Independence Day rings out with jazz music in Tuusula
Tuusula will celebrate Finland's independence with swinging music on Saturday, 6 December at 1 p.m., when renowned jazz pianist Joonas Haavisto arrives to perform his solo concert at Kulttuuritalo Monio. The concert, organised by the municipality, offers residents a free musical experience in honour of Independence Day.
Tuusula will celebrate Finland’s independence on Saturday, 6 December, with music when the brilliant jazz pianist Joonas Haavisto performs his solo concert at the Riihi Hall of the Monio Cultural Centre. The concert is part of the municipality’s Independence Day celebrations.
The event begins at 1 p.m. with a welcome speech, followed by performances of Jean Sibelius’s Romance in F and Lastu lainehilla (lyrics by Ilmari Kianto) by musicians Heikki Kulo and Satu Kaarisola-Kulo. A celebratory speech and a communal rendition of the Finnish national anthem will set the mood for the audience before the main performer’s concert.
Programme
Welcome speech
by Heikki Kulo and Satu Kaarisola-Kulo: Music by Jean Sibelius
Festive speech Singing
of the national anthem together
Solo concert by Joonas Haavisto
The event will last approximately one hour and admission is free, but advance registration is required. Registration opens on Wednesday, 15 October at 10 a.m.
The event has a guarded, free cloakroom and free, lockable storage lockers on the second floor of Monio. The event is open to all ages, but children under 15 must be accompanied by a guardian.
Further information
Cultural producer Aurora Salomaa, aurora.salomaa@tuusula.fi, tel. +358 40 314 3435
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