Ensemble Party

Wizards of collective improvisation and looping pool their voices and lead the brave souls who dare enter the top floor of Telakka into a circle singing trance.
This music is created in the moment and performed with, not to, the audience.

At the end of the evening the groups participating in the Contest for Vocal Ensembles take to the stage one last time. Host: Tuukka Haapaniemi.

Circle singing performers:

Petra Poutanen is a vocal acrobat, who is driven by interesting perspectives, conflicts and powerful content. She believes in the joy of singing, whatever your skill level may be, and knows that the ultimate meaning of life is singing and dancing together.

Mikko Heikinpoika goes in deep, whether into sounds or into the souls hearing them. Working with the dance of microchips, he is rooted and rooting, tickling the subconscious and developing deep dance rhythms like branches of a tree.

Merzi Rajala, Artistic Director of this year’s festival, is a powerhouse of never-ending ideas. Her mission in the world of vocal music is to make music together with gentleness and shared values all over the world.

The fourth performer is in close touch with the pulse of the world, ever changing and ever adopting new ideas, ready to plunge into anything, knowing that the above three performers will hold on tight and swing them safely into a sonic adventure. That fourth performer is the audience. It is you.