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This February and March, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. presents Nordic Cool 2013, a month-long international festival that asks “What is ‘Nordic’?” and celebrates the diversity of the Nordic region.

Thanks to this festival, Scandinavia House is afforded the exciting opportunity to present some of these thrilling musical acts in New York City.

The Reykjavík Wind Quintet

The Reykjavík Wind QuintetBased in the world’s northernmost capital, in the land of volcanoes, glaciers, and the midnight sun, The Reykjavík Wind Quintet is an internationally-acclaimed ensemble consisting of key players from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

In March they will perform a concert of works including Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson’s Hræra (1988), Samuel Barber’s Summer Music for Wind Quintet, Op.31 (1955), Five Antique Hungarian Dances (1961) by Ferenc Farkas, Trois Pièces Brèves (1930) by Jacques Ibert, and Carl Nielsen’s Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (1922).

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Photo Courtesy of ensemble mise-en

THU – 3-7-2013 – 7:00 PM
$15 ($10 ASF Members)