Tales of travel and journeys - physical, metaphysical, psychological and emotional - are interwoven to explore some of the most profound aspects of human nature. The program features the Finnish premiere of Australian composer Andrew Ford's 'In Transit' for piano and speaker. The work is a collection of short movements that combine the composer’s observations, thoughts and fragments of overheard conversations that have occurred during his travels in Australia, Finland the UK and the USA. Originally composed for pianist and narrator, this often humorous and poignant work is performed here in a version for speaking pianist. Having become increasingly interested in the ways in which the spoken word can enrich music and vice versa, Aura Go has compiled her own arrangement of selections from Oscar Wilde’s powerful and harrowing letter De Profundis and music of Sibelius, Sitsky, Crumb and Rzewski. She is then joined by mezzo-soprano Erica Back for Vaughan Williams’ timeless cycle, 'Songs of Travel', to texts by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Music by Ford, Sitsky, Crumb, Rzewski, Sibelius and Vaughan Williams. Words by Ford, Wilde and Stevenson.

Aura Go, speaking pianist
Erica Back, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture

Berg: 7 frühe lieder

Brahms: Sinfonia no. 1

Erica Back, soloist
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat Orchestra

Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture 

Berg: 7 frühe lieder

Brahms: Sinfonia no 1

Erica Back, soloist
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat Orchestra

Beethoven: Egmont Overture

Berg: 7 frühe lieder

Brahms: Sinfonia no. 1

Erica Back, soloist
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat Orchestra

Marjukka Tepponen, Fiordiligi
Erica Back, Dorabella
Jussi Myllys, Ferrando
Waltteri Torikka, Guglielmo
Suvi Väyrynen, Despina
Nicholas Söderlund, Don Alfonso
 

Guy Joosten, stage director
Christoph Altstaedt, conductor
Orchestra and Choir at FNO

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Marjukka Tepponen, Fiordiligi
Erica Back, Dorabella
Jussi Myllys, Ferrando
Waltteri Torikka, Guglielmo
Suvi Väyrynen, Despina
Nicholas Söderlund, Don Alfonso
 

Guy Joosten, stage director
Christoph Altstaedt, conductor
Orchestra and Choir at FNO

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Marjukka Tepponen, Fiordiligi
Erica Back, Dorabella
Jussi Myllys, Ferrando
Waltteri Torikka, Guglielmo
Suvi Väyrynen, Despina
Nicholas Söderlund, Don Alfonso
 

Guy Joosten, stage director
Christoph Altstaedt, conductor
Orchestra and Choir at FNO

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Marjukka Tepponen, Fiordiligi
Erica Back, Dorabella
Jussi Myllys, Ferrando
Waltteri Torikka, Guglielmo
Suvi Väyrynen, Despina
Nicholas Söderlund, Don Alfonso
 

Guy Joosten, stage director
Christoph Altstaedt, conductor
Orchestra and Choir at FNO

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Marjukka Tepponen, Fiordiligi
Erica Back, Dorabella
Jussi Myllys, Ferrando
Waltteri Torikka, Guglielmo
Suvi Väyrynen, Despina
Nicholas Söderlund, Don Alfonso
 

Guy Joosten, stage director
Christoph Altstaedt, conductor
Orchestra and Choir at FNO

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Mia Heikkinen, soprano
Erica Back, alto
Jussi Salonen, tenor and Evangelist
Esa Ruuttunen, Jesus
Petri Pussila, bass

Seppo Välimäki, conductor
Graduale Orchestra and Choir

Free admission

Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano
Erica Back, alto
Jussi Salonen, tenor
Kevin Greenlaw, bass

Ainars Rubikis, conductor
Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Chamber Choir Cantinovum

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Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas's and librettist Tuomas Parkkinen's new opea Veljeni vartija will be premiere performed in Tampere-talo with the Tampere Philharmonics under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali and with the following cast:

Tuuli Takala Amanda Rossi
Ville Rusanen Eemil Rossi
Tuomas Katajala Iisakki Friman
Juha Kotilainen Johannes Rossi
Päivi Nisula Rauha Valkonen
Erica Back Serafina Suomi
Virpi Räisänen Hanna Waltz
Suvi Väyrynen Onni Kontio
Tuomas Pursio Tuntematon sotilas

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Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas's and librettist Tuomas Parkkinen's new opea Veljeni vartija will be premiere performed in Tampere-talo with the Tampere Philharmonics under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali and with the following cast:

Tuuli Takala Amanda Rossi
Ville Rusanen Eemil Rossi
Tuomas Katajala Iisakki Friman
Juha Kotilainen Johannes Rossi
Päivi Nisula Rauha Valkonen
Erica Back Serafina Suomi
Virpi Räisänen Hanna Waltz
Suvi Väyrynen Onni Kontio
Tuomas Pursio Tuntematon sotilas

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Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas's and librettist Tuomas Parkkinen's new opea Veljeni vartija will be premiere performed in Tampere-talo with the Tampere Philharmonics under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali and with the following cast:

Tuuli Takala Amanda Rossi
Ville Rusanen Eemil Rossi
Tuomas Katajala Iisakki Friman
Juha Kotilainen Johannes Rossi
Päivi Nisula Rauha Valkonen
Erica Back Serafina Suomi
Virpi Räisänen Hanna Waltz
Suvi Väyrynen Onni Kontio
Tuomas Pursio Tuntematon sotilas

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Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas's and librettist Tuomas Parkkinen's new opea Veljeni vartija will be premiere performed in Tampere-talo with the Tampere Philharmonics under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali and with the following cast:

Tuuli Takala Amanda Rossi
Ville Rusanen Eemil Rossi
Tuomas Katajala Iisakki Friman
Juha Kotilainen Johannes Rossi
Päivi Nisula Rauha Valkonen
Erica Back Serafina Suomi
Virpi Räisänen Hanna Waltz
Suvi Väyrynen Onni Kontio
Tuomas Pursio Tuntematon sotilas

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Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas's and librettist Tuomas Parkkinen's new opea Veljeni vartija will be premiere performed in Tampere-talo with the Tampere Philharmonics under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali and with the following cast:

Tuuli Takala Amanda Rossi
Ville Rusanen Eemil Rossi
Tuomas Katajala Iisakki Friman
Juha Kotilainen Johannes Rossi
Päivi Nisula Rauha Valkonen
Erica Back Serafina Suomi
Virpi Räisänen Hanna Waltz
Suvi Väyrynen Onni Kontio
Tuomas Pursio Tuntematon sotilas

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Finnish composer Olli Kortekangas's and librettist Tuomas Parkkinen's new opea Veljeni vartija will be premiere performed in Tampere-talo under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali and with the following cast:

Tuuli Takala Amanda Rossi
Ville Rusanen Eemil Rossi
Tuomas Katajala Iisakki Friman
Juha Kotilainen Johannes Rossi
Päivi Nisula Rauha Valkonen
Erica Back Serafina Suomi
Virpi Räisänen Hanna Waltz
Suvi Väyrynen Onni Kontio
Tuomas Pursio Tuntematon sotilas

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Bel Canto Choir and Erica Back sings Christmas music by Händel (from the Messiah), Bach, Reger and Mendelssohn among others.

Dan Lönnqvist, conductor
Karolin Wargh, organ and piano
Baroque Ensemble

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Johanna Lehesvuori, soprano
Erica Back, mezzo-soprano
Juho Punkeri, tenor
Hannu Forsberg, bass-baritone

Pekka Nebelung, conductor
Grankulla Chamber Choir and KaMu Youth Choir
Collegium Musicum Turku

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Johanna Lehesvuori, soprano
Erica Back, mezzo-soprano
Juho Punkeri, tenor
Hannu Forsberg, bass-baritone

Pekka Nebelung, conductor
Grankulla Chamber Choir and KaMu Youth Choir
Collegium Musicum Turku

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Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Erica Back, mezzo-soprano
Heikki Halinen, tenor
Nicholas Söderlund, bass

Jonas Rannila, conductor
Men's choir Manifestum and Helsingin Philharmonic Choir
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat Orchestra

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Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Erica Back, mezzo-soprano
Heikki Halinen, tenor
Nicholas Söderlund, bass

Jonas Rannila, conductor
Men's choir Manifestum and Helsingin Philharmonic Choir
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat Orchestra

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Johanna Rusanen, soprano
Erica Back, mezzo-soprano
Heikki Halinen, tenor
Nicholas Söderlund, bass

Jonas Rannila, conductor
Men's choir Manifestum and Helsingin Philharmonic Choir
Ylioppilaskunnan Soittajat Orchestra

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A semi-staged version of Händel's pearl Alcina will be performed during Vaasa Baroque festival in the beautiful Vaasa City Hall, built in 1883.

Suvi Väyrynen, Alcina
Erica Back, Ruggiero
Monica Groop, Bradamante
Kajsa Dahlbäck, Morgana

Vilppu Kiljunen, stage director
Aapo Häkkinen, conductor
Vaasa City Orchestra

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