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Lauri MäntysaariComposer, arranger, journalist, critic. Information and news about one of the most interesting voices of his generation of Finnish composers. ---- NEWS: Saturday APR 13th, 9 p.m. Tampere Cathedral Yöllä (At Night) for mixed choir and tape, performed by Key Ensemble. Part of the Tampere Biennale festival. https://tamperebiennale.fi/en/portfolio/key-ensemble/ --- Wednesday FEB 28th 2024, 7 p.m. Kerava Parish Hall (Papintie 6, Kerava) Mustarastaan muunnelmat (Blackbird Variations), a new work for piano and tape, performed twice (!) by students of the Kerava Music School. https://www.keravanmusiikkiopisto.fi/events/kevaan-korvalla-elektroakustisia-pianosavellyksia-28-2/ --- Sunday DEC 17th 2023, 6 p.m. Martinkirkko, Turku: Avain jouluun, Key Ensemble's traditional Christmas Concert, cond. Jutta Seppinen: Jeesus-lapsen uni (mixed choir SATB) --- Coming up in August 2024: premiere of Loputtomuus (Endlessness), a microtonal monologue opera. Read more: https://turunmusiikkijuhlat.fi/en/tapahtuma/ooppera-skaala-loputtomuus --- Friday MAR 25th 2023, Arbis (Dagmarink. 3) Helsinki, 2 p.m.: Marika Kivinen performs Arnaía, arranged from original mixed choir to mezzo-soprano, fl, cl, vl & vc. --- Friday FEB 3rd 2023, Raatihuone, Tampere, 7 p.m.: Tampere Cappella, cond. by Markus Yli-Jokipii, performing my Viita Suite (Kolme laulua Lauri Viidan runoihin) and new choir arrangements of music by Jean Sibelius and Leevi Madetoja: Sibelius, arr. Mäntysaari: Toivoinko jotakin? – Cantique op. 77/1 arranged for choir to a poem by Lauri Viita Madetoja, arr. Mäntysaari: Okon Fuoko Suite, music from ballet-pantomime Okon Fuoko arranged for mixed choir a cappella --- Performances during the summer and fall 2022: - JUN 1st Orivesi campus, Klemettisali, 7 p.m. Liiton Miehet, cond. Paavo Hyökki. The Cataract of Lodore. - JUN 2nd Tampere Cathedral, 7 p.m. Liiton Miehet, cond. Paavo Hyökki. Hämärän ääniä & The Cataract of Lodore. - AUG 14th Lahti, Ristinkirkko, 7 p.m. Kampin Laulu, cond. Saara Aittakumpu. Jumalansynnyttäjän kiitosvirsi. - SEP 10th Helsinki, Kallio Church, 6 p.m. Female Choir Louhi, cond. Anneli Julén. Käen laulu. (First performance) - SEP 17th Tampere, Raatihuone, 6 p.m. Tampere Cappella, cond. Markus Yli-Jokipii. Three Songs to Poems of Lauri Viita. - SEP 22nd Helsinki, Temppeliaukio Church, 7 p.m. Kampin Laulu, cond. Saara Aittakumpu. Jumalansynnyttäjän kiitosvirsi. - SEP 25th Helsinki, Paavalinkirkko, 4 p.m. Jan Lehtola, organ. Sola gratia. (Part of an organ seminar) - OCT 8th Turku, Betel Church, 7 p.m. Key Ensemble & Krysostomos Choir, cond. Mikko Sidoroff. Parts from All-night Vigil. - OCT 9th Helsinki, Uspensk Cathedral, 2 p.m. Key Ensemble & Krysostomos Choir, cond. Mikko Sidoroff. Parts from All-night Vigil. --- APR 18th 2022 at 6 p.m. (15:00 UTC), All-Night Vigil performed by Key Ensemble (cond. Teemu Honkanen), Martinkirkko Church, Turku --- NOV 27th 2021: Helsinki Male Choir Weekend Gala Concert First performance of The Cataract of Lodore, by Liiton Miehet, cond. Paavo Hyökki --- DEC 4th 2021: extracts from All-Night Vigil in Krysostomos Chamber Choir's Christmas concert in Oulu Recording on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LH4PzVff2g – starting from 37:08 --- JUNE 2021: Élégie performed by Mikko Luoma in a free stream concert, starting at 25:55 https://www.kotimaa.fi/lahetys/harmonikkataiteilija-mikko-luoman-konsertti-maarian-kirkossa/ --- MAY 27th 2021: Three Pieces for Violin & Piano, performed by Aino Szalai & Mariola Aniolek in a stream concert, starting at 45:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8GhHBJ3UsM --- FEB 18th 2021, 6 p.m. (4 p.m. UTC) What Ever Works Festival: Live concert streamed from Manila, Turku: Élégie, first performance of the revised version. Performed by Mikko Luoma, accordion --- NOV 25th 2020, 7 p.m.: First performance of Élégie at the Sibelius Museum, Turku: Mikko Luoma, accordion https://sibeliusmuseum.fi/fi/evenemang/sibbe-live-klassinen-keskiviikko-11/
(photo: Hannu Salo) --- 1st FEB 2019 Honored to be part of the Arctic Paradise Contemporary showcase, arranged by Music Finland. In a special event for international guests, Elisa Järvi will give the first performance of my etyde Great Migration for the newly-invented quarter-tone piano. Looking forward to arranging a first public performance soon! 15th OCT 2017 LET THE PEOPLES SING Choir Competition: https://areena.yle.fi/1-4256753 The Finnish female vocal ensemble Slavonic Tractor performed my work Himot ("Lusts") as part of their competition programme. 4th NOV 2017 at 6 p.m. All-Night Vigil, first performance of the second part (Matins), by the Krysostomos Chamber Choir (cond. Mikko Sidoroff) at Uspensk Cathedral, Helsinki. --- 8th APR 2015: A new recording is out! Cast into the Sea by Key Ensemble is on sale at the choir's website: http://www.keyensemble.fi. New works by Mäntysaari, Tuomela, Långbacka and Honkanen with old ones by Kuula, Mäntyjärvi and Kortekangas. |
