Harpa’s Music Fund for Young People, later named Ýlir, was established at the end of 2010 when the SPRON Cultural Fund was dissolved and its assets distributed among a range of educational, cultural and charitable causes. A total of ISK 80 million was allocated to establish the Fund, with the aim of giving young and promising musicians opportunities to perform at Harpa.
Board of the Fund
The Board of Ýlir – Harpa’s Music Fund for Young People consists of three members. The boards of Harpa, the Iceland University of the Arts and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra each appoint one representative. The Board elects a Chair and Vice-Chair from among its members, while the third member serves as Secretary.
The Board is responsible for safeguarding and managing the Fund’s assets, which must at all times be held in the most secure manner possible. The Board establishes the Fund’s Grant Rules in accordance with its purpose, reviews applications and decides on grant awards.
Further information about the role of the Board can be found in the Fund’s Charter.
Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir, Chair
Programme Manager. Representative of Harpa.
Guðni Tómasson, Vice-Chair
Managing Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
Pétur Jónasson
Dean of the Department of Music at the Iceland University of the Arts.