Maailmamaa
(in English: Worldland)
2010
40 min
in seven movements (I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII)
Mixed choir, tape (2-channel output)
Commissioned by Helsinki Chamber Choir
Dedicated to Helsinki Chamber Choir
Listen on Spotify: Helsinki Chamber Choir, conducted by Nils Schweckendiek
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Instrumentation
Mixed choir, tape (2-channel output)
soprano (I – II – III – IV), alto (I – II – III – IV)
tenor (I – II – III – IV), bass (I – II – III – IV)
Performances
Premiere: July 9, 2010
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
(sopranos: Krista Kujala, Mirjam Schulmann, Nina Fogelberg, Iida Antola, Helge Kõrvits;
altos: Viivi Tulkki, Susanna Tollet, Lotte Lehikoinen, Veera Railio;
tenors: Jarno Lehtola, Jukka Jokitalo, Edward Ananian-Cooper, Martti Anttila;
basses: Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Jussi Rauvola, Antti Vahtola, Kai Vahtola)
Marko Myöhänen and Sampo Haapamäki, electronics
Viitasaari Church
Time of Music festival, Viitasaari
February 5, 2011, at 4pm
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
(sopranos: Mirjam Schulmann, Krista Kujala, Nina Fogelberg, Heta Kokkomäki, Helge Kõrvits;
altos: Viivi Tulkki, Susanna Tollet, Lotte Lehikoinen, Eira Karlson;
tenors: Jarno Lehtola, Jukka Jokitalo, Edward Ananian-Cooper, Martti Anttila;
basses: Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Jussi Rauvola, Kai Vahtola, Valtteri Maasalo)
Anders Pohjola and Sampo Haapamäki, electronics
Musica nova Helsinki festival
Sibelius Academy Concert Hall
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki
May 13, 2017, at 7:30 p.m.
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
(sopranos: Mirjam Solomon, Tove Djupsjöbacka, Meri Metsomäki, Júlia Heéger;
altos: Varvara Merras-Häyrynen, Susanna Tollet, Eira Karlson, Lotte Lehikoinen;
tenors: David Hackston, Antero Törhönen, Mats Lillhannus, Jukka Jokitalo;
basses: Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Juhani Vesikkala, Antti Vahtola, Keimo Joensuu)
Timo Kurkikangas, sound design
In(ter)dependence
Tenso Days 2017 Mechelen
St Rumbold’s Cathedral
Mechelen, Belgium
May 29, 2017, at 7:30 p.m
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
(sopranos: Mirjam Solomon, Tove Djupsjöbacka, Meri Metsomäki, Júlia Heéger;
altos: Varvara Merras-Häyrynen, Susanna Tollet, Eira Karlson, Lotte Lehikoinen;
tenors: David Hackston, Antero Törhönen, Mats Lillhannus, Jukka Jokitalo;
basses: Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Juhani Vesikkala, Antti Vahtola, Keimo Joensuu)
Timo Kurkikangas, sound design
Klang Concert: In(ter)dependence
Camerata Hall
Music Centre, Helsinki
Videos & audio
Sampo Haapamäki: Worldland (2010, 40 min)
For mixed choir and tape (2-channel output)
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
Recorded at the Uusi Paviljonki, Kauniainen, Finland 8.-9.6.2017
Read more
Sampo Haapamäki:
MAAILMAMAA (2010, 40min)
(in English: Worldland)
in seven movements
for mixed choir and tape
(2-channel output)
lyrics by Sampo Haapamäki, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, V.A. Koskenniemi, Paavo Cajander
commissioned by Helsinki Chamber Choir
dedicated to Helsinki Chamber Choir
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
SOPRANOS:
Mirjam Solomon, Tove Djupsjöbacka, Meri Metsomäki, Júlia Heéger
ALTOS:
Varvara Merras-Häyrynen, Susanna Tollet, Eira Karlson, Lotte Lehikoinen
TENORS:
David Hackston, Antero Törhönen, Mats Lillhannus, Jukka Jokitalo
BASSES:
Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Juhani Vesikkala, Antti Vahtola, Keimo Joensuu
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Executive Manager Martti Anttila
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Artistic Director Nils Schweckendiek
Recorded at
the Uusi Paviljonki, Kauniainen, Finland
8-9 June, 2017
Produced, engineered and edited by Hans Kipfer
Electronics, mixing and editing by Sampo Haapamäki
Executive producer Erkki Nisonen
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