Sibafest: Cranks and Cactus Needles

The Earth Ears Ensemble is joined by violinist and Professor of Artistic Research Mieko Kanno for a program of imaginative new music

You can watch a free live stream of the concert on Youtube, 19 March, 16–17.

Watch a free live stream of the concert.

The Earth Ears Ensemble was founded in 2021 with the goal of enlivening contemporary music performance with focus on experimentation and presenting lesser-heard ideas and voices in new concert settings. This concert features works for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano in a variety of solo and chamber music combinations. Works are inspired by poetic and ancient texts, as well as the natural surroundings of North America. The concert is 60 minutes and will be performed without intermission. 

Performers

Earth Ears Ensemble with guest Mieko Kanno

  • Livia Schweizer, flute
  • Lucy Abrams-Husso, clarinet and bass clarinet
  • Mieko Kanno, violin
  • Iida-Vilhelmiina Sinivalo, cello
  • Helga Karen, piano 

Programme

  • Timo Andres: Clear and Cold (2013)
  • Annie Nikunen: Ap(he)art (2020)
  • Barbara Monk Feldman: Snow in the Dark (2012)
  • Emily Doolittle: Field Music (1998)
  • Stephen James Webb: On the Topic of Roethke (2016)
  • Annie Gosfield: Cranks and Cactus Needles (2000) 

Further infromation: Anna Huuskonen

Sibafest – Recovery Tour

The tour of twenty concerts fills the gap left by the pandemic with live music of various genres. Sibafest begins at the Helsinki Music Centre on 17 January 2022 and continues throughout the spring until 5 May 2022 in Helsinki, Järvenpää, Seinäjoki and Kuopio. The stage is taken by students of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. Sibafest, now organised for the ninth time, is the biennial main event of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The event presents the Academy’s internationally high-quality concert activities.

Time

19.3.2022 at 16:00 – 16:50

Location

Organo

Mannerheimintie 13a

00100 Helsinki

Helsinki Music Centre

Tickets

6,50–18 €

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Further information


We want to create a safe event experience even during the corona. Please read the safety instructions here before arriving at the event.

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