Sommar Sibelius

Lotta Peltola, vocals & Sini-Maaria Vänttinen, piano

Programme:

Kaj Chydenius: Peipponen (Saima Harmaja)

Jean Sibelius:

Im Feld ein Mädchen singt, op. 50/3 (Margarete Susman)

Lasse liten, op. 37/2 (Zacharias Topelius)

Och finns det en tanke, op. 86/4 (K.A. Tavaststjerna)

Heino Kaski: Yö meren rannalla, op. 34/1

Kaj Chydenius: Kuin linnut tumman veen (Ilmari Pimiä)

Lotta Peltola (b. 2002) is singer from Turku, most comfortable in alto and mezzo-soprano programme. A musician trained in Turku Conservatory, she currently studies music pedagogy in Turku Arts Academy. Her song teachers include Marika Kivinen, Kaisu Helminen and Pia Pajala. She has also been taught by Kai Valtonen, Soile Isokoski and Petteri Salomaa in Master Courses and in private lessons. In addition to active lied performances, Peltola has performed as a cantata soloist and a part of opera choirs and as a care musician.

Sini-Maaria Vänttinen (b. 2000) is a pianist, flutist, and a composer based in Turku. She graduated as a musician from the Turku Conservatory, studying piano under Kalle Perksalo, and is currently studying music pedagogy under Jaana Luuppala at the Turku Arts Academy. Vänttinen has previously studied with Natalia Hovivuori and Outi Haapanen, and among other things, participated in masterclasses led by Paavali Jumppanen and Henri Sigfridsson. She has also been actively involved in lied- and chamber music. Vänttinen has organized charity concerts in nursing homes and worked as a care musician. In addition, she is a qualified sign language interpreter, and as part of her studies, she created a model framework for interpreting classical instrumental music into sign language.