The flute´s solistic position reflects the setting of Karelian laments in this piece so that one can think of flutist as the pre-cryer and strings as the community, which joins into the emotional burst of the flute. I also collected some fascinating musical events from the laments: the rhythm in some laments was surprisingly free, accelerating and complex without common meter or verse. Descending lines and microtones were also charasteristic of some of the laments. Deepening the emotion and becoming sensitized in performing a lament were special skills one could compare to the expertise of a sage or a shaman.

Commissioned by Crusell Festival 2017.

F.p. Niamh McKenna (Ireland), Joidy Blanco (Venezuela) as well as Elizaveta Ivanova (Russia) with Jousia Ensemble cond. Janne Nisonen.

Duration 8–9 min.

Crusell Week 2017

Luvetus (2017) for flute and string orchestra

Commission: Südwestrundfunk for the Donaueschingen Musiktage 2022

Live recording of the world première, Musica Nova Helsinki, 3 March 2023.

Performers:
Mattie Barbier, trombone
Weston Olencki, trombone
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Janne Nisonen, conductor

Photo: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

where the dark earth bends (2022, rev. 2023), for RAGE Thormbones, orchestra, and electronics

Taiga is new classical piece of sinfonietta /symphony orchestra. It is composed by Ilari Hylkilä. It is performed by Tapiola Sinfonietta (dir. Janne Nisonen)