Etiäisiä – Premonitions is an electronic sound and space installation commissioned by the HPO for the foyer of the Musiikkitalo concert hall. The seeds of the sound material can be found in Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 5 and Anna Clyne’s new Time and Tides violin concerto.
“I recorded organist Jan Lehtola and the parts arranged by him from the final movement of Bruckner's 5th symphony, as well as parts played and sung by Pekka Kuusisto from the folk songs that can be found in the background of Clyne's Time and Tides concerto. The recordings have been modified and broadened in time and space to form a wider, more soundscape-like entity. The idea is to lead the listener into the worlds of the concert,” says sound designer/artist Tuomas Norvio.
Auditory image of the installation changes by moving in the space
When the audience arrives for a concert by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, sounds are already playing in the Musiikkitalo concert hall and the world is alive inside. The concert hall is surrounded by sound reproduction, with each speaker playing a small part of the sound material of the entire work, creating the impression of a living hall that plays while waiting for the audience.
The sound installation invites visitors to move around the foyer, to explore the space and its effect on what they hear, allowing them to define the flow and dramaturgy of the sound and play with it. The sound also rotates very slowly around the foyer.
The sound installation can be heard at Musiikkitalo at the times listed below:
Musiikkitalo, Main Foyer
Thursday 7 September, 10:00-14:30
Friday 8 September, 10:00-13:00
Friday 8 September, 17:30-21:00 in connection with HPO concert
Wednesday 13 September, 9:00-13:30 in connection with final rehearsal
Wednesday 13 September, 17:30-22:00 in connection with HPO concert
Thursday 14 September, 17:30-22:00 in connection with HPO concert
In addition, the installation can be heard on the Media Wall of Musiikkitalo at the same times as of Friday 8 September.
The installation can be heard in full in the Terrace Foyer at the following ties (before the concert and during the intermission):
Friday 8 September, 17:30-20:30
Wednesday 13 September, 17:30-20:30
Thursday 14 September, 17:30-20:30
Tuomas Norvio – sound designer/artist
Tuomas Norvio is a sound designer and sound artist. His background is in electronic music and these days he often works between different artforms and genres. He is interested in sound masses and using acoustic and concrete elements as material for his work by manipulating them.
Norvio has created music and sound for contemporary dance, contemporary circus and multidisciplinary works, installations and for other artists. He performs live electronics as a duo with Hildá Länsman and in the trio Pohjonen Alanko. Norvio has worked with the likes of Johanna Nuutinen, Tero Saarinen, Kimmo Pohjonen, Tapani Rinnee, defunensemble, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thom Monckton and Sari Palmgren. He has received the Säde and Teosto awards in recognition for his work.
Yes, but only before or after the concert. During the concert we just want you to enjoy the music. This way you won’t disturb the musicians or other audience members.
Only the orchestra has a dress code. You can dress as you like.
You can give the ticket to a friend or donate it to a music student by calling 09-3102 2700 or sending an e-mail to helsinki.philharmonic@hel.fi by 3pm on the day of the concert.
