VocalEssence

VocalEssence
  • Who We Are
    • About VocalEssence
    • Performing Ensembles
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
      • VocalEssence ¡Cantaré! Advisory Council
    • VocalEssence WITNESS Advisory Council
    • Advancing Inclusion, Access, and Equity
  • What We Do
    • Why Sing?
    • Concerts and Events
    • Virtual Projects
      • Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle
        • Musical Moments: Composers of the 17th, 18th, & 19th Centuries
        • Musical Moments: Composers of the Early-Mid 20th Century
        • Musical Moments: Composers of the Late 20th and 21st Centuries
        • Musical Moments: United States Composers
        • Musical Moments: Latin American Composers
        • Musical Moments: British and Irish Composers
        • Musical Moments: Scandinavian Composers
        • Musical Moments: German and Austrian Composers
        • Musical Moments: French Composers
        • Musical Moments: Canadian Composers
        • Musical Moments: Women Composers
        • Musical Moments: Black Composers
        • Musical Moments: Composers from Minnesota
    • Learning and Engagement Programs
    • Contests and Awards
    • Commissioning and Recording
    • Accessibility
  • Stories & Results
    • #vesotashareshope
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • GPS & Friends
    • Inclusion Access and Equity
    • Musical Moments
    • Performing Ensembles
    • Podcast
    • Schools & Education
    • Take 5 with GPS
    • Together We Sing
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
      • Fundraising Events
    • Engage a Choir
    • Sing with Us
    • Volunteer
    • Join the Board
    • Work at VocalEssence
  • My Profile
  • Logout
  • Login
  • Buy Tickets
  • Donate
Search
More...

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi | Musical Moments with Philip Brunelle

May 7, 2020

Share

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • email

In this Musical Moment, VocalEssence artistic director and founder Philip Brunelle shares insider information and beautiful music by the composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi.

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi

Photo: Maarit Kytöharju / Music Finland

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi

b. 1963

Self-described as an eclectic traditionalist, Finnish composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi writes choral works performed around the world. Mäntyjärvi studied English and Linguistics at the University of Helsinki and music theory and choral conducting at the Sibelius Academy. With his linguistics background, Mäntyjärvi is a well-known translator and takes a great deal of care with texts in his choral pieces. His book Sing it in Finnish: A Practical Pronunciation Guide for Singers and Choral Conductors has helped many singers approach the Finnish language. In addition to his work as a translator and composer, Mäntyjärvi is an active musician. He has sung in and conducted a number of Finnish choirs and shares his insight at workshops around the world. He has been commissioned to write for many highly acclaimed ensembles and served as a composer-in-residence for the Tapiola Chamber Choir. Many of Mäntyjärvi’s pieces are harmonically complex, but a significant portion of his compositional output also includes more accessible tonal pieces that evoke styles of the past.

Suggested choral pieces:

  1. El Hambo (Walton Music WW1264)
  2. Four Shakespeare Songs (Sulasol S0343)
  3. Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae (Sulasol S0433)
Posted in: Musical Moments
Tags: Composers of the Late 20th-21st Century • Scandinavian Composers

Recent Stories

  • Vintage Voices Trillium Woods Chorale Mini Concert January 4, 2021
  • DOUBLE the Joy and Together We Will Meet Our Goal December 31, 2020
  • What moment do YOU treasure in 2020? December 23, 2020
  • Spend Christmas Eve with VocalEssence December 22, 2020
  • How do you measure a year? December 22, 2020
  • About Us
    • About VocalEssence
    • Press Room
    • Annual Report
    • Financial Information
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
  • Get Involved
    • Donate
    • Sing with Us
    • Volunteer
    • Work at VocalEssence
  • Connect
    • Email Sign Up
    • Contact Us/Location
    • Chorus Connection
    • VocalEssence Board Login
  • VocalEssence
  • 1900 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
  • Phone: 612-547-1451
  • Fax: 612-547-1484
  • info@vocalessence.org
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2021 VocalEssence. All rights reserved.

https://www.vocalessence.org/musical-moments-with-philip-brunelle-may-7-2020-jaakko-mantyjarvi

This website uses cookies for necessary functions and to enhance your browsing experience.

Accept & Continue