© Kim Juntunen

PERFORMERS:
Soprano Helena Juntunen
Sinfonietta Fortis
Conductor Teemu Hämäläinen

DURATION:
Approx. 70 minutes, no intermission.

TICKETS:
€15–35 + service charges (from €1.5 at www.lippu.fi)

INTRODUCTION:

The opening concert of the 40th anniversary festival of Urkuyö ja Aaria turns its gaze toward our western neighbour. Music and culture have always crossed and united boundaries – both geographical and spiritual. The theme of this concert highlights the shared roots of Finnish and Swedish cultural heritage.

In a programme curated by the charismatic soprano Helena Juntunen, the emotional landscapes of the songs travel along hundreds of roads and through thousands of reflections – from longing veiled in images of nature to experiences of the sacred and their encounter.

PROGRAMME:

Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings

B.H. Crusell: Söndagsmorgonen (Johan Olof Wallin)
B.H. Crusell: Jag har dig åter (Fredrik de Ron)

Elfrida Andrée: Till näktergalen (E. Andrée)
Elfrida Andrée: Öfver hafvet sjunker en stjärna (Vilhelm Ekelund)
Elfrida Andrée: Visa en vårmorgon (J. L. Runeberg)

Max Bruch: Serenade for String Orchestra on Swedish Themes

Marsch (Allegro moderato)
Andante
Allegro
Andante sostenuto
Marsch (Allegro moderato)

Laura Netzel: Ave Maria (arr. TH)
Jean Sibelius: Hundra vägar (J. L. Runeberg)
Oskar Merikanto: Rukous
Tauno Pylkkänen: Pastorale