Mikko Heiniö's "The Bishop's Spring Dream" includes a vocal rarity, a sopranista (a male singer singing in the soprano register), and quotes from numerous other musical pieces.
Composition History
Riikka Talvitie's "Muistin pitkä jyrinä" (The long rumble of memory) was commissioned for the 125th anniversary of YL Male Voice Choir in 2008.
Composition History
Mikko Heiniö's "The Bishop's Spring Dream" was a commission for the joint Nordic choral project Northlights in 2002.
Performer Biography
Talla Vocal Ensemble, founded in Helsinki in 1991, consists of eleven male singers whose combined range covers four octaves, including a rare male soprano voice and a deep Slavonic bass.
Performer Biography
Pasi Hyökki, founder and artistic director of the Talla Vocal Ensemble, is also a sopranista singer, a male singer who sings in the soprano register.
Performer Biography
Matti Hyökki has led the YL Male Voice Choir as conductor since 1980 and was the first person in Finland to earn a doctoral degree in choir conducting.
Performer Biography
YL Male Voice Choir, founded in 1883 at the University of Helsinki, is the oldest Finnish-language choir in Finland.
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