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Aarre
“Composing Aarre was one of the most challenging tasks of my career, but also one of the most inspiring and rewarding. I spent two years working on the piece, with the biggest challenge being how to create the organ an… -
Usvapatsas
by Matthew Whittall Composer Olli Virtaperko describes finding a title for his new work as a labored process, arrived at long after the completion of the music, and then almost by chance, spied on the spine of a book. But… -
Kuru
Considered as Virtaperko’s breakthrough piece, Kuru (2009) has received praise for its imaginative orchestration, its sensitive use of color and its compositional craftsmanship. Kuru is characterized by a rich use of the natural harmonics of the strings, which gives the… -
Den stora trädgården
In 2004 the Dutch organization, Yo!, launched a European-wide composition competition to find a contemporary European Anthem. Den stora trädgården (The Great Garden), a short orchestral tone poem for symphony orchestra and mixed choir, was one of the three joint…
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