Global Spring: Latin American Community Ensemble
This project brings together a diverse group of musicians in Helsinki, both professional and non-professional, around a shared passion for Latin American music and collective music-making. The band is not only a space to create and share music, but also a way to connect with and among Latin American immigrants living in the city, using music as a bridge for community and belonging. Working with the colours, rhythms, instruments, and melodic elements of Latin America, the process is dynamic and collaborative, emphasizing groove, listening, embodiment, and interaction.
The ensemble brings together musicians with different types of experience, including professional performers who may not necessarily have formal academic training. It fosters an inclusive and participatory environment where learning happens through doing.
Performers
- Mayela Farías, vocals
- Alao Patriarca, vocals
- Vanessa Garrido Fereira, violin
- Sebastian Castrillón, cello
- Alisa Khodos, violin/vocals
- Constanza García, flute, quena, tenor sax, Afro-Peruvian zapateo (Tap dancing)
- Dickson Uthui, alto sax
- Stephanie Kobori, clarinet, vocals
- Joao Luis, percussion
- Yuniel Miranda Medero, percussion
- Alan Silva, percussion
- Helena Kallas García, piano, coros
- Manuel Rosales, acoustic guitar, guico (similar to charango)
- Javier Navarro, double bass/electric Bass
- Fernando Salazar Boza, acoustic guitar/electric guitar
The concert has a limited number of seats, and they will be filled on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
Changes are possible.
Additional information: Janne Ikäheimo, janne.ikaheimo@uniarts.fi
Global Spring
Global Spring is an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global music programme. The global music studies embraces pluralistic, fluid approaches to sound, culture and identity, creating new hybrid musical spaces through intercultural dialogue and collaboration.
This project brings together a diverse group of musicians in Helsinki, both professional and non-professional, around a shared passion for Latin American music and collective music-making. The band is not only a space to create and share music, but also a way to connect with and among Latin American immigrants living in the city, using music as a bridge for community and belonging. Working with the colours, rhythms, instruments, and melodic elements of Latin America, the process is dynamic and collaborative, emphasizing groove, listening, embodiment, and interaction.
The ensemble brings together musicians with different types of experience, including professional performers who may not necessarily have formal academic training. It fosters an inclusive and participatory environment where learning happens through doing.
Performers
- Mayela Farías, vocals
- Alao Patriarca, vocals
- Vanessa Garrido Fereira, violin
- Sebastian Castrillón, cello
- Alisa Khodos, violin/vocals
- Constanza García, flute, quena, tenor sax, Afro-Peruvian zapateo (Tap dancing)
- Dickson Uthui, alto sax
- Stephanie Kobori, clarinet, vocals
- Joao Luis, percussion
- Yuniel Miranda Medero, percussion
- Alan Silva, percussion
- Helena Kallas García, piano, coros
- Manuel Rosales, acoustic guitar, guico (similar to charango)
- Javier Navarro, double bass/electric Bass
- Fernando Salazar Boza, acoustic guitar/electric guitar
The concert has a limited number of seats, and they will be filled on a first‑come, first‑served basis.
Changes are possible.
Additional information: Janne Ikäheimo, janne.ikaheimo@uniarts.fi
Global Spring
Global Spring is an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global music programme. The global music studies embraces pluralistic, fluid approaches to sound, culture and identity, creating new hybrid musical spaces through intercultural dialogue and collaboration.