Life as a composer

Thursday 15.2.2024

17:30
Schauman-sali

Kauppiaankatu 10, Pietarsaari

Free admission

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The composer Cecilia Damström talks about her life and her compositions. (In Swedish)

The ability to think and feel on a conscious level is what makes us humans differ from other species on earth. This is also what Cecilia Damström (b.1988) tries to achieve with her compositions; to make people think and feel.

Born into a multicultural family in Helsinki, languages and the possibility of combining languages, have always appealed to her while composing. With a background as a classical pianist and with theatre as an interest, also harmony, direction, a sense of drama, and expressivity are always present in her music.

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Closing Party
Closing Party
Pietarsaari Day
Pietarsaari Day
School Concerts
School Concerts
Talviharmonikka Goes Opera
Talviharmonikka Goes Opera
From Tallinn to Kokkola
From Tallinn to Kokkola
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