In january her majesty Queen Margrethe 2 of Denmark, has been the monarch for 40 years. There will be celebrations for three days from 13-15′th.

On sunday the 15′th at 15:00 there will be a sermon in Christiansborg Slotskirke. At this sermon Mpiri will be singing. Other ensembles are the Greenlandic choir Aavaat, Holmens Vokalensenmble, Queens guards brass ensemble and The Boys Choir of Copenhagen.

It is an honour to be asked to perform at such a prominent event. We are looking forward to making a good performance in front of our biggest ever audience.

The sermon will be broadcast live on the two major TV stations DR and TV2.

Christmas Holidays

Mpiri will not be having any more performances this year. We wish everyone a nice christmas and a happy new year.

We will be looking forward to seeing you all in 2012.

We recommend our Christmas CD “Upp gleðist” if you wish to ensure the good Christmas spirit.

On the 10′th of december, the annual North Atlantic Christmas Concert will be held at Helligaands Church on Strøget in Copenhagen.
The concert begins at 17:00. Doors open at 16:15.
Tickets cost 100 DKK. Children under 11 years attend free of charge.

This is the traditional Christmas concert for the north atlantic descendants living in Denmark. At this concert Faroese, Icelandic and Greenlandic choirs based in Denmark, perform Christmas songs that are relevant to their heritage.

This year six choirs will perform. The choirs are:

• Mpiri (Faroe Islands
• Húsakórið (Faroe Islands)
• Staka (Iceland)
• Kvennakórinn (Iceland)
• MIK (Greenland)
• Aavaat (Greenland)

Please note that this concert is very popular, so if you wish to attend please buy a ticket in advance.
Contact the Greenlandic House, Løvstræde 6, Copenhagen.

Christmas Concert

On the 7′th of december, Mpiri will hold a christmas concert in Graabrødre Klosterkirke in Odense. The concert will begin at 19:30.

The concert will be a joint event with the famous greenlandic singer and songwriter Rasmus Lyberth.

There will be danish, norwegian, swedish and ofcourse some faroese and greenlandic christmas songs. It will be a mix of traditional music and contemporary/modern compositions.

Composers: Knút Olsen, Tróndur Bogason, Arvo Pärt and others.

Address:
Jernbanegade 9
5000 Odense

On the 4′th of september, Mpiri will hold a concert in Gladsaxe Church. The concert will begin at 14:00.

The program for this concert will mainly be nordic music. There will be danish, norwegian, swedish and ofcourse some faroese songs. It will be a mix of traditional music and contemporary/modern compositions.

Free entrance.

Address:
Provst Bentzons Vej 1
2860 Søborg

These days the Danish String Quartet celebrate their 10′th anniversary, holding concerts three evenings in a row. Yesterday Mpiri joined the Danish String Quartet performing Lux Aurumque unaccompanied and Sommersalme (Summer Psalm) with the quartet.
The Danish String Quartet is a renowned ensemble that amongst other things, in 2009 won 1. prize and four special prizes at London International String Quartet Competition.

On 2. june, the female singers in Mpiri will participate in the opening of COPENHAGEN PAINT PARTY which is world record attempt on producing the biggest painting ever.

The festival COPENHAGEN DISTORTION 2011 will be held 1. through 5. june.

Read more about the event here here

Please note that Mpiri is named IMPERIA in the Distortion programme