Re: New Music circulates contemporary works around Europe

Europe-wide project on contemporary music called Re: New Music, will be launched during summer 2009. The project aims to get new European works performed also outside their home countries.

The music will be mediated by contemporary music ensembles, who have selected works from their home countries for a joint repertoire listing. The ensembles will, in turn, use the listing to select new works outside their country, to be included in their own repertoire. Altogether, the project promises to arrange 90 contemporary music events in 11 countries before November 2010.

The Finnish ensembles include The Chamber Orchestra of Lapland and Uusinta Ensemble. They have selected altogether 18 Finnish works to the repertoire. In addition to the established names, the listing includes also young and upcoming names like Perttu Haapanen, Uljas Pulkkis and Lotta Wennäkoski.

The project is coordinated by the Danish Composers' Society, with the collaboration of European Music Office (EMO). The Finnish partner in the project in The Society of Finnish Composers.

The Finnish repertoire

Ilkka von Boehm: Chase
Sebastian Fagerlund: Imaginary Landscapes
Perttu Haapanen: Ladies' Room
Timo Hietala: Lunnin Tango
Asko Hyvärinen: Ehiknosdeux
Sami Klemola: Fragile
Ilkka Kuusisto: Concertino Improvvisando
Magnus Lindberg: Jubilees
Jukka Linkola: Autumn Concerto
Uljas Pulkkis: Madrigal
Severi Pyysalo: The Ever-Changing for Vibraphone and Chamber Orchestra
Osmo Tapio Räihälä: Damballa
Kaija Saariaho: Cendres
Aulis Sallinen: Chamber Music V
Max Savikangas: Maito
Tapio Tuomela: Pierrot 2
Harri Vuori: Twilight Songsters
Lotta Wennäkoski: Kuule

Merja Hottinen / Fimic
12 May, 2009