Hamrahlid Choir

Icelandic choral ensemble

The Hamrahlíð Choir (Hamrahlíðarkórinn) has been at the forefront of Icelandic musical life for more than four decades. Its members are former students at Hamrahlíð College in Reykjavík, where Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir formed a choir in 1967 and was its conductor until 2017. In 1982, Þorgerður formed the Hamrahlíð Choir, an ensemble made up of graduates of the college choir, and she has been its conductor ever since. Former members of the choir include singer/songwriter Björk Guðmundsdóttir, pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, composer Haukur Tómasson, musicologist Árni Heimir Ingólfsson and bass Kristinn Sigmundsson.