Harpa fam­ily pro­gram­me: Sound bath dur­ing Dark Mu­sic Days

Many families have a habit of going swimming on Saturdays, but now they can change things up a bit and take a sound bath in Harpa!

On Saturday, January 25th, there will be an open music workshop for children and families in Harpa, where they will have the opportunity to bathe in music, play with sounds and tones, and feel how different tones and frequencies can affect the body.The workshop is open to all families and you can come and go as you like. 

At Hörpuhorn:
Iðunn Einarsdóttir, Þórður Hallgrímsson, and Jón Arnar Einarsson offer an auditory journey through the material world of pipes in all their diverse forms. The performance features various instruments ranging from traditional woodwind and brass instruments to recorders made from plastic drainage pipes, organ pipes, glass drinking straws, and much more. The workshop is based on their piece Pípumessa (Pipe Mass), which will be performed at the Dark Music Days on Sunday, January 26, at 1:00 PM in Kaldalón.

At Þríund, third floor:
The musician and sound healer Vala Gestsdóttir guides children and families in a magical sound bath that is a delightful blend of music and sound healing. Guests learn about sound waves and their effects on the body and get to explore instruments such as tuning forks, crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, and gongs. Vala's foundation lies in music, having completed a BA in Composition and a Master's degree in Creation, Communication, and Entrepreneurship at the Iceland Academy of the Arts (LHÍ). She also studied acoustics and sound recording at SAE Institute in London and Sound Healing with Acutonics in England.

Under the stairs, next to Hörpuhorn:
The design team ÞYKJÓ assists families in creating their own musical shakers from a variety of materials.Their design work aims to stimulate children's imagination and creativity in collaboration with educational and cultural institutions. Recent projects include Hljóðhimnar in Harpa and the furniture lines Kyrrðarrými and Hreiður. ÞYKJÓ recently won the Icelandic Design Award for the project "Children at the Table".

Sound bath is a collaboration between Harpa and the music festival Myrkir Músíkdagar ( Dark Music Days) which will take place on January 24-26, 2025. 

Accessibility and age 
The event does not require special language knowledge, but you will be able to ask questions in Icelandic and English. 

Suitable for children aged 4-10, but younger or older siblings or friends are of course welcome.

More information about visits to Harpa and accessibility can be found here.

The event takes place in an open space with a smooth floor and good elevator access. We would like to inform guests that a photographer commissioned by Harpa may be present at this event. If parents or guardians do not want photos of their children to appear in the coverage of the event on Harpa's media, we ask that you please inform the staff or photographers on site or contact us via the email address markadsdeild@harpa.is.