A light and playful singing program performed by Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir, soprano, and Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir, pianist. The program consists of beautiful songs and beloved arias that together span the entire emotional spectrum. The concert will take place in Norðurljós and last about 40 minutes. Admission is free and all are welcome while space permits. Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir has performed as a soloist all over the world and has sung solos in many of the major works from the musical canon. She has performed with symphony orchestras and held numerous solo concerts, both in Iceland and abroad, in addition to singing on recordings for publication and radio broadcasts. Hallveig has twice received the Icelandic Music Award for Singer of the Year in classical and contemporary music. She has also been nominated for the award three times and has also been nominated twice for the Gríma Awards as Singer of the Year. Hallveig is the founder and artistic director of the professional singing group Cantoque Ensemble and also works as a singing teacher and assistant principal of the Sigurðar Demetz Singing School. Matthildur Anna Gísladóttir completed her bachelor's degree in piano performance from the Iceland Academy of the Arts. From there, she went on to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she completed her master's degree in accompaniment in 2009. In 2014, Matthildur completed her master's degree in opera training from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). There, she received a full scholarship and was awarded the James H. Geddes Repetiteur Award. In the winter of 2014-15, Matthildur worked as an opera trainer at RCS. Matthildur has performed in numerous concerts in Iceland and abroad and has been involved in opera productions, including at the Chamber Opera, Opera Days, the Icelandic Opera, British Youth Opera, RCS, Scottish Opera and the Lyric Opera Studio in Weimar. Matthildur currently works at the Department of Music at the Iceland Academy of the Arts.