album, and this alternate a cappella rendition was conceived more recently during Björk’s “Cornucopia Tour” with the Hamrahlid [...]
Hamrahlíðarkórinn – Come And Be Joyful ‘Come and be Joyful’ features Icelandic folk songs along with two collaborative Björk covers – ‘Cosmogony’ & ‘Sonnets’, based on Björk’s own arrangements.
Djúpsins Ró. Fifteen choral and chamber pieces by Icelandic award winning composer Hugi Guðmundsson as played by Nordic Affect, Hamrahlíðarkórinn and Hann Lofsdóttir. Conducted by Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir and Guðni Franzson.
Tracklist 1. Kemur, hvað mælt var 2. Boðun Maríu 3. Nun kmm der Heiden Heiland, BuxWV 211 4. Puer natus in Betlehem 5. Nú barn er fætt í Betlehem 6. O beatum et saxrosanctum diem 7. Ó, Jesúbarn blítt 8. O magnum mysterium 9. Hodie Christus natus est. 10. In dulci jubilo, BuxWV 197 11. [...]
Hamrahlíðarkórinn og Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands flytja verk Jórunnar Viðar
Choir Music by Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson performed by The Hamrahlid Choir