Fennica Gehrman

3-stimmigen Frauenchor

Text: Mawlana Rumi, translated into Finnish by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila. Aho's lyrical interpretation of Rumi's impressive poem (for small SSAA choir or female quartet) was composed in 2003.

A revised edition with three stylistically different songs based on old Estonian folk songs. The texts are given also in English.

Second song from the series Songs of Singing and the Songster compiled in 1971.

Jalkanen's works have ethnic drive. This commission from the Kalevala society was premiered at Uspenski Cathedral in October 2007. Duration ca 5 minutes; text in Russian.

As if in homage to choral history, Rautavaara's Credo from 1972 departs from chant-like beginnings, passing through homophony and polyphony towards a modern synthesis of all its elements. It is equall...

Kostiainen is a favourite composer of choral societies because of his catchy and down-to-earth melodic inventiveness and an ability to handle choral resources with flexibility and panache. Jaakobin po...