Music from the Thousand Lakes

A one-day seminar on Music from Finland, Karelia, and the Meänkieli

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Programme

Time

Speaker

Presentation Title

1.30-2.00 pm

MA Dalva Lamminmäki

Kantele: Played, Written, and Archived

2.00-2.30pm

Prof. Philip Bullock

Mapping Multilingual Helsinki/Helsingfors: Sibelius's Work in the Theatre

2.30-3.00pm

Dr Kristian Wahlström

Teaching Metal Music Performance in Finland: Balancing Between Preserving a Music Tradition and Promoting Students' Innovations

3.30-4.00pm

Coffee & Tea Break

4.00-4.30pm

Dr Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi

The Role of Song Lyrics in the Reclamation and Revitalisation of Meänkieli

4.30-5.00pm

Dr Charlotte Doesburg

Familial Bonds and Childhood Nostalgia in Metal Music from Finnish and Russian Karelia

5-6pm

Drinks & Nibbles

 

Intermezzo Chamber Choir Summer Concert

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Music in the (sub-)Arctic

Oxford University Open Days

Tchaikovsky Recitals with Julian Chan

Join us on Friday evening for our Open Day concert at 6pm where Julian will be performing Tchaikovsky on our Steinway Grand.

Q&A and Recital with Professor Martyn Harry

Professor Harry will be giving a talk that will feature music throughout, followed by an audience Q&A.

Quantum Universe: Less than Nothing, More than Everything

Pianist, composer, author and quantum musician Rakhat-Bi Abdyssagin discusses his recent books.