Concert

Of course,  the culmination of NSSS 2017 will be the gala concert and dinner. The Ouluhalli stage will hold all the choirs and the Oulu Symphony Orchestra for a unique concert. The concert’s highlight will be a special piece commissioned by us, written by Jussi Chydenius to the poems of Eino Leino, our most highly respected national poet. In addition, the choir and orchestra will perform Finnish and Nordic music spanning over a hundred years. The concert will be conducted by the artistic director of Oulu Music Festival, Jaakko Kuusisto. The programme for the gala concert will be:

Click here to see the translated lyrics for some of the pieces.

Oulu Symphony Orchestra

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Nocturne from King Christian II op. 27 (1898)

All choirs

Edward Grieg (1843-1907): Sangerhilsen EG 170 (1883) Lyr. Sigvald Skavland

Male choirs

Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947): Valkeat kaupungit op. 8/5, no. 5 (1909) Lyr. V. A. Koskenniemi (1908)

All choirs with the orchestra

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Oma maa op. 92 cantata for mixed chorus and orchestra (1918) Lyr. Samuli Kustaa Berg (1834)

Mixed choirs

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016): Lähtö op. 86a (1975) Lyr. Toivo Pekkanen (1955)

Female choirs

Mia Makaroff (1970-): Hvem styrde hit din väg op. 90 Lyr. Johan Ludvig Runeberg

All choirs with the orchestra

Aulis Sallinen (1935-): Onko Suomessa kevät? from the opera Punainen viiva (The Red Line) op. 46 (1976-1978) Lyr. Ilmari Kianto (1909)

Toivo Kuula (1883-1918): Auringon noustessa op. 11 nro 3 (1909) Lyr. V. A. Koskenniemi (1906)

Jussi Chydenius (1972-): Kesäkantaatti (premiere) Lyr. poem by Eino Leino, Kesäkantaatti (1917). I Näky mereltä II Suomen taru III Nuori kansa IV Vanhojen varoitus V Suvivirsi

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Finlandia op. 26 (1899-1900) Lyr. V. A. Koskenniemi (1940)

Dinner

The gala dinner will be served at Ouluhalli after the concert. The menu will include a three course dinner of Northern delicacies from local producers, a welcoming drink, three glasses of wine, a schnapps and cognac or liqueur with coffee or tea. The menu looks like this: