Korsholm Music Festival is being arranged Thursday - Thursday 25.7 - 1.8.2019. The theme for the festival is named ”Life - Sic Vita” from a poem by English poet Henry King from the 1700-centrury England. The theme will focus on life itself and what occurs during our lives. Also the concert programme will show this. 

Korsholm Music Festival will further present the Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski, who is a very productive and wellknown composer in all of Europe. At least one worldpremiere will come from here. The festival will also play music by 150 anniversary composer Armas Järnefelt.  

By the initiative of the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Vaasa Opera the Church opera Pictures of Life will have it´s first performance during Korsholm Music Festival 2019.  Composer Olli Kortekangas and Pia Perkiö, writer of the libretto, have got the inspiration to the work from the paintings on the walls in Isokyrö medieval Church from 1304, where also the opera gets it´s worldpremiere 1.8. 2019. The piece is written for Seinäjoki and Vaasa City Orchestras, Vaasa Opera Choir and children´s choir and two soloists. The soloists will be soprano Päivi Nisula and baritone Waltteri Torikka. Conductor for the music Anna-Maria Helsing, Scene director Ville Saukkonen.

Most Welcome!

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THE PROGRAMME IS BEING UPDATED!