Dark Music Days is a three-day annual celebration of contemporary classical music in Iceland, starting today, Friday 24th January.
The Dark Music Days festival begins later today, Friday, with students from the Vesturbær and Miðbær School Orchestra premiering a new collaborative work at Harpa, at 4.30pm. That kicks off three days of wonderful new music in the capital.
See the whole line up here: https://www.darkmusicdays.is/eventscalendar-2025
Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir, executive director the festival, told Darren about all the events happening today, Saturday and Sunday.
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