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Hallgrímskirkja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatl̥ˌkrimsˌcʰɪr̥ca], Church of Hallgrímur) is a Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavík, Iceland.At 74.5 metres (244 ft) tall, it is the largest church in Iceland and among the tallest structures in the country. [1]
The work was commissioned by Hallgrimskirkja Motet Choir for a concert with the Rascher Saxophone Quartet. It was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards in 2005. [ 2 ] The piece has been on the program of a number of choirs and saxophone quartets, including Cantori New York and Prism Saxophone Quartet.
In December 2006 a group of popular female singers from many different countries, named European Divas, gathered and performed on a concert at the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík. [1] The divas were Sissel Kyrkjebø ( Norway ), Eivør Pálsdóttir ( Faroe Islands ), Petula Clark ( UK ), Ragga Gísla ( Iceland ), Patricia Bardon ( Ireland ) and ...
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The church was consecrated on 28 July 1957 and is dedicated to Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), who was the pastor of the local parish between 1651 and 1669. [3] ...
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Hallgrímur Pétursson's most notable work is Passion Hymns (Passíusálmar or, in full, "Historia pínunnar og dauðans Drottins vors Jesú Kristi, með hennar sérlegustu lærdóms-, áminningar- og huggunargreinum, ásamt bænum og þakkargjörðum, í sálmum og söngvísum með ýmsum tónum samsett og skrifuð anno 1659": "The history of the pain and death of our Lord, Jesus Christ, with ...
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