Tue 14.3.2017 at 19
Porvoo Cathedral
Lauri Ahokas, conductor
Juho Laitinen, electric cello
Avanti! returns with its acclaimed RIITTI programme to the atmospheric Tuomiokirkko in Porvoo. Taking advantage of the space and acoustics of the church, Avanti! combines new and old music. The evening will culminate in an electric cello concerto “Story Opera Ballet”, composed by Jukka Tiensuu for Juho Laitinen.
Among the well-known composers of the Baroque period, Henry Purcell’s “The Queen’s Funeral March ” and MarinMarais’s “Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont de Paris” from the biographical film “All the Mornings of My Life” will be performed.
As its name suggests, Avant’s Riitti concert makes use of ritual, both in terms of the works and their form. Ranging from the solemnity of the Baroque to the futuristic atmosphere of the 20th century, the concert includes baroque hits as well as rarely heard 1950s tape recordings. The concert will close with Jukka Tiensuu’s Electric Cello Concerto, premiered last spring.
In the embrace of music, everything a person needs.
From nursery rhyme to funeral and resurrection.
Excitement, calm, celebration and abandonment.
The electricity of the cello. The glory of trumpets. Dance, sighs and the roar of bells.
The ancient and the new in a sweet symbiosis.
(Jukka Tiensuu)
PROGRAMME:
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro pezzi per tromba sola I
Henry Purcell: The Queen’s Funeral March
Pierre Henry: Variations pour une porte et un soupir: 4. Eveil
Jukka Tiensuu: Kalaasi
Pierre Henry: Variations pour une porte et un soupir: 8. Comptine
Henry Purcell: Pavane & Chacony
Otto Luening: Low Speed
Giacinto Scelsi: Quattro pezzi per tromba sola II
Marin Marais: Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont de Paris
Jukka Tiensuu: Concerto for electronic cello and ensemble
The concert is part of the Taidetehtaan Klassikot series.
Tickets including delivery costs 27,50 €, Taidetehtaan Klassikot series ticket 78,50 € www.lippu.fi
