Organ Night & Aria Festival – June 4 – August 31, 2020
The magic of music and summer nights
Greetings from Festival Director Erkki Korhonen
JUNE
THU 18TH JUNE AT 19
VIRTUAL CONCERT FROM ESPOO CATHEDRAL
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MIDSUMMER SOIRÉE – AN ODE TO JOY!
Hedvig Paulig, soprano
Henri Tikkanen, baritone
Erkki Korhonen, piano and organ
Come join us to spend a midsummer’s evening enjoying songs, music, and community spirit – such an uplifting combination! The programme consists of a summer’s most beautiful sing-togethers and summery tunes with soloists. Free entrance!
Duration about 1 h 15 min
JULY
THU 30TH JULY AT 19
VIRTUAL CONCERT FROM ESPOO CATHEDRAL
BIRDSONG IN A SUMMER NIGHT – ESPOON BAROKKI 5Y!
Olga Heikkilä, soprano
Tomi Satomaa, organ
ESPOON BAROKKI:
Hanna Haapamäki, traverso and recorder
Kirsti Apajalahti, violin
Anna Pohjola, violin
Riittaliisa Hakulinen, viola
Elina Mattila, cello
Lassi Kari, contrabass
Laura Vihreäpuu, cembalo
Espoon barokki, celebrating its 5th anniversary, presents nature-themed music by Georg Friedrich Händel. Among the trees, many small birds can be heard: the nightingale, the cuckoo, the skylark, and others. Espoon barokki has invited soprano Olga Heikkilä, Espoo resident, and organist Tomi Satomaa, also originally from Espoo, as their soloists.
PROGRAMME:
Georg Friedrich Händel
Concerto grosso G major Op. 3 No.3 HWV 314
I Largo e staccato
II Adagio
III Allegro
From the oratorio Solomon, HWV 67
Recitative ”No more shall armed bands our hopes destroy” and aria ”Beneath the vine or fig-tree’s shade”
Johann Sebastian Bach (Johann Ernst)
Organ Concerto in G major, BWV 592
I Vivace
II Grave
III Presto
Georg Friedrich Händel
From the opera Xerxes, HWV 40
Symphony from 3rd act
Recitative ”Frondi tenere” and aria ”Ombra mai fu”
From the opera Rinaldo, HWV 7a
Aria “Augelletti che cantate”
Concerto for organ, strings, and basso continuo, F major, ”The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”, HWV 295
I Larghetto
II Allegro
III Larghetto
IV Allegro
From oratorio Semele, HWV 58
Aria ”The morning lark to mine accords his note”
Duration about 1 h 15 min
