Folk music from the Uniarts Helsinki: Meetings
Ruusu Saksio’s degree concert
Meetings is Ruusu Saksio’s master concert, a wrap-up of the journey through Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway with the Nordic Master in Folk Music education. Ruusu and the band paint pictures of the different emotions that have sprung from the meetings along the way of this big folk music adventure, and share stories of what it is like to live in four different countries in two years.
Artists
- Vija Moore, percussion
- Carolina Stenbäck, cello
- Janeta Österberg, accordion
- Henrica Westerholm, violin
- Matleena Kohonen, kantele/vocals
- Geneviève Andræssen, vocals/nyckelharpa
- Ruusu Saksio, vocals/accordion
Changes are possible.
Further information: Tiina Halonen, tiina.halonen@uniarts.fi
Folk Music from Uniarts Helsinki
The Folk Music from Uniarts Helsinki concerts are a series of degree concerts by the Folk Music department of the Sibelius Academy. The students in the department approach folk music from different perspectives in their performances. The contents and ideas of the concerts stem from old poems and traditions, personal perceptions and feelings, as well as changes that have taken place along your own musical journey
In the annual concert series, you can get a glimpse into the present of folk music and enjoy the music with all your senses, served in the most varied ensembles and instruments.
Meetings is Ruusu Saksio’s master concert, a wrap-up of the journey through Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway with the Nordic Master in Folk Music education. Ruusu and the band paint pictures of the different emotions that have sprung from the meetings along the way of this big folk music adventure, and share stories of what it is like to live in four different countries in two years.
Artists
- Vija Moore, percussion
- Carolina Stenbäck, cello
- Janeta Österberg, accordion
- Henrica Westerholm, violin
- Matleena Kohonen, kantele/vocals
- Geneviève Andræssen, vocals/nyckelharpa
- Ruusu Saksio, vocals/accordion
Changes are possible.
Further information: Tiina Halonen, tiina.halonen@uniarts.fi
Folk Music from Uniarts Helsinki
The Folk Music from Uniarts Helsinki concerts are a series of degree concerts by the Folk Music department of the Sibelius Academy. The students in the department approach folk music from different perspectives in their performances. The contents and ideas of the concerts stem from old poems and traditions, personal perceptions and feelings, as well as changes that have taken place along your own musical journey
In the annual concert series, you can get a glimpse into the present of folk music and enjoy the music with all your senses, served in the most varied ensembles and instruments.