What could we play next season?
The question of the title is more than familiar to every conductor, and on the side of amateur orchestras, there are also many additional questions related to it. I am now approaching this matter through "my own orchestra", so to speak, but I believe that also other conductors who are working in smaller towns and with smaller orchestras have more or less the same type of challenges in searching new repertoire.
My…
A new board member introduces himself
Hi there!
My name is Ville Karjalainen, a musician and a teacher. I teach students from all ages to play brass instruments, composing, arrangements and orchestration in Central Carelia Music School. Beside teaching I also conduct wind orchestras there. I am all-round player from classical to big band music in multiple bands and orchestras. For example, I play in Salsa Nueva! -orchestra, which is the easternmost salsa…
A new board member introduces herself
I am a musician and cultural producer from Lempää. I have my bachelors degree in music pedagogue from PIRAMK and masters degree as a conductor from the Sibelius Academy. My job is to conduct orchestras at the Riihimäki Music College and the choir at the Riihimäki Civic College. My position as the coordinating teacher of ensemble education also involves the development of orchestra activities and the teaching of orchestra…
A new board member introduces herself
I’m a musician and a wind band enthusiast originally from Kitee, now based in Joensuu. I’m currently studying cultural studies at University of Eastern Finland, soon-to-be M.A. I got my musician’s degree in 2018 from Joensuu Conservatory with flute as my main instrument. I was studying with percussion as major in 2021-2023. In my spare time I read (a lot), knit and take care of my positions of trust. I wish I can find a…
Band Musicianship: A Lifelong Hobby, and Social Value ...
I started playing trumpet in 1973, in the fourth grade of primary school. My first trumpet teacher, Martti Peltomäki, soon commented "Your father is a first-class player, but his son doesn't understand the first thing about music." Thank you Peltsi!
I went home and asked my father, "Could you teach me to play?" Later, like Peltsi and my father, I also became a teacher, before starting to compose wind band music. But I…
Reflections from my editing bunker
I've been editing the SPOL members' magazine for over a decade. I have collected and written some articles, but mainly I was responsible for the graphic design of the Puhallinorkesteri and now Puhallinmusiikki.fi.
SPOL's member magazine has long been a hefty 48-56 pages. A uniquely comprehensive overview for a magazine of the Amateur Music Association. A few years ago, Music Finland's Kari Laitinen boosted the editorial…
In front of something new
Greetings to all of you, dear wind music lovers!
Here we are, on the brink of something new and exciting, with a wonderful vantage point for the Finnish wind music scene. Now that a few days of work are behind me, my mind is naturally a bit confused, after having received so much information on practical matters, creating passwords for different systems, going through the calendar, and making a to-do list. But I'm excited…
New pages and old tricks
Puhallinmusiikki.fi will lead you to the new website of the Finnish Wind Orchestra Association - Suomen Puhallinorkesteriliitto ry -SPOL. With the same puhallinmusiikki-tag you will also find our social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
The website provides more information in addition to all essential membership information. The pages are still being supplemented during the summer and autumn with themes…
Chairman's greeting for 2023
Dear esteemed members of SPOL
I have had the great honor of being elected as the Chairman of the Finnish Wind Band Association for the year 2023. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your trust.
I have had the privilege of experiencing wonderful moments and making lifelong friends through wind orchestras. I believe that my years of involvement in wind music and the doctoral studies I have pursued in this field…