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Naiskuoro KYN: Varjoista-levynjulkistamiskonsertti at Temppeliaukion Kirkko

Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on February 28, 2023

Where

Temppeliaukion Kirkko
Lutherinkatu 3
Helsinki
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When

Thu, April 13, 2023
16:00

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Musicians


KYN, Mikko Hassinen, Kaija Viitasalo

About

Tickets 27,50 / 16,50 €
In honor of its 40th anniversary, KYN releases a new album Varjoista (’from the shadows’).
KYN has travelled the roads of songs, breaking musical boundaries and renewing the choral repertoire with commissioned works since 1981. Under the conducting of Kaija Viitasalo, KYN has become one of the top choirs in Finland, which is also appreciated internationally. The album release concert is part of the Kuoromusiikin kausikonsertit series.
The album contains three sets of women's choir suites commissioned by KYN. Composers Mikko Hassinen, Kirmo Lintinen and Riikka Talvitie have been chosen to implement the idea of bringing jazz and contemporary music together. The texts of the compositions are from Harry Salmenniemi's award-winning poetry work Yö ja lasi. At the Varjoista concert, Lintinen's Krookus songs and Talvitie's Varjot will have their premieres. Hassinen's Illalla premiered in October 2019....

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