{"id":23464,"date":"2025-05-06T09:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=events&#038;p=23464"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:44:56","slug":"korda-samfonia-concerts","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/vidburdur\/korda-samfonia-tonleikar\/","title":{"rendered":"Korda Symphony Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--overlay-opacity: 0%; --overlay-bg: #000000;\" class=\"hero-section h1-lg\" >\n\t<div class=\"container animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"bg-visual\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Korda-Event-x1-copy@1.5x-100-1800x943.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"meta-info-section\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"meta-info animation-child-elements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Date<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>26 May 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Time<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>19:30<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Location<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Silverberg, Harpa<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Calendar<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dropdown add-to-calendar-dropdown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"dropdown-toggle event-dropdown\" type=\"button\" id=\"dropdownMenuButton1\" data-bs-toggle=\"dropdown\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Set in calendar<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"dropdown-menu\" aria-labelledby=\"dropdownMenuButton1\" data-popper-placement=\"bottom-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"dropdown-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/render?action=TEMPLATE&#038;text=Korda\u00a0Samf\u00f3n\u00eda\u00a0t\u00f3nleikar&#038;dates=20250526T193000Z\/20250526T000000Z&#038;details=Sko\u00f0a n\u00e1nar https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/vidburdur\/korda-samfonia-tonleikar\/&#038;location=Silfurberg, Harpa&#038;sprop=&#038;sprop=name:\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-google\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Google Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"dropdown-item\" href=\"data:text\/calendar;charset=utf8,BEGIN:VCALENDAR%0AVERSION:2.0%0ABEGIN:VEVENT%0AURL:https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/vidburdur\/korda-samfonia-tonleikar\/%0ADTSTART:20250526T193000Z%0ADTEND:20250526T000000Z%0ASUMMARY:Korda\u00a0Samf\u00f3n\u00eda\u00a0t\u00f3nleikar%0ADESCRIPTION:Sko\u00f0a n\u00e1nar https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/vidburdur\/korda-samfonia-tonleikar\/%0ALOCATION:Silfurberg, Harpa%0AEND:VEVENT%0AEND:VCALENDAR\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-apple\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> iCal Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"dropdown-item\" href=\"data:text\/calendar;charset=utf8,BEGIN:VCALENDAR%0AVERSION:2.0%0ABEGIN:VEVENT%0AURL:https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/vidburdur\/korda-samfonia-tonleikar\/%0ADTSTART:20250526T193000Z%0ADTEND:20250526T000000Z%0ASUMMARY:Korda\u00a0Samf\u00f3n\u00eda\u00a0t\u00f3nleikar%0ADESCRIPTION:Sko\u00f0a n\u00e1nar https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/vidburdur\/korda-samfonia-tonleikar\/%0ALOCATION:Silfurberg, Harpa%0AEND:VEVENT%0AEND:VCALENDAR\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-microsoft\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Outlook calendar<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"lead-text-section\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container animation\">\n\t\t<p class=\"s11\"><em><span class=\"s10\">Together <\/span><span class=\"s10\">let's travel<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">we<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">the other<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">advance<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">decide<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">way<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">the planet<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">our<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, a.e. <\/span><span class=\"s10\">flash<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">speed<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> \u00ed<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">through<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">space<\/span><span class=\"s10\">. ON <\/span><span class=\"s10\">orbit<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, <\/span><span class=\"s10\">surrounded<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">circuit patterns<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> \u00ed <\/span><span class=\"s10\">nature<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">and<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> \u00ed <\/span><span class=\"s10\">life pattern<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">the people<\/span><span class=\"s10\">, <\/span><span class=\"s10\">feet<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">we<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">each <\/span><span class=\"s10\">about himself, <\/span><span class=\"s10\">our<\/span> <span class=\"s10\">own<\/span><span class=\"s10\"> road.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-section txt-columns lpb\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row animation-child-elements animation-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s12\">Korda Samfonia's annual concerts have established a place for themselves as an essential event in the calendar of the Icelandic music scene This most unusual band in the country counts over <\/span><span class=\"s12\">forty<\/span><span class=\"s12\"> members and endlessly surprises music lovers with their refined performances and powerful compositions that touch on different musical styles, from classical ones <\/span><span class=\"s12\">symphonic<\/span><span class=\"s12\"> hlj\u00f3mheimi to the hardest rock Korda Samf\u00f3n\u00eda was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards for her 2022 debut concert and received the 2023 Icelandic Music Awards' incentive award for <\/span><span class=\"s13\">use music and communicate it creatively to promote people to further activity in society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s12\">The music of Kordu Samfonia is effective and powerful, composed by the band members jointly, but <\/span><span class=\"s12\">they<\/span><span class=\"s12\">are students of the Iceland Academy of the Arts and people in different places in rehabilitation after life-changing traumas and ill health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ticket sales are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpa.is\/vidburdir\/19383\">Harpa.is<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"s16\"><span class=\"s14\">Korda is a joint project of MetamorPhonics, the Iceland Academy of the Arts, the Reykjav\u00edk City of Music, Harpa and vocational rehabilitation centers around the country. The project is funded by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the Ministry of Education and Children's Affairs and the Icelandic Ministries of Culture and Employment, together with the City of Music Reykjav\u00edk and the Music Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s16\"><span class=\"s14\">\u00cd <\/span><span class=\"s14\">january<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> 2024 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">became<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">chapter break<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">at<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">MetamorPhonics<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">when<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">Academy of Arts<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">Iceland<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">got<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">extensive<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">strength<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">for<\/span><span class=\"s14\">three<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">oars<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">international<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">research project<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">turns<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">that<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">more artistic<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">management<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">methodology<\/span><span class=\"s14\">MetamorPhonics<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">each<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">effect<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the project<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">are<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00e1 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">participants<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">are<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00ed<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">rehabilitation<\/span><span class=\"s14\">u<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">or<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">have<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">experience<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">off<\/span><span class=\"s14\">homelessness<\/span><span class=\"s14\">,<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">but<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">also<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">each<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">effect<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the project<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">are<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00e1 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">music students<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00e1 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">university level<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. <\/span><span class=\"s14\">The study<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> is <\/span><span class=\"s14\">collaborative project<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> between <\/span><span class=\"s14\">four<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">university<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00e1 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Iceland<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00ed <\/span><span class=\"s14\">United Kingdom<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Academy of Arts<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">Iceland<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">sees<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> about <\/span><span class=\"s14\">project management<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> is <\/span><span class=\"s14\">principal investigator<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Dr <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Thorbj\u00f6rg<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Daphne Hall, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">the professors<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Dr Lee Higgins (International Centre for Community Music) <\/span><span class=\"s14\">and<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Dr Jo Gibson<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">are<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">investigators<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">from<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">York St John<\/span><span class=\"s14\">university<\/span><span class=\"s14\">anum<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, Guildhall School of Music and Drama <\/span><span class=\"s14\">there<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">which<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Sigr\u00fan <\/span><span class=\"s14\">S\u00e6varsd\u00f3ttir<\/span><span class=\"s14\">-Griffiths <\/span><span class=\"s14\">works<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">comes<\/span><span class=\"s14\">that<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the project<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00ed <\/span><span class=\"s14\">through<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the band<\/span><span class=\"s14\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/metamorphonics.co.uk\/the-bands\/the-messengers\/\"><span class=\"s15\">The Messengers<\/span><span class=\"s15\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s14\">and<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Anna Hildur <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Hildibrandsd\u00f3ttir<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">comes<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">from <\/span><span class=\"s14\">The university<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00e1 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">Bifrost<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">there<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">she<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">steers<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">master's degree<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">research center<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> about <\/span><span class=\"s14\">creative<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">articles<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">but<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> Anna Hildur will <\/span><span class=\"s14\">win<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">new<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">documentary<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">team<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00ed <\/span><span class=\"s14\">outcome<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the research project<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s16\"><span class=\"s14\">Project<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">MetamorPhonics<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the research project<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">are<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">now<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">introduced<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> \u00e1 <\/span><span class=\"s14\">conferences<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> about <\/span><span class=\"s14\">allan<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">home<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">growing<\/span><span class=\"s14\">interest<\/span><span class=\"s14\"> is on <\/span><span class=\"s14\">methodology<\/span><span class=\"s14\">, <\/span><span class=\"s14\">music<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">effects<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">the project<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">inside<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">university community<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s14\">and<\/span><span class=\"s14\">tonality<\/span><span class=\"s14\">t<\/span><span class=\"s14\">argeirans<\/span><span class=\"s14\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\"><span class=\"s17\">Korda <\/span><span class=\"s17\">characterized<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">off<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">equality<\/span><span class=\"s17\">, <\/span><span class=\"s17\">friendly<\/span><span class=\"s17\">, <\/span><span class=\"s17\">supportive<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">and<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">creative<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">atmospheric<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">there<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">which<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">people<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">wins<\/span><span class=\"s17\">together, <\/span><span class=\"s17\">creates<\/span><span class=\"s17\">, <\/span><span class=\"s17\">learns<\/span><span class=\"s17\">, <\/span><span class=\"s17\">strengthened<\/span> <span class=\"s17\">and<\/span><span class=\"s17\"> grows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s8\">The artistic director is Sigr\u00fan S\u00e6varsd\u00f3ttir-Griffiths.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/618503697219628\">Facebook 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