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Organ Night and Aria: A Global Christmas

Tuomas Katajala, tenor
Jukka Nykänen, piano
Marko Portin, clarinet, saxophone, flute

Organ Night and Aria’s Christmas Concert takes the listener through the moods of the holiday season – from German tradition to French devotion and the warmth of an English Christmas. The evening’s brilliant musicians – tenor Tuomas Katajala, pianist and composer Jukka Nykänen, and versatile instrumentalist Marko Portin – bring new colours to familiar Christmas songs through new arrangements and inspired collaboration. The programme features beloved works such as Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, Panis angelicus, and O Tannenbaum, along with surprises and skillfully crafted arrangements that showcase Nykänen’s virtuosic pianism and Portin’s multi-instrumental artistry (clarinet, saxophone, flute). The evening culminates in sing-alongs and Adolphe Adam’s beloved O Holy Night, where all the concert’s tones – devotion, joy, and international connection – blend into one.

Welcome to tune into the spirit of Christmas, in the light and warmth of music!

Duration approx. 70 minutes, no intermission.
Tickets €15–35 (sold by Lippu.fi)

PROGRAM:
Maria durch ein Dornwald ging
traditional German carol

Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
traditional German carol

In dulci jubilo
medieval German-Latin carol

Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach: Ave Maria
Jukka Nykänen & Marko Portin

Franz Schubert: Ave Maria

César Franck: Panis angelicus

Angels We Have Heard on High
traditional French carol

Christmas Medley (arr. Jukka Nykänen)
Joy to the World – Adeste Fideles – O Come All Ye Faithful – Daughter of Zion, Rejoice
Jukka Nykänen & Marko Portin

Sing-along: The First Noel / Ensimmäinen joulu
traditional English carol

O Tannenbaum
traditional German carol

Süßer die Glocken nie klingen
traditional German carol

Sing-along: Silent Night, Holy Night / Jouluyö, juhlayö

Leise rieselt der Schnee
traditional German carol

Deck the Halls
traditional Welsh carol

When It’s Christmas (arr. Jukka Nykänen)
Jukka Nykänen

Adolphe Adam: O Holy Night / O helga natt

Howard Blake: Walking in the Air (arr. Jukka Nykänen)
Jukka Nykänen & Marko Portin

Sing-along: Fair Is Creation / Maa on niin kaunis