November 12th
Martin’s Church, Turku
Associations on St. Martin
Martin’s parish 90-year anniversary concert series
Martin’s Parish in Turku celebrated its 90-year anniversary in November with a concert series in the beautiful Martin’s Church. Key Ensemble was there, too, with interesting modern compositions that associate with St. Martin. Among them was a first performance of a new choral work by composer and violinist Jaakko Kuusisto.
Teemu Honkanen, cond.
Iina Kivimäki, harp
Juhani Komulainen: Mort de Saint Martin / Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum calamitatis maritimæ / Ulf Långbacka: No Man is an Island / Jaakko Kuusisto: Serenadi (2011; Fp.) / Frank Martin: Mass for unaccompanied double choir (1926)
Missa Baltica tour 9 to 13 September 2011:
Fri September 9
Kallio Church, Helsinki
CD release concert
Teemu Honkanen, dir.
Sven-David Sandström/Henry Purcell: Hear My Prayer, O Lord / Ingvar Lidholm: De profundis / Jan Sandström: Gloria / Igor Stravinsky: Credo / Joonas Kokkonen: Laudatio Domini / Krzysztof Penderecki: Cherubinischer Lobgesang / Arvo Pärt: Nunc dimittis / Einojuhani Rautavaara: Herran rukous / Mikko Heiniö: Luceat / Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Amen
Other concerts of the Tour, similar program:
Sat September 10
Tallinn Cathedral, Estonia
Sun September 11
St. Matteus Church, Stockholm
Tue September 13
St. Michael Church, Turku
TURKU MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011
Key Ensemble performed as the Turku Music Festival’s inofficial festival choir and appeared in four concerts and events during the festival:
Sun August 14 at 10am
Turku Cathedral
Music Festival Mass
Kaisa Ranta, soprano
Topi Lehtipuu, tenor
Riku Pelo, barytone
Key Ensemble
Group from the Finnish Baroque Orchestra
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 105 “Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht”
Mon August 15 at 7pm
Vähätori Square
“300 Years of Love in Italian”
Kaisa Ranta and Mari Palo, soprano
Tuomas Katajala, tenor
Sören Lillkung, barytone
Key Ensemble
Monteverdi and Gesualdo madrigals and more
Wed August 17 at 05.47am
Samppalinna swimming stadium,
“At Sunrise”
Key Ensemble
Teemu Honkanen, cond.
Brass Quintet of the Navy Music Corps
Rautavaara, Kuula, Sibelius
Thu August 18 at 11pm
Turku Cathedral
“Bach in Candle Light”
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Kaisa Ranta, soprano
Topi Lehtipuu, tenor
Riku Pelo, barytone
Key Ensemble
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, cond.
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 105 “Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht”
Pärt: Fratres (version VI; 1991)
J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 82a “Ich habe genug”
Sun February 6
Uspensky Cathedral, Helsinki
Alfred Schnittke: 12 penitential psalms
Concert with EMO Ensemble
Pasi Hyökki, cond.
