Hörður Áskelsson, born on July 19, 1953 in Akureyri, Iceland, is an organist and choir director. He studied music in Akureyri and Reykjavík before attending the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf from 1976 to 1981. After graduating with distinction, Áskelsson served as an organist at the Neander Church in Düsseldorf for a year. From 1982 until his retirement in 2021, Áskelsson was the organist and cantor of Hallgrímskirkja. He founded a festival for sacred music in 1987 and established the chamber choir Schola cantorum Reykjavicensis in 1996. Under his direction, these choirs won prizes at competitions in Cork (1996), Noyon (1998), and Gorizia (2002). He also teaches organ and choir conducting at the Music School of the National Church. In 2002, he received the Icelandic Music Prize.
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The Gospel of Mary
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Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir
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Meditatio: Music for Mixed Choir
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The Gospel of Mary: Chorale III (Single)
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Kom vinur
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| Hafliði Hallgrímsson: Choral Works |
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Flétta
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Hallgrimsson, H.: Passia
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| Leifs: Lay of Helgi the Hunding-Slayer (The) / Groa's Spell / Landfall / Iceland Cantata |
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Leifs: Hafis / Nott / Gudrunmarkvida
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Jól í Hallgrímskirkju (Christmas in Hallgrímskirkja)
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Aftansöngur jóla - Aðfangadagskvöld í Hallgrímskirkju
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Jólalög Ríkisútvarpsins
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| Leifs: Baldr, Op. 34 |
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Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson - Portrait
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