Greetings from Iceland - The Heimir Male Voice Choir

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Friday, April 28th, 2017
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Greetings from Iceland is a project launched by The Icelandic Emigration Center in Hofsós, Iceland, to honour the descendants of Icelanders who migrated to North America, to kindle interest in the "old country," and to help the Icelandic Societies in North America sustain and strengthen their connection to Iceland.

The 150-member Heimir Male Voice Choir schedule includes one concert in Victoria on their West Coast Tour, to support our island's Icelandic Societies. Male voice choirs hold a special place in Icelandic culture. Singing is a vital part of everyday life and is about national identity, being with other men, and dealing with life's ups and downs.

Choirs have a hard time recruiting young boys in many parts of the world, in part because singing is considered feminine. In Iceland the situation is nearly turned on its head – women choirs are largely overlooked by both men and women, while male choirs are found in every town, and the act of singing, especially when done with other men, is masculine. In Iceland, singing is entrenched in the fabric of everyday life.