Sanna Ahvenjärvi

Composer

Selection of Performances

Ikirouta (2020)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
- for flute, guitar, violoncello and electronics
Silvia Raia, flute
Patrik Kleemola, guitar
Oliver Müller, violoncello
Tapio Lappalainen, live-electronics

WeW! Contemporary Music Festival
November 20th 2024

Teardrops (2022-2024)

Anniina Kontkanen, flute and alto flute
Janne Jääskelä, violin and viola
Sanna-Kaisa Ruoppa, violoncello
Elina Jääskelä, piano

Soipa Haapajärvi -festival, Haapajärvi, Finland
November 15th 2024 (cancelled due to illness)

Hiekkasilmä / Sand Eye (2014-2024)

Librettist & Director — Jenni Kinnunen
Set, Costume & Graphic Design — Julia Quante
Helene — Johanna Nylund
Ruut — Emma Mustaniemi
Isak — Joel Alalantela
Répétiteur & Keys — Laura Heikkilä
Violin — Hanna Parviainen
Clarinet — Pekka Niskanen
Percussions — Hsiao-Tung Yuan
Sound Engineer— Tapio Lappalainen
Hair & Make-up — Melina Matinlompolo
Cinematographer & Trailer — Sami Mustonen
Photographer — Maiju Pohjanheimo

Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -festival, Oulu, Finland
October 4th 2024
October 5th 2024
October 6th 2024

Juoksen perässäsi elämä (2020)

Trio Trecolor:
Lotta Peltomäki, violin
Marjukka Eskelinen, piano
Tapio Lappalainen, sound engineer

Kuopion Musiikkikeskuksen Kamarimusiikkisali, Kuopio, Finland
September 7th 2024

Water (2019-2020)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
- for symphony orchestra
Oulu Symphony
André de Ridder, conductor

Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -festival, Oulu, Finland
October 5th 2023

No Piece by Violance

- for solo viola
Mari Viluksela, viola

Kaivos-Festival, Outokumpu, Finland
September 3rd 2023

Revontuulet (2004-2005)

- for youth orchestra
Pirkanmaan Nuoret Sinfonikot
Anna-Leena Lumme, conductor

February 22nd 2023, Pirkkala
February 23rd 2023, Ylöjärvi

Chamber opera Hiekkasilmä scenes 1-6

libretto: Jenni Kinnunen
Northern Opera Company

Oulu, Finland
December 18th 2022

https://nocpok.fi/ohjelmisto/hiekkasilma/

On pärjättävä (2013/2021) and Outo tarina (2013/2021)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
text: Jenni Kinnunen
Hohde Choir
Tuomo Rahko, conductor

Valvegalleria, Oulu, Finland
January 20th 2022

https://nocpok.fi/ohjelmisto/jalleenrakennus/

Bußetuende Zitrusseife (2019)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
text: Veronika Aschenbrenner
- for soprano, flute, guitar and violoncello
Meeri Pulakka, soprano
Martta Jämsä, flute
Janne Malinen, guitar
Pekka Smolander, violoncello

Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -Festival, Oulu, Finland
October 5th 2022

Neliniminen nainen

Text: Jenni Kinnunen
- for soprano and guitar
Suvi Väyrynen, soprano
Yvonne Zehner, guitar

Aalborg, denmark
August 28th 2022

No Piece by Violance

- for solo viola
Mark Menzies, viola

ISCM World New Music days -Festival, Auckland, New Zealand
August 26th 2022

Juoksen perässäsi elämä (2020)

text Elina Salminen
- for violin, bass clarinet and piano
Maija Anttila, bass clarinet
Hilkka Miettunen, violin
Marjukka Eskelinen, piano

Tampering Festival, Tampere Finland
August 18th 2022

Water (2019-2020)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
- for symphony orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Rebecca Tong, conductor

Tampere Biennale -Festival, Tampere, Finland
April 8th 2022 (premiere)

Mental proximity (2020)

Art of Virus -”chain composition”
- for big band
Modern Art Orchestra

Budapest, Hungary
January 16th 2022 (stage premiere)

On pärjättävä (2013/2021)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
text Jenni Kinnunen
- for mixed choir and percussion
Hohde Choir
Tuomo Rahko, conductor

Siiransaaren valot -festival, Utajärvi, Finland
November 27th 2021 (premiere)

Outo tarina (2013/2021)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
text Jenni Kinnunen
- for mixed choir and percussion
Hohde Choir
Tuomo Rahko, conductor

Hallavalot-festival, Vaala, Finland
November 20th 2021 (premiere)

On pärjättävä (2013/2021)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
text Jenni Kinnunen
- for mixed choir and percussion
Hohde Choir
Tuomo Rahko, conductor

Lemmenpolun valot -festival, Muhos, Finland
November 13th 2021 (premiere)

Juoksen perässäsi elämä (2020)

text Elina Salminen
- for violin, bass clarinet and piano
Koiteli Collective:
Reeta Maalismaa, violin
Michal Konopiński, bass clarinet
Outi Nissi, piano

Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -festival, Oulu, Finland
October 6th 2021

Isak's Dance, excerpt from chamber opera ”Hiekkasilmä”

libretto Jenni Kinnunen
Joel Alalantela, dance, coreography and video

MULF Muhos Lifestyle Festival, Muhos Finland
September 3rd 2021 (premiere of video)

No Piece by Violance

-for solo viola
Laurent Corsyn, viola

St. Petersburg, Russia
July 7th and 8th 2021

Mental proximity (2020)

Art of Virus -”chain composition”
- for big band
Modern Art Orchestra

Budapest, Hungary
January 14th 2021 (online concert)

Verenä and Minä kuulen sinut

from song cycle ”Songs of Life and Death”
- version for piano
Sanja Pantovic

"Donne in Musica 2020" -festival, Kragujevac, Serbia
December 7th 2020

Ikirouta (2020)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
- for flute, guitar, violoncello and electronics
Arctos Ensemble

Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu -festivaali, Oulu, Finland
October 6th 2020

No Piece by Violance

-for solo viola
Mari Viluksela, viola

Kaivos-festival, Outokumpu, Finland
Serptember 13th 2020, CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19

Juoksen perässäsi elämä (2020)

text Elina Salminen
- for violin, bass clarinet and piano
Trio Trecolor

Haapajärvi, Finland
September 12th 2020 (premiere)

Pyhäjärvi, Finland
September 13th 2020

No Piece by Violance

- for solo viola
Mark Menzies, viola

ISCM World New Music Festival, Christchurch
April 27th 2020, POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 TO AUTUMN 2022!

Water (2019-2020)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
- for symphony orchestra
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Taavi Oramo, conductor

Tampere Biennale -Festival, Tampere, Finland
April 3rd 2020 (premiere) POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 TO SPRING 2022!

Three small pieces for viola trio

Jaana Herlevi, viola
Johanna Leponiemi, viola
Anniina Matinlassi, viola

Tulindberg Hall, Oulu, Finland
October 7th 2019 (at 1pm and 6.30pm)

Bußetuende Zitrusseife (2019)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
text: Veronika Aschenbrenner
- for soprano, flute, guitar and violoncello
Alexandra Lambert-Raschké, soprano
Vera Klug, flute
Yvonne Zehner, guitar
Chih-Hui Chang, violoncello

SOLITÄR im Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
June 16th, 2019 (premier)

http://www.literaturhaus-salzburg.at/content.php?i...

http://www.sgfm.at/komponisten

Jubileum (2018)

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
- for large orchestra and choir
Jokilaaksot Music Institute Jubileum Orchestra
Janne Jääskelä, conductor

Merkurius Hall, Oulainen, Finland
November 10th, 2018 (premier)

https://www.facebook.com/events/oulaistenmusiikkiv...

Kehtolaulu / Lullaby (2005/2017)

-for chamber orchestra
TampereRaw Ensemble
Tuomas Turriago, conductor

Tampere, Finland
October 20th 2017

http://www.tampereraw.fi/index.php?page=konserttik...

Kehtolaulu / Lullaby (2005/2017)

-for chamber orchestra
TampereRaw Ensemble
Tuomas Turriago, conductor

UML-festival, Oulu, Finland
October 1st 2017

http://lokakuu.fi

Four songs from the song cycle:
”Elämän ja kuoleman lauluja” / ”Songs of Life and Death”

text: Jenni Kinnunen
Riikka Vuorijärvi, mezzo soprano
Austra Steke, violin
Laura Heikkilä, piano

Hietasaaren äänet -festival, Oulu, Finland
July 25th 2017

Tämänkin hämärän

-for soprano and chamber orchestra (Text: Pablo Neruda)
Saara-Maija Strandman, mezzo soprano
Haapavesi Chamber Orchestra (HAKO)

Haapavesi Finland
June 30th 2017

http://www.haapavesifolk.com/2018/portfolio-item/h...

Neliniminen nainen

- for soprano and guitar (Text: Jenni Kinnunen)
Aleksandra Lambert-Raschké, soprano
Yvonne Zehner, guitar

Salzburg, Austria
December 3rd 2016

Songs of Life and Death

Annemari Moilanen, mezzo soprano
Musicians from Oulu Symphony

Oulu Finland (premiere)
May 4th 2016

Chamber music concert of Oulu Symphony

Rakennetaan koulu! -chamber opera

- Chamber Opera (composed together with Tapio Lappalainen)
The students of Valteri Onerva School
Paavo Nisula, baritone

Jyväskylä Sinfonia String Quartett
April 19th 2016

Neliniminen nainen

Suvi Väyrynen, soprano
Yvonne Zehner, guitar

Passauer Saiten -Festival, Passau, Germany
March 6th 2016 (premiere)

Passauer Saiten -Festival

Ruutin aaria

from Hiekkasilmä -chamber opera
text: Jenni Kinnunen
Lisa Fornhammar, soprano
Petri Kauppinen, dancer
Nathan Archer, percussions
Johanna Tilus, piano
Markku Korhonen, clarinet
Anne-Mari Kanniainen, accordion

UML-Festival, Oulu Finland
September 29th 2015

UML -Festival

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Duo Gelland:
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Tage für Neue Musik, Zürich, Switzerland
November 14th 2014

Tage für Neue Musik -Festival - Dissonance

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Liina Räikkönen, violin
Austra Steke, violin

UML-Festival, Oulu Finland
November 1st 2014

UML-Festival

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Duo Gelland:
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Minneapolis, U.S.A.
October 24th 2014

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Duo Gelland:
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Radial System V, Berlin, Germany
September 6th 2014

Nachtmusik schwedisch - Roundtown

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Duo Gelland:
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Korsholm Music Festival, Mustasaari, Finland
August 3rd 2014

Rakennetaan koulu!

composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
-Chamber Opera composed together with Tapio Lappalainen
The students of Onerva Mäki School
Paavo Nisula, baritone
Academus String Quartet (JAMK - University of Applied Sciences)

April 16th 2014, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
April 15th 2014, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
April 10th 2014, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
April 9th 2014, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland
April 8th 2014, Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä, Finland (premiere)

Rakennetaan koulu! - news at YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company

Rakennetaan koulu! - Article in Helsingin Sanomat

Rakennetaan koulu! - article in Keskisuomalainen

Rakennetaan Koulu! - Article in Helsingin Sanomat news paper (14.4.2014)

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Duo Gelland
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Samtida Musik Vårflod, Stockholm, Sweden
March 22nd 2014

Samtida Musik -Festival

Sylvian joululaulu (arrangement)

Borealis Brass:
Jane Aspnes, horn
Karen Gustafson, trumpet
Hannah Johnson, trumpet
James Bicigo, trombone
John Aspnes, tuba

March 19th 2013, Shah Alam, Malaysia
March 18th 2013, Shah Alam, Malaysia


December 23th 2012, Veroli, Italy
December 22th 2012, Fiuggi Città, Italy
December 22th 2012, Vallepietra, Italy
December 21th 2012, Fiuggi, Italy
December 20th 2012, Alatri, Italy
December 19th 2012, Roma, Italy (premiere)

Three small pieces for violin trio

Anna Korri, violin
Sofia Pirttinen, violin
Karoliina Heinänen, violin
Kristiina Penttinen, director

Kuulolla -event by music schools from Pirkanmaa, Tampere, Finland
January 22nd 2012

Miracle Overture

- for symphony orchestra
Oulu Symphony
Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor

UML -Festival, Oulu, Finland
October 14th 2011

Miracle Overture

- for symphony orchestra
Oulu Symphony
Anna-Maria Helsing, conductor

Oulu, Finland
September 15th 2011

Three small pieces for viola

Students from Oulu Conservatory

Annual meeting of the Finnish Viola Society, Oulu, Finland
March 26th 2011

No Piece by Violance

Johanna Leponiemi, viola
Annual meeting of the Finnish Viola Society

Oulu, Finland
March 26th 2011

Kadonneiden aivojen metsästys

- for percussion trio
Oulu Percussion Group:

Tuomo Orvakangas
Antti Ohenoja
Jani Niinimäki

UML-Festival, Oulu, Finland
November 14th 2009 (premiere)

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Duo Gelland:
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Båstad Kammarmusik -Festival, Båstad, Sweden
June 23rd 2009

Båstad kammarmusikfestival - Sydsvenskan

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins

Duo Gelland:
Martin Gelland, violin
Cecilia Gelland, violin

Stockholm New Music, Stockholm, Sweden
February 22nd 2008

Stockholm New Musik - My News Desk

Composition for Windquintet

Annaleena Puhto, flute
Matti Kettunen, oboe
Markku Korhonen, clarinet
Pasi Salminen, horn
Jari Laakso, bassoon

UML-Festival, Rovaniemi, Finland
November 24th 2006

UML-Festival

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Teija Slobodeniouk, violin
Anna Angervo, violin

UML-Festival, Oulu, Finland
October 15th 2005

Störungen (2003-2005)

- for symphony orchestra
Oulu Symphony
Eduardo Moguillansky, conductor

Oulu, Finland
October 14th 2005

Störungen (2003-2005)

- for symphony orchestra
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
Eduardo Moguillansky, conductor

Salzburg, Austria, June 12th 2005
Salzburg, Austria, June 11th 2005 (premiere)

Fingers to the Bone (2004)

– for two violins
Frank Stadler (OENM), violin
Izso Bajusz (OENM), violin

Gegenwelten -Festival, Heidelberg, Germany
June 12th 2005

No Piece by Violance (2002-2003)

- for solo viola
Barbara Maurer (Ensemble Recherche), viola

Gegenwelten –Festival, Heidelberg, Germany
June 12th 2005

Revontuulet (2004-2005)

- for youth orchestra
Lapland Music School Orchestra
Kristiina Penttinen, conductor

Rovaniemi, Finland
May 11th 2005

String Quartet No.1 (1998-2000)

Stadler Quartett von OENM:
Frank Stadler, violin
Izso Bajusz, violin
Predrag Katanic, viola
Peter Sigl, cello

stART -Festival, Salzburg, Austria
April 15th 2005

Composition for Windquintet (2002/2003)

Ensemble für Neue Musik Mozarteum:
Silke Tweraser, flute
Philine Voigtländer, oboe
Beatriz Lopez, clarinet
Petar Krizanic, bassoon
Mihai Soare, Horn
Eduardo Moguillansky, conductor

Salzburg, Austria
January 20th 2004

No Piece by Violance (2002-2003)

- for solo Viola
Johannes Skyberg, viola

Komponistmöte Nordkalotten -Festival 2003, Torshavn, Färoe -Islands
June 18th 2003

No Piece by Violance (2002-2003)

- for solo Viola
Marie Teresa Nawara, viola

Salzburg, Austria
May 30th 2003

String Quartet No.1 (1998-2000)

Kristin Deeken, violin
Wilson Chu, violin
Thomas Koslowsky, viola
Julie Dessureault, cello

Dancers: Sara Kuzel, Alice Bariselli, Vanessa Luckx, Ana Hribar

TriViale -Festival, Salzburg, Austria
May 22nd 2003

Composition for Windquintet (2002/2003)

Windquintet from Oulu Symphony and Oulu Conservatory

Oulu, Finland
November 15th 2002 (premiere)

String Quartet No.1 (1998-2000)

Bodö Sinfonietta String Quartet
Björn Andor Drage, conductor

Oulu, Finland
November 11th 2002 (premiere)

Tämänkin Hämärän (1997-1998)

- for soprano and chamber orchestra
Oulu Symphony
Virve Karén, soprano
Juha Nikkola, conductor

Oulu, Finland
February 19th 1999 (premiere)

Aduendando (1998)

- for Folk Ensemble
Folk Ensemble Siepakat
Jutajaiset -Festival, Rovaniemi, Finland
June 13th 1998 (premiere)