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.
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.