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Pekka Toivonen: My Sins at Temppeliaukion Kirkko

Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on December 15, 2016

Where

Temppeliaukion Kirkko
Lutherinkatu 3
Helsinki
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When

Fri, December 16, 2016
08:00

About

Composer-pianist Pekka Toivonen presents his new concert My Sins this Christmas. As the title suggests, themes of the piece are big, ranging from life, death, hope and despair to power, weakness, loneliness and sense of belonging. Partly improvised, My Sins is closely related to Toivonen's multi-medial piece My Signs, premiered at the same venue last spring. 
This concert will also see the first performance of Pekka Toivonen Ensemble, featuring Finnish top musicians Teemu Keränen on the double bass, Ilkka Ferm on the soprano and tenor saxophones, and Hannu Kropsu on the electric guitar. As a special guest they have multi-instrumentalist Johanna Tarkkanen joining their ranks. ...

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