Music Nutrition with Voces Thules

The vocal group Voces Thules was founded in 1991 and has established itself as one of the leading musical groups in Iceland in the field of medieval music. The group has been a leading force in research and performance of the Icelandic musical tradition of the Middle Ages. The group's most extensive project is the complete performance, recording and publication of Þorlákstíður, one of the most significant Icelandic musical manuscripts, which was released in April 2006 and won the Icelandic Music Award as the album of the year in classical and contemporary music. Voces Thules has performed at international music festivals throughout Europe and Japan. The group was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize as Performer of the Year 2008. For the past 15 years, the Voces Thules group has shared its knowledge and experience at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, where an annual course in medieval music is held.

Singers of Voces Thules, Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson, Eggert Pálsson Einar Jóhannesson, Eiríkur Hreinn Helgason and Sigurður Halldórsson, professor at the Department of Music at the Icelandic Institute of Music, performed new arrangements of religious songs from the 12th to 19th centuries related to Advent and St. Nicholas Mass at a concert in the hall of the Garðabær Music School on behalf of Garðabær this November.