The Christmas Child
Christmas music from the German-speaking area in 17th century
Buxtehude–Schelle–Rosenmüller–Tunder
Elam Rotem, bass and keyboard
Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, soprano
Sirkku Rintamäki, mezzo-soprano
Taavi Oramo, tenor
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
The Christmas concert in the House of Nobility residency series celebrates the light shining in the darkness with the profound music of the early baroque composers of the German-speaking area. The concert features Christmas music for vocal and instrumental ensembles by Johann Sebastian Bach’s predecessors Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Schelle, Johann Rosenmüller and Franz Tunder.
Buxtehude’s Christmas cantata Das neugeborne Kindelein for four voices and strings as well as Tunder’s song Ein kleines Kindelein for soprano and strings exalt the miracle of the new-born child. Rosenmüller’s and Weichlein’s sensual instrumental music puts the listener in an intent and calming mood during the darkest time of the year.
The Finnish Baroque Orchestra welcomes the harpsichordist, singer and composer Elam Rotem from Basel as its guest. He is the director of the award-winning vocal ensemble I profeti della quinta, and he is also known as the creator of the web site earlymusicsources.com, an essential resource for performers, scholars and enthusiasts of early music. In this concert Rotem will perform both as singer and harpsichordist.
Duration: 1 h 45 min (incl. intermission)
FiBO's artistic planner Anthony Marini introduces the concert at the House of Nobility on 9 December from 5 pm to 5.30 pm.
HÄMEENLINNA
KANGASALA
Tickets 28 € (normal) / 25 € (discount groups) / 23 € (groups of 10 or more): Kangasala-talo
Tickets 30,50 € / from Jul 1, 2023 31,10 € (normal) / 27,50 € / from Jul 1, 2023 28,10 € (discount groups) + service fee from 1,50 € per order: Lippupiste's points of purchase and lippu.fi
HELSINKI
Tickets 15/29/37/52 € (price according to the seat) including handling costs + 1,5 € delivery fee per order: Ticketmaster's points of purchase and ticketmaster.fi
Student tickets at the door 10 €
Series tickets for the residency series of the House of Nobility 96/122 € (price according to seat) including handling costs + 1,5 € delivery fee per order: Ticketmaster's points of purchase and ticketmaster.fi. Series tickets can be purchased until the series' first concert (September 4). Note! When you buy online, the system offers its best seat. If you want to choose a specific seat, it is possible at Ticketmaster's points of purchase.
Group offers and ticket inquieries: lippu@fibo.fi
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The House of Nobility is not barrier-free. There are some steps at the front door, and there’s a staircase leading from the foyer to the concert hall on the second floor.
The second floor of the House of Nobility is accessible by wheelchair from the entrance on the Ritarikatu side, from where the porter will guide you to the lift. The porter will open the door on Ritarikatu on request. If you know your time of arrival well in advance, you are very welcome to inform us beforehand by calling the office at 010 411 7260. Another option is to call the same number when you arrive at the Ritarikatu entrance, but please keep in mind that it might take a while for the porter to arrive at the door.
An accessible toilet is available in the concert café on the second floor.