Salonen & Stein: Animagios Suite, No. 7 (Salonen, Stein & Oulunsalo Ensemble, Cond. Jackie Shin)

The Finnish composer duo Salonen & Stein performed movements of their Animagios Suite for string orchestra with Oulunsalo Ensemble, conducted by Jackie Shin, as part of the program in the headline concert at the Hailuoto Music Festival 2023.
🎵 The performers:
Jackie Shin, conductor
Santte Salonen, soprano sax
Joni Stein, piano
François Pineau-Benois, concertmaster
Sinikka Ala-leppilampi, Dhyani Gylling, Annu Heikkilä, 1st violin
Petra Keinänen, Susila Heath, Hilla Karppinen, 2nd violin
Niina Mäkiharju, Teija Laitila, viola
Mikael Säily, Tuuli Vatjus, cello
Juha Nääppä, double bass
✨ Animagios embodies a collaborative endeavor by Erika Hammarberg, Santte Salonen, and Joni Stein. Evolving from a creative board game, the project has blossomed into a vast imaginary realm, complete with its own in-world languages. Complemented by the musical talent of Salonen & Stein, orchestral compositions full of memorable melodies and lush textures breathe life into a captivating stage production set within the enchanting world of Animagios. Read more about the project in Finnish/Swedish: animagios.com
🎶 The Hailuoto Music Festival is an annual, volunteer-based chamber and folk music festival organized by Oulunsalo Ensemble and directed by the artistic leaders Sinikka Ala-Leppilampi and Markojuhani Rautavaara. (hailuodonmusiikkipaivat.fi)
🤝 In association with:
▶ Sharp Dis-Chord (sharpdischord.com)
▶ Oulu University of Applied Sciences (www.oamk.fi/en/)
▶ Jigsound Royalty-free Music (jigsound.com)
▶ Hailuoto Congregation (hailuodonseurakunta.fi)
▶ OP Hailuoto (op.fi/hailuoto)
▶ Mediatrade (mediatrade.fi)
▶ Elenia (www.elenia.fi/en)
▶ Solarwind Finland (solarwindfinland.fi)
🎬 Engineering and production by Eero Karvonen / Sharp Dis-Chord
📷 Preview photo © Eero Karvonen
Thanks to Santte Salonen for lending an additional microphone for the recording!
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