To celebrate its longtime Sister City relationship with Salo, Finland, the St. Anthony Sister City Association has commissioned a work from renowned composer Olli Kortekangas, to receive its world premiere with the St. Anthony Civic Orchestra. Based on the children鈥檚 story 鈥淭he Lost Melody鈥� by Eeva Tikka, the composition will incorporate spoken narration. The concert […]
This is a high-level and engaging event with international and American speakers on foreign policy and current world affairs. The theme of the evening,聽Changing the Game,聽聽asks: 鈥淗ow can we manage and harness the political and economic changes in the world today?鈥� The speakers will 聽address the question from different angles and engage the audience. The […]
Ensemble mise-en will perform the work of three living Finnish composers鈥擪aija Saariaho, Sami Klemola and Sebastian Hill鈥攅ach representing a generation of new musical artists working today.
The 39th annual Finnish Community Bazaar and second-to-last event at the old Nordic Heritage Museum before the museum moves into its new building.
Shop for imported goods and crafts, and enjoy music and foods from the Nordic countries.
Alex Jokipii, a native of Escanaba, Michigan, and principal trumpet player with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, will play the world premiere performance of a trumpet concerto by Finnish composer Jaakko Kuusisto in a November 11 concert of the Marquette Symphony Orchestra.
Cook & Eat committee member Sandra Nelson Miller and Finnish Nordic Northwest member Pirjo Schulbach will lead the class in making the traditional Christmas cookies Honungsbatar聽(Swedish Honeyboats) and Joulutortut聽(Finnish Stars.) As an added bonus they will prepare glogg, using the recipe which won Nordic Northwest鈥檚 glogg competition last season.
The program salutes Finland's 100th Independence Day by opening with聽the playing of Finlandia, followed by Tchaikovsky鈥檚 thematically rich and brilliantly orchestrated Symphony No. 3 and The Grieg Piano Concerto. The program is repeated on Sunday the 19th.
The Traveling Sauna, the "mascot" of Finland 100, rolls through Lake Worth聽on聽its cross-country tour, which wraps up December 2-6 in Washington, D.C. Finland 100 events will be planned at stops across the country. Visit travelingsauna.com for an up-to-date schedule and map of the route.
The program salutes Finland's 100th Independence Day by opening with聽the playing of Finlandia, followed by Tchaikovsky鈥檚 thematically rich and brilliantly orchestrated Symphony No. 3 and The Grieg Piano Concerto.