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A tune for kantele orchestra (kanteles from 5 to 39 strings) and singers. From traditional themes arranged by Arja Kastinen (2017).  You can download the score and all parts for 5 € from here. A performance of  “Aino” (begins from 3’14”):

In the summer of 2018,  we will have two very special kantele weekends, during which we will combine music and the thought of overall well-being. Small kanteles (from 5 through 15 strings) are excellent instruments both for beginners and for advanced musicians. It is easy to enjoy making music with them only after few hours […]

The 30th Etnosoi! Festival celebrations November 1-12, 2017 in Helsinki and Tampere. You can find the whole programme in here. On All Saint’s Day weekend we’ll gather in peace and friendship to enjoy the dialogue between kantele and kora. Arja Kastinen, a true expert in meditative kantele playing, meets Cheick Cissokho, a master of the […]

The Central Arts Council of Finland has made the new grant beneficiaries public: taike.fi Among the music states grant beneficiaries is also Arja Kastinen, who was awarded the 5-year grant to give concerts and to make audio recordings. The subject matter is the ancient small kantele tradition and improvisation. More detailed information about the project […]

The IV international kantele competition will held in Kaustinen April 5-7, 2017. It is organised by the  Kantele Association and  Kantele Teachers’ Association in co-operation with Kaustinen commune, Kaustinen Folk Arts Centre and Folk Music Institute. The competition categories are: Children’s event Youth/art Youth/folk/other Professional/art Professional/folk/other Open/other/ensambles Open/folk/ensambles Open/art The head of the jury is Arja […]