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AKTUELLT

Kari Kriikku, Jukka Linkola, Timo Alakotila och Eero Hämeenniemi beviljades s.k. konstnärsprofessors stipendier, som tilldelas synnerligen välmeriterade konstutövare!

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!

Timo Alakotila and Karen Tweed in Stuttgart, Esslingen 24.3 2012 (Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse)

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 och Timo Alakotila spelade premierekonsert ( ny cd ' ÅKERÖ' ) i black box Musikhuset i Helsingfors 7.12 2011!

Laura Närhi & UMO spelade två Timo Alakotilas arrangemang på konsert tournee (2011):

PE 2.12. KLO 19.00
Porvoon tuomiokirkko
LA 3.12. KLO 19.00
Pyhän Laurin kirkko, Vantaa
TO 8.12. KLO 19.00
Turun tuomiokirkko
MA 12.12. KLO 19.00
Kotkan kirkko
TI 13.12. KLO 19.00
Hämeenlinnan kirkko
KE 14.12. KLO 19.00
Hyvinkään kirkko
PE 16.12. KLO 21.00
Temppeliaukion kirkko, Helsinki - slutsåld
LA 17.12. KLO 19.00
Sibeliustalo, Lahti

9.12 18.00 (Lähetyskirkko, Tähtitorninkatu 18 ,Helsinki) Kaisa Mäenpää spelar Timo Alakotilas ny komposition Arundo Donax för clarinet och ensemble i Helsinki!

15.9 2011 Piia Kleemola spelade Timo Alakotilas fiolkonsert i Lapua!

16.9 2011 Piia Kleemola spelardeTimo Alakotilas fiolkonsert i Seinäjoki!

30.9 2011 Folkbarokkiyhtye Sama spelade Alakotilas´ konsert för barockviolin och orkester ( premiere 2006, solist Kreeta-Maria Kentala) i Parainen Festival!

1.10 2011 Folkbarokkiyhtye Sama spelade Alakotilas´ konsert för barockviolin och orkester i Cafe´ Barock(Allotria, Hämeentie 68) in Helsinki!

T for Three released their new album in Kaustinen Festival 12.7 2011!

Piia Kleemola plays Timo Alakotilas' new Violin Concerto nr 2 with Haapavesi Chamber Orchestra (cond Timo Hannula) in Haapavesi Church 1.7 klo 19 Welcome!

Jorma Hynninen (barit) is performing 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 will be premiered in Berlin 7.2 2011!
The solist is Marianna Henriksson.

In Germany (as well) Meta4 String Quartet is perfofming Timo's composition String Quartet nr 1: "Fiddler Jusslins Tune" .
Concert is in Hamburg 13.2 2011.

Norddeutsche Sinfonietta is perfofming Timo's composition Concerto Grosso in Flensburg, Rendsburg and Kiel 12.,13. and 16.2 2011 in Germany!

Pekka Kuusisto (vl and director) is touring with Irish Chamber Orchestra and performing Timo's composition Sketches from Folkscenes in Limerick, Waterford and Dublin 10-12.2 2011 in Ireland!

JPP is releasing their new album Live in Duluth 7.1 2011!

Nordik Tree is touring in Germany, Belgium and Holland 30.11-4.12 2010!
Their album Contradance is 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

Nordik Tree and Jpp touring in Japan 24.10 -10.11 2010!

A new Nordik Tree cd Contradance(NDTCD 0101)!

"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".

Minsku Tammela

Timo Alakotila playing in Canada at Carrefour mondial de l'accorde'on festival in Montmagny with Karen Tweed 2-6.9 2010!

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 performing at Club 100 in London 21.10 2009 with Karen Tweed!

Timo Alakotilan composed religious music for mass in Muonio.Rajattoman Rajan juhla 20.9 2009

Nordik Tree performed in Canada at Vancouver Island festival in autumn 2009!

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.

Nordik Tree touring in Japan in spring 2009!
Concert in Musashino Cultural Hall!

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.