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OONOON is a co-creation by Sarah Palu and Johanna Tarkkanen. They met in 2016 and sat down together to listen to the silence. From that silence music started to unfold like water from a spring. This music is the essence of OON.
"There was a long pause where the silence became almost visceral, a calling in the air. The music from the kantele started and a journey began. The music felt circular and though I was still, it felt I was being unravelled, threads unknotting and knotting, an embroidery of skin. The music stopped gradually after a while but the memory hung in the air. It is still in the air, though I am now thousands of miles away. This is sublime and delicate work, an experience that will stay with me. We need to delve into crevices and cracks like this: tastes that linger; experiences that touch us; the scent of time." Caroline Smith, Programme Leader Creative Learning, Barbican Guildhall OON was selected to represent Finland at the UNM festival 2019 for Nordic composers and sound artists in Piteå Sweden with their piece ”Metsänkellot” (Forest Chimes). #OONsounds #kantelemeditation |
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VIITASEN PIIAFolk singer-songwriter Viitasen Piia has published four albums and charmed critics and live audiences alike, landing her at the forefront of Finnish storytellers. In 2019, Viitasen Piia band released its fourth album "Meidän jälkeemme hiljaisuus" which has been praised as one of the best Finnish releases of the year.
Viitasen Piia on lauluntekijä Piia Viitasen luotsaama tummanpuhuvaa indie-folkkia soittava yhtye, joka on hurmannut neljällä albumillaan niin kriitikot kuin liveyleisönkin, ja raivannut Viitaselle jalansijaa Suomen eturivin tarinankertojien joukossa. Viitasen Piian akustisesta folkista ja americanasta kumpuava ilmaisu on saanut vuosien saatossa rinnalleen myös uusia sävyjä, ja akustisia ja elektronisia elementtejä yhdistelemällä on löytynyt rikas ja omintakeinen musiikillinen maailma, jonka ytimessä soivat Viitasen vahvat sävellykset ja sanoitukset, jotka porautuvat syvälle ihmisenä olemisen ytimeen. Viitasen Piia:
Piia Viitanen (voice, guitar) Mikko Malmivaara (guitar) Matias Tyni (keyboards) Sarah Palu (kantele, harp) Oskari Lehtonen (drums) Juho Niemelä (bass) In addition to band and solo performances, Viitasen Piia also transforms into a trio, of which Palu is an active member. www.viitasenpiia.com
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PROJECT VAINIOLLA ENSEMBLEProject Vainiolla Ensemble’s debut album Suruvesi is an exploration of possibilities of laments and a prepared piano. The laments - also called poetry of eternal parting and final passing - are mixed with instruments, both acoustic and electronic, and improvised soundscapes that were recorded in the fields and forests.
★★★★★ "Suruvesi on visuaalinen, vavisuttava ja ennakkoluuloton matka. Piano huokuu, hakkaa ja pirstaloituu sekoittuen ihmisäänen, akustisten ja elektronisten instrumenttien sekä kenttä-äänitysten utuun" Venla-Vanamo Asikainen / Keskisuomalainen Project Vainiolla Ensemble:
Kalle Vainio Emmi Kuittinen Sarah Palu Johanna Tarkkanen Erika Hammarberg Heli Hartikainen Mirva Soininen |
Picture of OON by Aino Aksenja, picture of Project Vainiolla Ensemble by Raimo Uunila and picture of Viitasen Piia by Pietari Purovaara.