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The Hamrahlid Choir

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Throughout its history, the choir has collaborated closely with Icelandic composers. Over 100 works have been composed especially for the choir, including works by virtually all of Iceland's leading composers. Apart from its close association with native composers, the choir has collaborated with
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concert tour. They featured in the New York residency from the 6th of May to the 1st of June as well as the European leg of the tour consisting of eight concerts in eight countries. Björk herself was once a member of the choir and utilized them for the
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track "Body Memory". Airfare for the 50-person choir was provided by the Icelandic government, with Minister of Education Lilja Alfreðsdóttir saying, "the state often strengthens cultural events" and "this will be very good for all parties".
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The choir has traveled extensively and toured dozens of countries in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as Israel and collaborated with renowned conductors such as
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in 1998 that he composed a choral work dedicated to Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, Which was the son of..., which was premièred in 2000.
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in the first Icelandic performances of their works. Arvo Pärt was so impressed with the choir's performance of his
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In 2019, The Hamrahlid Choir was part of the line-up for Icelandic singer
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that featured renditions of Icelandic folk songs as well as covers of
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2017: Íslenskir Jólasöngvar Og Maríukvæði: Icelandic Christmas Songs
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was founded in 1981 by Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, who remains its
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