The traditional Monday night of the festival is full of energy! There will be solo and chamber music performances, Junior accordions, K-30 orchestra. As a guest, the PocoApoco Accordion Orchestra, with accordion students from Kuusamo, Kajaani and Kemijärvi music schools. Free entrance

Jorma Uotinen – voice and speaking Trio Avec Petri Ikkelä – accordion & bandoneon Helena Plathán – cello Ilkka Joronen – piano The drama concert features songs about friendship, love, longing, loneliness, death, life, ourselves – about everything that tango can tell. The program includes e.g. compositions by Astor Piazzolla, Kurt Weill, Erik Lindström, Villoldo and […]

Vestersundsby players (Jakobstads arbis), Pedersöre MI’s accordion group and the entertainment orchestra (Nykarleby Arbis) play music in the winter evening. The groups are led by Mia Willnäs. The repertoire includes everything from folk music and schlager to dance music and tango. It will be an evening of joy, where well-known songs are interpeted with catchy […]

An opera evening with all the spices – from music to stories. Classics of Italian opera literature (Giuseppe Verdi, Pietro Mascagni), captivating American minimalism (John Adams, Philip Glass). Finally, Canadian R. Murray Schafer’s stunning head of Adriana. Minna-Leena Lahti – soprano Esa Ruuttunen – bass baritone Sini Ström – accordion Sonja Vertainen – accordion Introduction […]

A joyful children’s music orchestra whose songs fascinate listeners of all ages. The group draws influences from musical cultures around the world. For listeners serving tastes from Balkan rhythms to delta blues and from swing to bluegrass. Juha Virtanen – accordions, accordina, ukulele Matti Hakamäki – voice, mandoliini, quitarr, ukulele Tomi Nurmi – quitarr, violin, […]