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ICELAND

Music For All - TÓNLIST FYRIR ALLA 

School Concerts in Iceland – Music For All The origin of the Icelandic Music For All project can be traced back to the year 1994 when the Icelandic people received a gift of funds from Norway in honor of Iceland’s fifty years of independence. The gift was intended to help strengthen musical and cultural activity in Icelandic elementary schools. Ever since 1995, the elementary schools have been provided with high quality concerts specially designed for children where entertainment and educational values go hand in hand to create an exceptional experience. The music itself is varied and performed by top of the line professionals. The key factor of the project is the children’s experience and great care is taken that it is as wonderful as possible.

 

There are 175 elementary schools in Iceland and normally about 145-150 schools participate in the project, - each school being visited twice a year if possible.

In addition, the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra has participated in the Music For All project and each winter invites school children for a concert held in the Symphony orchestra hall in Reykjavík. The orchestra also performs for those who do not live in the city, and makes annual stops throughout the country, with an emphasis on having as many children attend as possible, even sometimes performing especially for younger audiences.

School concerts in Iceland – Music For All is an independent organization but is run on behalf of the Iceland Ministry for Education, Science and Culture.

Contact:

 

TÓNLIST FYRIR ALLA
– MUSIC FOR ALL


Jón Rafnsson
Hverfisgata 52, 101 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Tel: + 354-551 2566 
Mobil: + 354 863 3177 
jrbass@mmedia.is
www.tonlistfyriralla.is

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