10th
Annual Sibelius Academy Music Festival
Wednesday, July 30 to Saturday, August 2, 2008
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Gifted professional-level musicians from the Sibelius Academy of
Helsinki, Finland, travel annually to Finlandia University to present
these one-of-a-kind North American performances.
In addition to three full-length concert performances, this year’s
Sibelius Festival includes several other community events, including
a series of student seminars, pre-concert performances by local
musicians, and an informal public reception Saturday, August 2,
at 3:30 p.m. at the Vertin Gallery, Calumet, Mich. Click
here to view the concert program.
The 10th Annual Finlandia University Sibelius Academy Music Festival
full-length concerts will take place July 30 to August 1, 2008,
as follows:
 
Wednesday, July 30
6:45
p.m. – Free! The Kivajat Dancers, a children's
traditional dance troupe, directed by Kay Seppala.
7:30
p.m. – Melis Jaatinen, mezzosoprano, and Maija Väisänen,
piano
Location:
Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Mich.
Thursday, July 31
6:45
p.m. – Free! The Noteworthy Chorus, a women's
a cappella choir directed by Theresa Goodell.
7:30
p.m. – Joonas Ahonen, piano. Visit
the pianist's Web site.
Location:
Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, Mich.
Friday, August 1
7:30
p.m. – Kaisa Koivula, clarinet, and Jukka Ojala,
accordion.
Location:
St. Peter’s by the Sea Church, Eagle Harbor, Mich.
Saturday,
August 2
3:30
p.m. - A public reception for Kaisa Koivula, clarinet,
and Jukka Ojala, accordion. The duo will perform several selections.
No charge. All are welcome.
Location:
Vertin Gallery, Calumet, Mich.
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more about the Sibelius Academy musicians.
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more about the Sibelius Academy.
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Concert
tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students. Finlandia University
students and children age 12 and under are admitted at no cost.
Advance tickets can be purchased on-line,
or through Finlandia’s North Wind Books, Hancock, at 888-285-8363
or 906-487-7217. Tickets may also be purchased at the concert venue
prior to each performance.
For additional information, please contact Karen Johnson at 906-487-7348
or SibeliusFest@finlandia.edu.
The internationally known Sibelius Academy was founded in 1882.
The Academy is named for the much loved late 19th century Finnish
composer Jean Sibelius who was both a student and professor at the
Academy. The Sibelius Academy is the only university of music in
Finland, and the largest in Scandinavia. It is an integral part
of the system of higher education in Finland. In addition to providing
music education the Sibelius Academy engages in performance and
creative art and research, and is committed to the fostering of
Finland's musical culture and cultural heritage.
In the arts, Finland is known as a musical superpower with opera
singers like Karita Mattila, Soile Isokoski, Jorma Hynninen and
Martti Talvela; conductors like Esa-Pekka Salonen, Osmo Vänskä
and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and composer Jean Sibelius. All of them
were trained at the Sibelius Music Academy of Helsinki, Finland.
Read an article about this
year's Sibelius Festival from the spring 2008 edition of the Bridge.
Download this year’s
Sibelius Festival poster.
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