Nils Schweckendiek, the conductor on this album, has conducted around a hundred first performances of various musical works.
Performer Biography
The Helsinki Chamber Choir, featured on this recording, is Finland's only professional chamber choir.
Compositional Technique
Antti Auvinen's vocal music heavily features extended techniques, including grunts, shouts, and squeals, which are not typically associated with singing.
Composer Biography
Sampo Haapamäki, one of the composers on this album, is known for his innovations in microtonal music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sampo Haapamäki's music is characterized by rigorous, audible processes like structured ascents and descents, combined with cultural references and a quirky sense of humor.
Compositional Technique
Antti Auvinen, another composer on this album, challenges the boundary between musical sounds and noise, using 'noisy' elements as an integral part of his musical language.
