Sibafest: Decayed wood – the life in death
Decayed wood created new life in our forests. What happens when we “take the death away? “
As a result of commercial forestry, one third of the forest fungal species are under threat. Decaying wood maintain important ecosystem services. Decay fungi are most important decomposers in boreal forests. Concert expresses scientific research and results through artistic expression.
The Global Music students group has familiarized themselves with the situation of wood decay fungi in the Finnish forest under the guidance of professor Raisa Mäkipää, Finnish Natural Resources Centre, visited Sipoo research forest area and worked their experience into an artistic form.
The concert is a dialogue between research, researcher´s thoughts and artists. At the concert, the audience is also welcome to ask questions about the topic to the speakers.
The doors will open 15 minutes before the event starts. Places are filled in the order of arrival.
Performers
- Devina Boughton, trumpet, voice
- Melisa Yıldırım, kamancha, lute, voice
- Manuel Rosales, guitar, voice
- Vija Moore, percussions, vibraphone, voice
- Iiris Tarnanen, cello, voice
- Professor Raisa Mäkipää, researcher, LUKE, expert in climate change and carbon sink of forests, biodiversity, plant ecology, forest soil science, sustainable use of natural resources.
- Lehtori Merzi Rajala, Global Music Department, Sibelius Academy
Further information: Mirka Rättyä, mirka.rattya@uniarts.fi
Sibafest 26–27 Jan 2024
On 26–27 Jan, the main event of Sibelius Academy’s Sibafest will fill out the Helsinki Music Centre. The festival kicks off a year packed with a thousand concerts. At Sibafest, you can follow the rehearsals for the Marriage of Figaro, try out the organ, peek behind the scenes of the symphony orchestra and participate in a techno concert and panel discussions.
Now taking place for the tenth time, Sibafest is the biennial main event of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The event presents the Academy’s internationally top-quality concert activities. The main parts are played by the Sibelius Academy’s own students and teachers and well as the audience themselves – both together and separately.
As a result of commercial forestry, one third of the forest fungal species are under threat. Decaying wood maintain important ecosystem services. Decay fungi are most important decomposers in boreal forests. Concert expresses scientific research and results through artistic expression.
The Global Music students group has familiarized themselves with the situation of wood decay fungi in the Finnish forest under the guidance of professor Raisa Mäkipää, Finnish Natural Resources Centre, visited Sipoo research forest area and worked their experience into an artistic form.
The concert is a dialogue between research, researcher´s thoughts and artists. At the concert, the audience is also welcome to ask questions about the topic to the speakers.
The doors will open 15 minutes before the event starts. Places are filled in the order of arrival.
Performers
- Devina Boughton, trumpet, voice
- Melisa Yıldırım, kamancha, lute, voice
- Manuel Rosales, guitar, voice
- Vija Moore, percussions, vibraphone, voice
- Iiris Tarnanen, cello, voice
- Professor Raisa Mäkipää, researcher, LUKE, expert in climate change and carbon sink of forests, biodiversity, plant ecology, forest soil science, sustainable use of natural resources.
- Lehtori Merzi Rajala, Global Music Department, Sibelius Academy
Further information: Mirka Rättyä, mirka.rattya@uniarts.fi
Sibafest 26–27 Jan 2024
On 26–27 Jan, the main event of Sibelius Academy’s Sibafest will fill out the Helsinki Music Centre. The festival kicks off a year packed with a thousand concerts. At Sibafest, you can follow the rehearsals for the Marriage of Figaro, try out the organ, peek behind the scenes of the symphony orchestra and participate in a techno concert and panel discussions.
Now taking place for the tenth time, Sibafest is the biennial main event of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki. The event presents the Academy’s internationally top-quality concert activities. The main parts are played by the Sibelius Academy’s own students and teachers and well as the audience themselves – both together and separately.