Suut: 1+1=3

Event Introduction

The first concert, 1+1=3, by the Suut Ensemble – saxophonist Anna-Sofia Anttonen, soprano Meeri Pulakka and flautist Livia Schweizer – is built round the centenary of Luciano Berio’s Sequenzas. In addition to the three solo works by this Italian composer who so greatly influenced the development of contemporary music the concert will feature duos by Rebecca Saunders, Vinko Globokar and Philippe Leroux. The playful programme examining communication and interaction will culminate in a new work by Meriheini Luoto inspired by the crossbreed of the folk music tradition and avant-garde in the spirit of Berio. The piece was a commission from the Suut Ensemble and involved close collaboration between the composer and the players. The concert is sponsored by the Helsinki Music Centre Foundation and the commission by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.

Programme:

Luciano Berio (1925–2003): Sequenza I (1958)
Vinko Globokar (*1934): Dos à dos (1988)
Luciano Berio: Sequenza III (1965)
Philippe Leroux (*1959): Un Lieu Verdoyant (1999)
Luciano Berio: Sequenza VIIb (1969)
Rebecca Saunders (*1967): O, Yes and I (2017–18)
Meriheini Luoto (*1989): New work (2025) (premiere)

Performers:

Anna-Sofia Anttonen, saxophone
Meeri Pulakka, soprano
Livia Schweizer, flute

Supported by:

Musiikkitalo Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation

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