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In memory of my former professor and friend Jouni Kaipainen I wrote a new piece Epitaph for solo piano, commissioned and premiered by Ville Hautakangas.

The new children opera Djurens planet, commissioned by the Finnish National Opera and composed by Cecilia Damström to the libretto by Monica Vikström-Jokela, will get it’s world premiere in March 2019.

Music: Cecilia Damström
Libretto and original story: Monica Vikström-Jokela
Director: Martina Roos
Costume design: Anna Kontek
Lights: Vesa Pohjolainen

Cast:
Joy, mezzo soprano: Elli Vallinoja / Katariina Heikkilä
Jack, soprano: Hedvig Paulig / Saara Kiiveri
Tin, Dragon, Businessman, baritone: Tiitus Ylipää / Riku Pelo
Children choir: Åshöjdens musikklasser årskurs 3-6

The new children opera Djurens planet, commissioned by the Finnish National Opera and composed by Cecilia Damström to the libretto by Monica Vikström-Jokela, will get it’s world premiere in March 2019.

Music: Cecilia Damström
Libretto and original story: Monica Vikström-Jokela
Director: Martina Roos
Costume design: Anna Kontek
Lights: Vesa Pohjolainen

Cast:
Joy, mezzo soprano: Elli Vallinoja / Katariina Heikkilä
Jack, soprano: Hedvig Paulig / Saara Kiiveri
Tin, Dragon, Businessman, baritone: Tiitus Ylipää / Riku Pelo
Children choir: Åshöjdens musikklasser årskurs 3-6

The new children opera Djurens planet, commissioned by the Finnish National Opera and composed by Cecilia Damström to the libretto by Monica Vikström-Jokela, will get it’s world premiere in March 2019.

Music: Cecilia Damström
Libretto and original story: Monica Vikström-Jokela
Director: Martina Roos
Costume design: Anna Kontek
Lights: Vesa Pohjolainen

Cast:
Joy, mezzo soprano: Elli Vallinoja / Katariina Heikkilä
Jack, soprano: Hedvig Paulig / Saara Kiiveri
Tin, Dragon, Businessman, baritone: Tiitus Ylipää / Riku Pelo
Children choir: Åshöjdens musikklasser årskurs 3-6

World premiere to the new song cycle composed to lyrics by Henrika Ringbom

My third Piano Quintet Helene will get it’s world premiere at the fourth Kokonainen Festival in Hämeenlinna.

Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual (Swedish and Finnish) fairytale opera for children to the libretto and original story of Marina Motaleff. Cast: Hedvig Paulig soprano, Ville Salonen tenor, Markus Nieminen baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Ooppera BOX.

Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual (Swedish and Finnish) fairytale opera for children to the libretto and original story of Marina Motaleff. Cast: Hedvig Paulig soprano, Ville Salonen tenor, Markus Nieminen baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Ooppera BOX.

Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual (Swedish and Finnish) fairytale opera for children to the libretto and original story of Marina Motaleff. Cast: Hedvig Paulig soprano, Ville Salonen tenor, Markus Nieminen baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Ooppera BOX.

Vickan & Väinö is a bilingual (Swedish and Finnish) fairytale opera for children to the libretto and original story of Marina Motaleff. Cast: Hedvig Paulig soprano, Ville Salonen tenor, Markus Nieminen baritone and Janne Valkeajoki accordion. Commissioned and produced by Ooppera BOX.

My second piano quintet Aino – Emotions from the Life of Aino Sibelius will get its Swedish premiere by Ensemble Ars Nova in the Grünewald Hall in Stockholm. The concert is part of the 10 Year Anniversary Festival of The Association of Swedish Women Composers (Kvinnlig Anhopning av Svenska Tonsättare – KVAST). Free entry!

Helsinki premiere of Sof godt! for mezzo soprano, baritone and youth orchestra. Conductor Hannu Norjanen, Aurora Djupsjöbacka mezzo soprano, Roberto Cacciatore baritone. Free entry!

Second performance of Sof godt! for mezzo soprano, baritone and youth orchestra.  Conductor Hannu Norjanen, Aurora Djupsjöbacka mezzo soprano, Roberto Cacciatore baritone.

The World Premiere of Sof godt! for mezzo soprano, baritone and youth orchestra. Conductor Hannu Norjanen, Aurora Djupsjöbacka mezzo soprano, Roberto Cacciatore baritone.

Lucrum will get its second performance by Jyväskylä Sinfonia, conducted by students from the conducting class of Ari Rasilainen.

My second string quartet Letters op.61 is a commission by Daniel Rowland and the International Stift Music Festival 2018 in the Netherlands, and it is dedicated to the Brodsky Quartet, who will premiere the piece. Read more about Letters here and about the Stift Festival 2018 here.

Lucrum will get its Finnish premiere by Jyväskylä Sinfonia, conducted by students from the conducting class of Ari Rasilainen.

Janne Valkeajoki will perform Shapes, composed for and dedicated to him, in his solistic debut concert a long side world premieres by Matilda Seppälä and Mikko Nisula and a Finnish premiere by Ville Raasakka. In addition on the program is Accordion Jubilees by Magnus Lindberg and pieces by Rameau.

Tidens ordning to lyrics by Oscar Rossi will be performed by Nicholas Söderlund and Ilkka Paananen.

My second Piano Quintet Aino will get it’s world premiere at the third Kokonainen Festival in Hämeenlinna.