Special Feature 2/2018:
A look at the Sibelius Academy in 2018
The second special feature in FMQ in 2018 focuses on Finland’s only university-level music institution, the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, through which we also take a look at university-level music teaching today in general.
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Kardemimmit:
a folk-pop quartet pushing 20
A group of four women who each both sing and play the kantele and who write songs in a consistent and original style, Kardemimmit have their roots in the folk tradition but are not afraid to season their menu with whatever spices take their fancy. Few ensembles can boast having made music together from childhood through to turning professional. In recent years, Kardemimmit have been in demand from the USA to Japan.
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Pasi Hyökki:
“Without choirs we would not have the society we have today”
Choral singing has made a vital contribution to Finland’s history and is a crucial building block of Finnish society. Pasi Hyökki is well versed in the challenges and rewards of conducting a male choir institution and a children’s choir institution, each with a strong tradition and reputation. Professional choral singing, however, is pitifully underdeveloped in Finland.
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A Quest for New Perspectives
The Possible Worlds of Composer Mikko Heiniö
The third symphony by Mikko Heiniö is premiered in Turku in May 18. While celebrating his 70th birthday, it nevertheless looks to the future. His work as a composer continues, and he has just finished writing a new opera, his fourth.
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Tapani Rinne:
Three decades of innovation
Known as a fearless sound explorer and protean saxophonist, Tapani Rinne introduced jazz to ambient and techno years before it became a worldwide trend. After game-changing albums with RinneRadio, Wimme and others, he continues to blaze a trail of innovation.
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Tuuletar:
Translating tradition into folk hop
Tuuletar are a vocal ensemble of four women who have skyrocketed to international fame in recent years. Although their music is firmly anchored in the soil of folk music, they seek to avoid being boxed or categorised, preferring instead to interpret tradition liberally.
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From the Archives (1985–2005)
FMQ began life as a printed magazine – the Finnish Music Quarterly – in 1985. Until 2005, its articles were only available in hard copy.
Selected articles from our back catalogue have been posted online, and the selection is continuously being added to.
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