The Hamrahlid Choir has been at the forefront of Icelandic musical life for more than four decades. Its members are former students at Hamrahld College in Reykjavk, where Thorgerdur Inglfsdttir formed a choir in 1967 and was its conductor until 2017. This was among the first college choirs in Iceland, and has maintained its leading position ever since. Throughout its history, the choir has collaborated closely with Icelandic composers. Over 100 works have been composed especially for the choir, including works by virtually all of Iceland’s leading composers. Apart from its close association with native composers, the choir has collaborated with foreign artists such as Arvo Prt, John Cage, and Vagn Holmboe in the first Icelandic performances of their works.

Disc 1
1. Iceland, Beloved Country – The Hamrahlid Choir
2. Make Verses, Maestro – The Hamrahlid Choir
3. Vatnsenda-Rosa’s Verses – The Hamrahlid Choir
4. We Stood in the Meadow – The Hamrahlid Choir
5. The Blue and Brightly Shining Star – The Hamrahlid Choir
6. The Deceptive World – The Hamrahlid Choir
7. Dance Song – The Hamrahlid Choir
8. Sonnets – The Hamrahlid Choir
9. Cosmogony – The Hamrahlid Choir
10. Autumn Verses to the Virgin Mary – The Hamrahlid Choir
11. A Mary Poem – The Hamrahlid Choir
12. The Lover in the Red Forest – The Hamrahlid Choir
13. Come and Be Joyful – The Hamrahlid Choir
14. Fair Little Friends – The Hamrahlid Choir