Timo Alakotila recieved from Arts Council of Finland a new 5 years grant and Timo is entitled to use the title of artist professor.
JPP performed in Taiwan, Taipei on october 2012!
JPP 30 yrs anniversary tour performances in USA
SEP 15 St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
SEP 16 Crystal Theatre, Crystal Falls, MI
SEP 17 Sacred Heart Music Center, Duluth, MN
SEP 18 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
SEP 19 Vesterheim Museum, Decorah, IA
SEP 20 Landfall Festival, Cedar Rapids, IA
SEP 21-22 Lotus Festival, Bloomington, IN
SEP 23-24 Chicago World Music Festival, Chicago, IL
Timo Alakotila:2 premieres: 28.5 2012 klo 19.00 Bamuecco Terno ( Cornucopia-ensemble (Pekka Silén fl, Marianna Henriksson harpsichord , Louna Hosia barockcello)
Helsinki(Metropolia Concert Hall (Ruoholahdentori 6).
2.6 2012 klo 10.00 Promootiokantaatti Helsinki Music Center. Sibelius-Akademy Folk Big Band.
Maria Kalaniemi , Arto Järvelä ja Timo Alakotila in Japan!
Concerts in Sapporo (24.5 2012) and Tokyo (26.5 2012)!
April Jazz EBB Sextet feat. Aili Ikonen
Compositions of Timo Alakotila
Patti Austin & EBB sekä EBB Sextet feat. Aili Ikonen to 26.4 klo 19 Jazz tent.
Liput 35/45 e.
Aili Ikonen – Laulu
Marzi Nyman – kitara
Jarmo Saari – kitara
Rami Eskelinen – rummut
Eerik Siikasaari – basso
Niko Kumpuvaara – harmonikka
Manuel Dunkel – saksofoni
Anna-Karin Korhonen and Timo Alakotila: A new "Coral"- sheet music book!
Premiere concert: 12.4 2012 klo 19.00 Sandelsin musiikkikoululla(Sandelshuset, Topeliusgatan 2)!
Maria Kalaniemi/ Timo Alakotila : Åkerö-cd fourth on World Music Charts Europe!( 3/2012)
Timo Alakotilas composition Heartbeat in premiere played by Jyväskylä Big Band in concert "Ensikäsityksiä - Kantaesityksiä 9"
Su 25.3.2012 klo 18.00 Siltasali Pitkäkatu 19-21, Jyväskylä, Finland
Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila relased their new cd ' ÅKERÖ'
in venue black box Helsinki Music Centre 7.12 2011!
9.12 2011 6 pm Kaisa Mäenpää is playing Timo Alakotila´s new composition Arundo Donax for clarinet in Helsinki!
Laura Närhi & UMO on Christmas Tour from the 2nd to 17th of December!2011 ( two Timo Alakotila's arrangements)
Porvoo Cathedral Church, Fri 2.12.2011
The Church of St. Lawrence, Vantaa, Sat 3.12.2011
Turku Cathedral Church, Thu 8.12.2011
Kotka Church, Mon 12.12.2011
Hämeenlinna Church, Tue 13.12.2011
Hyvinkää Church, Wed 14.12.2011
Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, Fri 16.12.2011
Sibelius hall, Lahti, Sat 17.12.2011
15.9 2011 Piia Kleemola performed Timo Alakotilas' new Violin Concerto in Lapua!
16.9 2011 Piia Kleemola performed Timo Alakotilas' new Violin Concerto in Seinäjoki!
30.9 2011 Folkbarokkiyhtye Sama is playing Alakotilas´ Concerto for Baroque Violin in ParainenBaroque Music Festival!
1.10 2011 Folkbarokkiyhtye Sama is playing Alakotilas´ Concerto for Baroque Violin in Cafe´ Barock in Helsinki!
T for Three released their new album in Kaustinen Festival 12.7 2011!
Piia Kleemola played Timo Alakotilas' new Violin Concerto nr 2 with Haapavesi Chamber Orchestra (cond Timo Hannula) in Haapavesi Church 1.7 klo 19 !
Jorma Hynninen (barit) performed with Lappeenranta Sinfonietta Timo Alakotilas' arrangements in Lappeenranta-Hall 1.5 2011 14.00
Timo Alakotila's new work Concerto for Harpsichord and String Trio was premiered in Berlin 7.2 2011!
The solist was Marianna Henriksson.
In Germany (as well) Meta4 String Quartet perfofmed Timo's composition String Quartet nr 1: "Fiddler Jusslins Tune" in Hamburg 13.2 2011.
Norddeutsche Sinfonietta was perfofming Timo's composition Concerto Grosso in Flensburg, Rendsburg and Kiel 12.,13. and 16.2 2011 in Germany!
Pekka Kuusisto (vl and director) toured with Irish Chamber Orchestra and performed Timo's composition Sketches from Folkscenes in Limerick, Waterford and Dublin 10-12.2 2011 in Ireland!
JPP released their new album Live in Duluth 7.1 2011!
Their new double-album was recorded in Minnesota 2007!
Nordik Tree was touring in Germany, Belgium and Holland 30.11-4.12 2010!
Their album Contradance was a candidate for Ethnic Album of Year in Finnish Emmagaala 2010! As well swedish Dagens Nyheter nominated Contradance as one of "Album of the Year"!
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with Pekka Kuusisto(cond),and Milla Viljamaa(harmonium) are touring in Minnesota.One of the compositions is Timo Alakotila's Sketches from Folkscenes!
18.11 2010 USA, Minneapolis, Shepherd of the Valley Church 19.35
19.11 2010 USA, Minneapolis, Wooddale Church 20.05
20.11 2010 USA, Minneapolis, Saint Olaf Northfield 19.35
"At their second album,Nordik Tree still sounds like three musicians enjoying a jam session together-that was how the group started.But they also sound mature,finding their own ways to continue their musical journey together".
Tove Djupsjöbacka
Soon coming new Jpp cd Live in Duluth!
JPP was touring 2007 in USA and recorded this album...
Book published: Tämmäysopas( Kansanmusiikki-Instituutti)book was published in Kaustinen, Finland in 2010, (instructional book
to learn to play harmonium in folk music) from Timo Alakotila and Timo Valo.
Tango Orchestra Unto concert 22.9 2010 in Helsinki(Kamarimusiikkisali,Pohj Rautatiekatu 9)!
new cd: Cold Love(EUCD 2281)!
Anna-Karin Korhonen and Timo Alakotila released new cd Koralli (AKTA CD 10)!
"Two pianos and two very different artists have greated illusions of a soloists playing alone and a full orchestra within the same album".
"I wish the listener a good journey to an interesting magic world,guided by two impressive pianists".
Felis-Quartet premiered Timo Alakotila's new work String Quartet nr 2 in Sipoo old church july 2010.
Aikaratas is a new koreography collected by Petri Kauppinen for Pispalan Sottiisi in june 2010.Timo Alakotila arranged music.
Unen poika(Timo Alakotila) premiered at Sommelo-festival 1.7 2010.
Minna-Liisa Tammela(voc),Mauno ja Esko Järvelä(vls),Timo Alakotila (piano),Tuomas Logren (guit) and Ilkka Heinonen(bass) played this new work based on "Kalevala".
Timos new String Quartet nr 1 premiere in Sheffield february 2010!(Meta4)
Meta4 performed same composition as well in Dublin.
Timo Alakotila cd: Concerto for Free Bass Accordion and Chamber Orchestra &Concerto Grosso is candidate for Classic Album of Year in Finnish Emmagaala 2010!
Nordik Tree made 6 gigs april-may 2010 in Sweden and Finland!
JPP touring in Switzerland april 2010!
Concerts in Zurich,Bern and Burgdorf!
Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila touring(8 concerts) in Sweden(Uppland)!(March 2010)
Luna Nova touring in Finland february 2010!(Varkaus,Seinäjoki,Tampere,Joensuu and Helsinki).Kansanmusiikkiliitto arranged the tour.
Tapiola Sinfonietta and Pekka Kuusisto with Milla Viljamaa played Sketches From Folkscenes(Timo Alakotila) in Hämeenlinna and Espoo,december 2009!
Camerata Nordica( a swedish chamber orchestra) and Pekka Kuusisto with Milla Viljamaa made a tour in Sweden(october 2009,6 concerts).Sketches from Folkscenes (comp Timo Alakotila) was one of compositions.
Timo Alakotila's composition Louhos was performed in Oulunsalo in summer 2009! Musicians: Antti Tikkanen,vl, Ismo Eskelinen, guit, Jani Pensola, bass, Timo Alakotila, harmonium.
A new Timo Alakotila cd(IMPALA 1000) came out in june 2009!
Alakotila's compositions Concerto for Free Bass Accordion and Chamber Orchestra(solist Johanna Juhola) and Concerto Grosso(cond Ollitapio Lehtinen)were performed by Chamber Orchestra Vox Artis.
Timo Alakotila's new composition Sketches from Folkscenes premiered 2009 in Australia. Australian Chamber Orchestra and Pekka Kuusisto with Milla Viljamaa were performing.
Tourdates:
Thu 12 Mar, 7:30 PM
Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle
Sat 14 Mar, 8:00 PM
Canberra Llewellyn Hall, ANU, Canberra
Sun 15 Mar, 2:30 PM
Melbourne - Hamer Hall - The Arts Centre, Melbourne
Mon 16 Mar, 8:00 PM
Melbourne - Hamer Hall - The Arts Centre, Melbourne
Tue 17 Mar, 8:00 PM
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
Wed 18 Mar, 8:00 PM
Perth Concert Hall, Perth
Sat 21 Mar, 8:00 PM
Sydney - City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
Sun 22 Mar, 2:30 PM
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Wed 25 Mar, 7:00 PM
Sydney - City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney
Thu 26 Mar, 7:30 PM
Anita's Theatre, Wollongong
Tangato Grosso is a new composition from Timo Alakotila. Tango band Guardia Nueva premiered this work february 2009 in Kokkola.
Jyväskylä Big Band with soloist Aili Ikonen premiered Timo Alakotila's composition Vaaleat Pilvet( lyrics:Saima Harmaja) in Jyväskylä (march 2009).
Luna Nova released a new cd Luna in Helsinki at Sibelius-Academy in september 2009!
Timo Alakotila's new composition Work had a premiere in Helsinki march 2009 Piia Kleemola and Viulutalkoot performed.
Ajatuksetonna is a new work from Timo Alakotila(comp)and Karoliina Kantelinen(lyrics) .It was premiered spring 2009 in Helsinki.
Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila relased their new cd ' ÅKERÖ'
Soon coming new Jpp cd Live in Duluth!
Tango Orchestra Unto
Anna-Karin Korhonen
Unen poika(Timo Alakotila) premiered at 
Tapiola Sinfonietta
TImo Alakotila performing at
A new Timo Alakotila cd(IMPALA 1000) came out in june 2009!
Tangato Grosso is a new composition from Timo Alakotila. Tango band 
Timo Alakotila's new composition Work had a premiere in Helsinki march 2009
