11.8.2022
19:00
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Lahti Organ Festival:

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra & Susanne Kujala, organ

UMORGAN

Conductor Jukka Linkola

Thu 11th August 2022 at 7 pm // Ristinkirkko, Lahti


11.8.2022
19:00

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The UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra gets a rare nuance from a slightly larger wind instrument, when the big band and organist Susanne Kujala join forces. The concert, which elegantly combines different musical worlds from the classical and jazz sides, will feature the premiere of Markus Fagerudd, the symphonic Ellington and an organ concert by the Swedish Örjan Fahlström. The concert is conducted by Jukka Linkola.

Program:

Markus Fagerudd: Concerto for organ and big band ’Gandai’ (premiere, 24’)
Susanne Kujala, organ
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

Duke Ellington: A Tone Parallel to Harlem (14’)
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

Örjan Fahlström: Concerto for organ and big band ’Animations’ (32’)
1. Prolog / Moderato
2. Elegi
3. Scherzo
4. Chorale
5. Fugue

Susanne Kujala, organ
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

 

Photo: Susanne Kujala by Maarit Kytöharju 

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