Árstíðir - Heyr, himna smiður (Icelandic hymn) string version

This song is now available in an a capella version alongside a full album of vocal songs
Available digitally on Bandcamp
https://arstidir.bandcamp.com/
Also available on CD and vinyl on Merchstore
https://arstidir.merchstore.nl/

The hymn "Heyr, himna smiður" was written by the Icelandic viking Kolbeinn Tumason in 1208 and is the oldest Nordic Hymn that has been preserved.

The music and arrangement was composed in the 1970s by Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson (1938-2013), one of Iceland's foremost contemporary composers.

This string version was performed and arranged by Jean-Samuel Bez (violin) and Guillaume Lagravière (cello). Performed live in the Fríkirkjan church in Reykjavík, 2021, during our Vetrarsól Online Stream.

Director Hilmir Berg Ragnarsson
Mix & Mastering by Árstíðir

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