Uusinta Chamber Ensemble

Basics

Artistic director:Members of the ensemble
Conductor:Eva Ollikainen / varying
Size:Basic line-up: 7 / solo to sinfonietta on request
Instruments:

Basic 7: flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
On request: oboe, bassoon, horn, saxophone, percussion, contrabass + additional strings and brass

Specific equipment:

Additional real-time electronics (audio, video)

CountryFinland
PartnerSociety of Finnish Composers

Statistics

20082007200620052004
Performances000
Pieces000
National Pieces000
International Pieces000
First performances000
Commisions000
Audience000

Repertoire

Main national repertoire

(coming soon)

International repertoire

(coming soon)

Potential use of the Re:new repertoire

Philippe Hurel: Step Regis Campo: Pop-Art

Submitted pieces

Boehm von Ilkka: Chase
oboe, cello, piano

Fagerlund Sebastian: Imaginary landscapes
flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass

Haapanen Perttu: Ladies room for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra
solo soprano + 1111/1110/01/1, piano and celesta, strings (2-2-2-2-1) Text
by Seppinen, Haapanen, Celan and others (in Finnish)

Klemola Sami: Fragile
ensemble (flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, cello) and live
electronics

Räihälä Osmo Tapio: Damballa
flute, oboe, clarinet and violin

Savikangas Max (1969): Maito (Milk)
string quartet and reciter
Text by Teemu Mäki (in Finnish)

Tuomela Tapio (1958): Pierrot 2
Quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano "Pierrot"

Vuori Harri (1957): Hämärän laulajat (Twilight Songsters)
Quartet for flute, violin, viola and cello

Magnus Lindberg: Jubilees for Chamber Ensemble,

Kaija Saariaho: Cendres Trio for flute, cello and piano

Asko Hyvärinen: Ehiknosdeux Quintett for accordeon and stringquartett 

Address book

Adress

Producer Rista Tuura rista.tuura@uusinta.com Uusinta Chamber Ensemble
c/o Uusinta Publishing Company Ltd.
P.O. BOX 16
00251 HELSINKI

info(at)uusinta.com

website

http://www.uusinta.com/Uusinta.html

http://www.myspace.com/uusinta

 


Information

Founded in 1998, the Uusinta Chamber Ensemble has focused in the newest Finnish music, having performed over 100 premieres to date. The name "Uusinta" means both "the newest" and "a replay" – older repertoire is played also. Consisting of the most prominent Finnish musicians, Uusinta has performed on all main festivals for contemporary music in Finland, as well as in various other music festivals and of course in countless own concerts. Uusinta made its foreign debut with concerts in France in 2004. Uusinta Ensemble is giving it's 10-years anniversary concert on 10th October 2009.

Activity

Participation

Turku Music Festival, Finland
Viitasaari Time of Music, Finland
Järvenpää Sibelius Weeks, Finland
Sibelius Academy Concert Series, Finland
Helsinki Chamber Summer Concert Series, Finland
Musica Nova Helsinki Festivals, Finland
Ung Nordisk Music Festivals, Finland
Tampere Biennale Festival, Finland

inFini.04, France
Alicante Music Festivals, Spain
International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Danmark
International Manuel de Falla Festival, Cadiz, Spain Happy Nordic Music Days, Oslo, Norway Susåa-festival, Naestved, Denmark.

Participation abroad

France 2004, Spain 2004, Danmark 2007, Spain 2008, Norway 2009, Denmark 2009, Germany 2009, France 2010 

Discography

UUCD101 "at the edge of time":
Music by young Finnish composers

UUCD102 "Extra-Terrestrial":
Music by composer and violist Max Savikangas, played by Uusinta Chamber Ensemble

UUCD103 "Rock Painting":
Music by composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä, played by Uusinta Chamber Ensemble

Concert relations

Uusinta Chamber Ensemble is giving 10-years anniversary concert on 10th October in Gyllenberg Hall, Helsinki

Media relations

(coming soon)