Ida Moberg (1859–1947) was a Finnish composer and teacher. She grew up in a musical family, her father being an instrument maker. Ida was exceptionally well-educated in music: she studied singing and piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, composing and singing at the Helsinki Orchestra School, composing at the Royal Musical Academy in Dresden, improvisation…
Kalevi Aho’s Concerto for timpani and orchestra (2015) was premiered in Turku, Finland 22nd April 2016 Ari-Pekka Mäenpää as soloists and Erkki Lasonpalo as conductor. Performance material is available for hire from the publisher. Duration: 29′. Buy now (Study score)
Kalevi Aho’s Double concerto for two bassoons and orchestra (2016) was premiered in Warsaw, Poland with Bram van Sambeek and Leszek Wachnik as soloists. Duration 29 min. Study score Buy nowSolo parts Buy now
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė’s Ululation (2023) for mixed choir developes entirely from the “ululating” gesture. Ululations can be taken as a ritualistic expression of mourning commenting on the turbulent times we live in, and the sorrow of women whose men are at war fighting and dying. The wordless text consists of combinations of vowels and consonants. This…
Sibelius’ Christmas songs op. 1 (texts in Finnish) arranged for male choir by Teppo Salakka. Buy now
Matthew Whittall’s large-scale choral song cycle Songs of Travel (2020-2021) is set to poems by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894), compiled and adapted by the composer. Duration 30 minutes. All the songs are also available separately as downloadable and printable PDF publications. Buy now
In this set of love songs “love is a place” after one of the great poets of the genre, Matthew Whittall wanted to create a sense of progression from various phases of that universal feeling – falling in love, building a life with a partner, the birth of children, death and loss – but one…
Matthew Whittall’s pair of psalm-based settings was a commission from the Finnish union of church musicians, for Swedish-language pieces specifically intended for liturgical use. Du kröner året (You crown the year, 4 min), to be sung on the feasts of Michaelmas and Thanksgiving. Sion, prisa din Gud (Zion, praise thy God, 3 min) was written…
Jennah Vainio’s For Such a Time As This was commissioned for YL Male Voice Choir’s 140th anniversary concert in 2023. The songs deal with topics such as motherhood, war, longing for children, grief, loss and self-esteem issues. Although the texts are very personal, they are also universal at the same time – regardless of gender,…
Timo-Juhani Kyllönen’s Julen sveper in op. 101b (Swedish, “Christmas sweeps in”) for mixed choir and piano was commissioned for Espoo Arbis Chamber Choir in 2023. The composition is about love, peace, light and happiness for humanity. Buy now
