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Click here for an article that first appeared in the magazine “Look at Finland,” and was reproduced in the July 1976 Finlandia Foundation newsletter. Sibelius is arguably the most important composer associated with nationalism. The natural world powerfully influenced Sibelius and his work.
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The artists were interviewed and performed on KGUN-TV 9 program.Ĭlick here to download a PDF of the FFN brochure about Sibelius 150 Jubilee. The Finnish American Club of Tucson hosted cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Ruusamari Teppo, great-great granddaughter of Sibelius in the “Jewels of Sibelius” concert in September of 2015.
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Sinikka Garcia of the Finnish American Club of Tucson has written a series of stories about the life of Sibelius and compiled them into a document available as a PDF click here to read “Janne Sibelius 1865-1957.” The FFN Sibelius 150 Jubilee was separate from but complemented the extensive celebration in Finland. Inspired by the political climate in Finland at the time of its creation, Finlandia brought Sibelius international recognition, personal fame, and sweeping popularity. The funds were awarded to FFN through Suomi Seura/Finland Society, Helsinki. Jean Sibelius: Violin Sonata in F Major, JS 178 For Jean Sibelius, the tone poem Finlandia decidedly marked the turning point in his compositional career. In addition, a grant from the Finnish Ministry of Education enabled FFN to present concerts and programming related to Sibelius and other aspects of Finnish music and culture in the U.S. The committee is also surveyed symphony orchestras and compiled a Sibelius 150 Jubilee calendar of concerts and other programs and events in 2015. FFN made funding available to assist chapters with their Sibelius programming. Jean Sibelius, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Horst Stein, Philharmonia Orchestra, LOrchestre de la Suisse Romande, Elisabeth Sderstrm - Sibelius: Finlandia. The letter from Sibelius accepting that role appears below.Ī Sibelius 150 Jubilee Committee, chaired by FFN Trustee Marja Kaisla, worked throughout the year to encourage FFN chapters to plan a range of celebrations across the U.S. Sibelius supported the founding of FFN in 1953, and was its first Patron. Ĭonductor Leopold Stokowski proposed using the melody for a worldwide anthem.Throughout 2015, Finlandia Foundation National joined in the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. An expanded version with Christian themes by a later author appears in many hymnals. In 1934, Lloyd Stone wrote " This is my song", to the Finlandia tune, as an international song of peace. The commonly recognized national anthem of Finland is " Maamme" ('Our Land'), but it, too, has never been officially recognised.
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The Finlandia hymn is often proposed as an official national song or anthem of Finland.
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Today, during modern performances of Finlandia in its entirety, a choir is sometimes involved, singing the Finnish lyrics with the hymn section. Sibelius himself arranged the hymn for choral performances. The version usually heard today has lyrics written by Veikko Antero Koskenniemi and was first performed in 1941. 113, with a text by opera singer Wäinö Sola. After the success of the full-length symphonic poem (most of which consists of rousing and turbulent passages, evoking the national struggle of the Finnish people), Sibelius published a stand-alone version of the hymn as the last of twelve numbers in his Masonic Ritual Music, Op.