Music from the Thousand Lakes

Name: Music from the Thousand Lakes
Start: 2025-10-14T13:30:00+0100
End: 2025-10-14T13:30:00+0100

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

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Tickets £5-10

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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

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