Laululla

The album includes the latest pieces commissioned by the choir from the composers Ilona Korhonen, Lotta Wennäkoski, Juhani Komulainen and Tapani Länsiö, adding a wide range of contemporary music. The contemporary selection is completed with Grass, a piece composed by Toru Takemitsu’s and premiered in Finland by the choir. Works from the romantic era, which is as well selected around the theme of beginnings and endings, bring balance to the album.

The title piece of the album, Laululla by Ilona Korhonen, is based on folk songs. The artistic director Saara Aittakumpu comments on the piece: ”Laululla brought the folk song style as a new element in the choir’s repertoire. In Finland, mixed and especially female choirs have found and refined contemporary music based on folk song already since two decades, but so far it has been relatively rare among mail choirs.”

In the pieces about singing, the dramatic structure symbolizes the whole circle of life: ”Even though our own song did not always sound the brightest, we have contributed in opening new frontiers to the new generations”, writes Aittakumpu.

Tuuli Lindeberg is the artistic producer of the album. Kuisma Eskola has been responsible for recording, editing, and mastering.