Works
Soloists and orchestra
Joye (2017)
orchestra
1'
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen
2222/2200/perc
Joye is a miniature or an orchestral fanfare, essentially bright throughout and aphoristically pithy. The title alludes to the ancient French word meaning “bliss” and “Fortune”, and my intention was to load the piece with all the elation and recklessness that flash through a person in a moment of intense happiness. The sombre, sturdy chord pillars at the beginning surge into a landscape in which first the clarinets, then the oboes and finally the trumpets lead the music to mighty ferment and a clarity that suffuses all. The work was commissioned by the Pori Sinfonietta.
Premiere: December 6, 2017
Promenade Hall, Pori, Finland
Pori Sinfonietta, cond. Janne Nisonen
April 26, 2018
Pori, Finland
Pori Sinfonietta, cond. Janne Nisonen
February 20, 2020
Carelia Concert Hall, Joensuu, Finland
Joensuu City Orchestra, cond. Eero Lehtimäki
December 8, 2020
Helsinki Music Centre, Finland
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Tarmo Peltokoski
December 10, 2020
Vaasa Church, Vaasa, Finland
Vaasa City Orchestra, cond. Tomas Djupsjöbacka
September 1-2, 2021
Kotka Concert Hall, Kotka, Finland
Kuusankoskitalo, Kouvola, Finland
Kymi Sinfonietta, cond. Olari Elts
August 26, 2022
Nolaskolan, Västernorrland, Sweden
Nordic Chamber Orchestra, cond. Tomas Djupsjöbacka
November 3, 2022
Stormen, Bodø, Norway
Norwegian National Youth Orchestra, cond. Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen
December 6, 2022
Tapiola Hall, Espoo, Finland
Tapiola Sinfonietta, cond. Jukka Rantamäki
March 8, 2023
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London, UK
RCM Wind Ensemble, cond. Marie Lloyd
October 12, 2023
Karelia Hall, Joensuu, Finland
Joensuun City Orchestra, cond. Maria Itkonen
October 18, 2023
BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, London, UK
BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Kristian Sallinen
December 8, 2023
Laurentius Hall, Lohja, Finland
Lohja City Orchestra, cond. Jukka Untamala
December 5, 2024
Madetoja Hall, Oulu, Finland
Oulu Symphony Orchestra, cond. Eero Lehtimäki
December 6, 2024
Carelia Hall, Joensuu, Finland
Joensuu City Orchestra, cond. Jukka Myllys
February 20, 2025
Hull City Hall, Hull, UK
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Kristian Sallinen
February 23, 2025
Waterside Theater, Aylesbury , UK
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Kristian Sallinen