Guðjón Samuelsson (b.1887 – d.1950) was the state architect of Iceland from 1924-1950, and designed many churches, including the Catholic church and Hallgrímskirkja as well as the National Theater. Laugarneskirkja was consecrated in 1949, and is not one of his most orginal works, as it looks a lot like the church he built in Akureyri a year earlier.
In 3rd of July 2011 I recorded few songs with Anna Jónsdóttir, a soprano singer in Laugarneskirkja.
She began her song study at Nýi tónlistarskólinn, (New Musical School) by Alina Dubik and graduating with a final exam in the spring of 2003.
Next winter, she studied at the Musical University in Bucharest where her main tutor was Maria Slatinaru.
Anna completed his degree soloists from the New Musical School in November 2004 under the guidance of Alina Dubik.
Anna thought Debut-concert in the fall of 2006 at Hafnarborg where Jonas Sen played with her on piano. In 2008 she released her first CD, Móðurást, containing Icelandic songs where the main theme is motherlove in it’s broadest sense.
Past years Anna has been active in the Icelandic music scene with a solo concert and participation in larger projects.
Antonia Hevesi are playing on Piano in this two songs..
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