Tiina Myllärinen’s (Bad) Dreams come true for strings quartet (2022) was composed when war broke out in Europe. The composer tells: “The shock, and the daily news barrage of battles could not help making an impression on my work and its material. I wondered what dreams and plans people had in Ukraine before the war,…
Lotta Wennäkoski’s Pige (2021-2022) for string quartet was commissioned to be paired with the Death and the Maiden quartet by Franz Schubert (“pige” is Danish for girl). The work has three movements, and the first movement can also be performed separately as a prologue to Schubert’s quartet. Buy now
Composer, musician Timo Alakotila (b. 1959) is a distinguished, active and versatile talent in the Finnish music scene whose long career working with different genres of music – folk music in particular – has been ground-breaking. Alakotila’s works showcase his versatility: he has produced highly acclaimed classical music compositions and arrangements for Pekka and Jaakko…
Lauri Mäntysaari explores the theme “nature” in Chats before Sunrise (2007, rev. 2022). The atmosphere created in this 6-minute piece is one of early dawn after a long night spent with good friends (and perhaps some wine), a moment where an unseen element lighter than the air seems to hold the still bubbling conversation in…
Panu Aaltio (b. 1982) is a film composer based in Helsinki and Los Angeles. He has composed music to 30 feature films, multiple TV series and video games, as well as a full-length ballet for the Finnish National Opera. Commisisoned by Lieksa Brass Week and premiered by its artistic leader Jouko Harjanne in 2022, Aaltio’s…
Markku Johansson’s evergreen arrangements now available as downloadable and printable PDF editions. The swinging Savitaipale Reggae for flugelhorn & wind orchestra is based on traditional Finnish song “Ievan polkka”. Duration ca. 4 minutes. Buy now A grandioso style waltz Tähtiä ja timantteja – Stars and Diamonds was the winner of a composition competition of The…
Osmosis for brass sextet (3trp-3trb) Osmosis (2015) is scored for three trumpets and three tenor trombones. The instruments of the 12-minute-work are in osmotic relationships: various degrees of assimilation happen through the subtle variances of rhythmic or melodic contours that often create unified textures where the entire brass ensemble is functioning as one huge organism,…
Kari Karjalainen has arranged these popular piano pieces by Erkki Melartin to different brass ensembles. The three pieces are: Tanssilaulu op. 16 / 3 Legend I op. 6 / 1 Polska op. 119b / 6 -for brass quartet (2trp-2trb) Buy now -for brass quartet (2trp-hn-trb) Buy now -for brass quintet (2trp-hn-trb-tb) Buy now
Northern April for mixed choir (SSAATTBarB) is set to text by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950). The work was commissioned by Tampere Vocal festival in 2023. Buy now
The seven movements of A Children’s Mass (1973) by Einojuhani Rautavaara are performed in alternation by a children’s choir (SSAA) and string orchestra. Only in the final movement are the two ensembles combined. This arrangement also makes it possible for the choral and orchestral cycles to be performed as separate entities. Full score & string…
