NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
29 Sep 7.30 pm
30 Sep 7.30 pm
Northern Michigan University, Marquette
1 Oct 7.30 pm
Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen
2 Oct 7.30 pm
Rozsa Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton
4 Oct 7.00 pm
Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste Marie
6 Oct 6.00 pm
TOIVO KUULA: Sävel
JEAN SIBELIUS: Saarella palaa, Sydämeni laulu, Sortunut ääni, Rakastava
ERIK BERGMAN: Sommarnatt, Psalm, Tyttöset
SIBELIUS: The sun upon the lake is low
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA: Suite de Lorca
EUGENE BIRMAN: State of the Union
Helsingin kamarikuoro
Nils Schweckendiek, conductor
On its frst North American tour, the Helsinki Chamber Choir will give the world premiere of a major new work by the young Latvian-American composer Eugene Birman (1987) to a libretto by Scott Diel. State of the Union takes a provocative and uncompromising look at some of the urgent issues facing the world today, in the year of one of the most unusual US presidential elections in history. During the tour, the Helsinki Chamber Choir will also perform favourite classics from Finland and lead workshops at Northern Michigan University.