Global Spring: Transcultural Master Ensemble
Transcultural Ensemble consists of students from different musical and cultural backgrounds attending the 1st year Master’s program of Global Music

The Transcultural Ensemble consists of students from different musical and cultural backgrounds attending the 1st year Master’s program. This time the audience will listen to music created by the members of the ensemble, through intercultural dialogue and collaboration. Welcome to witness this unique experience!
Performers
- Jaakko Arola, bass clarinet, alto flute and pandeiro
- Sebastián Castrillón, cello and electric bass
- Sergio Castrillón, electronics, modified-cello and recitation
- Alisa Khodos, violin and vocals
- Fatema Mirza, vocals
- Marcelo Politano, quena, percussion and piano
- Fernando Salazar, electric guitar
- Kärt Tambet, violin and vocals
Further information: Nanne Immonen, nanne.immonen@uniarts.fi
Global Spring
Global Spring is an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global music programme. The global music studies embraces pluralistic, fluid approaches to sound, culture and identity, creating new hybrid musical spaces through intercultural dialogue and collaboration. This year’s festival has the special theme of percussion and rhythm. Expect a feast of inspiring concerts, workshops, and discussions that highlight diverse approaches to working with rhythm through the hands of performers from around the world, celebrating the diversity of our planet.
Muutokset ovat mahdollisia.
The Transcultural Ensemble consists of students from different musical and cultural backgrounds attending the 1st year Master’s program. This time the audience will listen to music created by the members of the ensemble, through intercultural dialogue and collaboration. Welcome to witness this unique experience!
Performers
- Jaakko Arola, bass clarinet, alto flute and pandeiro
- Sebastián Castrillón, cello and electric bass
- Sergio Castrillón, electronics, modified-cello and recitation
- Alisa Khodos, violin and vocals
- Fatema Mirza, vocals
- Marcelo Politano, quena, percussion and piano
- Fernando Salazar, electric guitar
- Kärt Tambet, violin and vocals
Further information: Nanne Immonen, nanne.immonen@uniarts.fi
Global Spring
Global Spring is an annual festival featuring students, teachers, alumni and special guests representing Sibelius Academy’s Global music programme. The global music studies embraces pluralistic, fluid approaches to sound, culture and identity, creating new hybrid musical spaces through intercultural dialogue and collaboration. This year’s festival has the special theme of percussion and rhythm. Expect a feast of inspiring concerts, workshops, and discussions that highlight diverse approaches to working with rhythm through the hands of performers from around the world, celebrating the diversity of our planet.
Muutokset ovat mahdollisia.