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IN FOCUS: Romer’s Gap for amplified cello and orchestra (2016)
by Andrew Mellor Only in Finland has the cello – that instrument we think of as mellow and elegiac – found itself a firm foothold in the world of rock music. Olli Virtaperko’s new concerto for amplified cello Romer’s Gap… -
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Latest addition: new work for Renaissance recorder quartet
Virtaperko’s new work Meren päällä ohuempaa (Thinner above the sea) for the Renaissance recorder quartet Bravade focuses on timbre, musical colour and their gradual evolving and changing. The composer describes the work process with Bravade as such: “I was impressed… -
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Premiere: Folk Suite for Treble Viol
Jukka Rautasalo will premiere Virtaperko’s Folk Suite for Treble Viol (original Finnish title Kansanmusiikkigambaa) in Porvoo Cathedral on 17 September, 2015. Written in 2013, Folk Suite consists of five short movements that reflect Virtaperko’s recent, growing interest in the Nordic… -
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New work: In nomine ‘Shivering’
Virtaperko’s new viol consort work In nomine ‘Shivering’ continues the instrumental polyphonic In nomine tradition of the English Renaissance. Like few hundred other In nomines, In nomine ‘Shivering’ is built around John Taverner’s plainchant melody from 1530, a melody that… -
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Music for Yle Radio Theatre drama with Bravade Recorder Quartet
“While working on the Renaissance recorder quartet piece for Bravade I was approached to write music for the Yle Radio Theatre production Urian kirje. I choose Bravade to be the vecihle for creating the musical content for the drama, which… -
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YLE “Record of the Year” nomination for 2014
Clarinetist Mikko Raasakka’s record Eliangelis – Contemporary Finnish Music for Clarinet has been selected as a one of the six candidates for Yle Broadcasting Company’s Record of the Year 2014 nomination. Containing music by Olli Virtaperko (Glass Orifice),… -
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Work Completed: Multikolor
New work by Olli Virtaperko, Multikolor for baritone saxophone and a 10-piece ensemble is completed. Commissioned by TampereRaw ensemble and written for the soloist Joonatan Rautiola, the 18-minute work explores the multiphonic and timbral possibilities of the baritone saxophone. Click… -
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Work on progress – Multikolor
“I’m currenly working on a piece for solo barytone saxophone and a 10-piece TampereRaw ensemble. Commissioned by TampereRaw, Multikolor will be premiered at Autumn 2015 with Joonatan Rautiola as the soloist. During the compositional process I’ve worked exceptionally intensively with… -
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New videos – Ambrosian Delights & Klüftwerk
Visualisation for the full 27-minute Ambrosian Delights is now available from Finnish Baroque Orchestra at Youtube Recent additions also include a video of Klüftwerk, perfomed and provided by Antero Pellikka.… -
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Latest videos
Two visualisations from Ensemble Ambrosius concert on 10 August 2010 at St. Catharine’s Church, Hamburg, Germany: GACH & Questa storia del mago non mi convince (for ensemble) and Kalkkeen meri ahtona (for accordion and kantele).…
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