The fifth solo-album by Arja Kastinen is a journey into a complex world of room acoustics and resonance. The music was recorded at the Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum in Oslo, Norway, in the summer of 2015. Recording: Taito Hoffrén (www.aania.fi). Tomba Emanuelle, The Emanuel Vigeland mausoleum is a barrel-vaulted room with no windows, completely covered with […]
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Two Small Kantele Weekends in Summer 2016
January 10, 2016
In the same way as last summer, there will be two small kantele weekends also this summer at the organic farm of Kortisto in Ohkola, Mäntsälä. The first weekend, July 1-3, will be a 5-string kantele course meant for the beginners, and the second weekend, July 29-31, will be the intermediate course with kanteles from […]
Read more...The new CD from the recordings at the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum
January 07, 2016
Our visit to the Emanuel Vigeland Mausoleum in Oslo, Norway, in June 2015 resulted in over 5 hours of recorded sound material. Now we are working on the material aiming to release a CD in the near future. The recording was made by Taito Hoffrén/Kanteleen Ääniä. I’ve now edited the first experiments of the material, […]
Read more...Three kantele concerts in Brazil in November
November 06, 2015
Arja will give three kantele concerts in Brazil (Curitiba Nov 10, Brasília Nov 16, Recife Nov 24) at the theaters of Caixa Cultural. Also three lectures for university and conservatory students and for schoolchildren.
Read more...Small kantele weekends for the summer 2016 are scheduled
August 16, 2015
The two retreat-like small kantele weekends happened this summer at the organic Kortisto farm in Mäntsälä. The place was ideal, a dream to come true, and thus we scheduled the same kind of weekends for the summer 2016: The Beginners 5-String Kantele Course July 1-3, and the Intermediate Small Kantele Course July 29-31. Both courses […]
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