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Syn­the­sis, Rem­i­nis­cence, and a Drunken Tou­can

Bachelor’s graduation composition recital of Marcus Hu, Niki Main, Sauli Niemi and Helena Nikkinen.

Performers

  • Marcus Hu, composer & cellist

  • Sauli Niemi, composer & pianist

  • Niki Main, composer & performer

  • Tuule-Helin Krigul, flute

  • Aaro Lehtovaara, bassoon

  • Nuutti Tossavainen, trumpet

  • Kristīne Tukre, kokle

  • Teuvo Taimioja, guitar

  • Minna Ristamäki, accordion

  • Elina Rautiainen, piano

  • Olli Mikkonen, piano

  • Alex Martin Augustin, percussion

  • Matilda Nikkinen, soprano

  • Heidi Hämälainen, performer

  • Venla Saavalainen, violin

  • Adele Xiang, cello

  • Otto Nuoranne, cello 

Program

See the program leaflet

  • Niki Main: Fleeting Miniverse for kokle

  • Sauli Niemi: Two Pieces for piano

  • Auri-Helena Nikkinen: Two Pieces for soprano and piano

  • Marcus Hu: Towards Alienation of Memory for solo cello

  • Marcus Hu: Reminiscence for cello and piano

  • Niki Main: Loomis for accordion

  • Auri-Helena Nikkinen: Tyhjiä hönkäyksiä – Hohe for soprano and paper accordion

  • Auri-Helena Nikkinen: An Urban Tiger for piano

Intermission

  • Niki Main: Sonata for solo violin

  • Auri-Helena Nikkinen: Hunnuton for soprano and piano

  • Sauli Niemi: Cycles for piano

  • Niki Main: Solitude & Synthesis for guitar

  • Auri-Helena Nikkinen: Regards from Montes de Toledo for flute, guitar, and cello

  • Niki Main: Laulaen for cello

  • Auri-Helena Nikkinen: Humoresque pour Maxim – Memoir of a Drunken Toucan for bassoon and piano

  • Marcus Hu: Tawdry Ives: Arrangement based on Yankee Doodle and Star-Spangled Banner, for the 4th of July for trumpet, snare drum, performer, piano, violin, and cello