Dr. Jason Lavery, professor of history at Oklahoma State University and permanent adjunct professor (docent) at Helsinki University, will lecture on the history of Finland at a Seattle location TBD.
Finnish cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian perform their program of Sibelius music at Bethany Lutheran Church. Co-sponsored by Finlandia Foundation Denver Chapter, this is a Finlandia Foundation National Finland 100 Music Program event.
Börje Vähämäki will speak in Palo Alto. Details to come.
Finnish cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Nazig Azezian perform their multi-media program of Sibelius at The Nordic Hall/Scandinavian Cultural Center. Co-sponsored by Finlandia Foundation Boston Chapter, this is a Finlandia Foundation National Finland 100 Music Program event.
Gregory Barrett, clarinet soloist and Craig Randal Johnson, pianist perform in Minneapolis. Free Admission, Donations Welcome
The Finnish Classical Music Past and Present series features Gregory Barrett on clarinet and Craig Randal Johnson on piano, performing Finnish music from the first half of the 20th century, at Mindekirken in Minneapolis.
Pirjo Polari-Khan's interactive program Power of Poetry is based on her book "Etiquette Village – Book of Manners, Wisdom and Poetry for Children". She and her puppets will take children back to time when there was no media, and when people could not read or write, but knowledge and stories were passes on orally. She […]
Pirjo Polari-Khan's interactive program Power of Poetry is based on her book "Etiquette Village – Book of Manners, Wisdom and Poetry for Children". She and her puppets will take children back to time when there was no media, and when people could not read or write, but knowledge and stories were passes on orally. She […]
Gustaf Nordenskiöld: Swedish-Finnish Explorer of the Desert SW, by Judith Reynolds. Free event. Co-sponsored by FFCPC and the Nordic Northwest Friday Night Lecture Series Committee.
This is a Finlandia Foundation Finland 100 Signature Event: The Finland 100 concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall features soprano Maria Männistö and the following program: Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, op. 26 Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, op. 11 Kaija Saariaho: Leino Songs Einojuhani Rautavaara: Lintukoto (Isle of Bliss) Jean Sibelius: Oma maa (Our Native Land), Op. 92 .