Description
Free tickets are distributed at the hall door one hour before the concert starts. Tickets are handed out in queue order. The hall has a limited number of seats, so please arrive on time.
Sibelius Academy Choir throws itself into swinging rhythms on an October evening that grows darker, when the Dutch, award‑winning choir director Merel Martens arrives for a visit. At the end of an intensive teaching week we will hear the program assembled by Merel Martens, whose arrangements have been made for the choir ensemble.
Performers
Merel Martens, choir director
Sibelius Academy Choir
Merel Martens
Merel Martens works full‑time as a choir director, arranger, teacher, and coach. She has completed Pop & Jazz bachelor’s studies in music education and choral conducting, as well as a Master’s in Vocal Leadership at the Royal Academy of Music RAMA in Denmark, 2015. Currently Merel leads the Dutch innovative a cappella ensemble MAZE Voices and serves as the head of Vocal Leadership training at Codart in Rotterdam. Merel also regularly appears at international vocal festivals and universities, giving various workshops and concerts.
Sibelius Academy Choir
The Sibelius Academy Choir offers our students the opportunity to take part in diverse choral activities. The choir performs about three times a year and presents music ranging widely from classical style to rhythm music, from a cappella concerts to opera. The choir’s activities are open to all students pursuing an artistic degree. A student can choose the projects that suit them best.
Program
Arrangements by Merel Martens of various composers.
The guarded coat storage on the 3rd floor of the Music House is open during the event and is free for the audience.
More information: Susanna Brandt, susanna.brandt@uniarts.fi
Changes are possible.