FiBO now has its own continuo organ! The expensive organ could not have been fully funded by the orchestra itself, so donations made the acquisition possible. There will be a special event for those who donated to the organ on April 24. More information and a list of donors can be found through the link.
FiBO now has its own continua organ, which has already has been in use a lot during the spring. Such an expensive acquisition could not have been fully financed by the orchestra itself, so donations made it possible to acquire the organ. The first fundraising round for the continuo organ in the spring and summer of 2021 reached its maximum amount of 10,000 euros. In addition, we received a separate large donation for concert activities at the time. The total amount of the second fundraising round held at the turn of 2021–2022 was just under 5,000 euros. Donation amounts for the fundraising ranged from tens of euros to several thousand euros. The raised money was used to pay more than half of the price of the organ, for which we sincerely thank all the donors. The organ came to FiBO unexpectedly much earlier than expected. Read more behind the link for the second fundraising round.
A small presentation will be held for those who donated to the organ on April 24 after the Steam Engine concert in Helsinki. The organ is prominently displayed in that concert, as the concert program includes Georg Friedrich Händel's organ concerto in B major (Op. 4, No. 6, HWV 294). If you are not coming to the concert, you can only come to this event, and you do not need to register.
Below is a list of donors who left their names at the time of the donation. In addition to the list, there were several dozen donors. If your name is missing from the list and you want it included, please send it to toimisto(at)fibo.fi.
We are sincerely happy for all your donations! The continuo organ made by Klop will serve FiBO and other friends of early music for a very long time, we hope.
Kaisa Ala
Johanna Albert
Teppo Ali-Mattila
Anja Forsberg
Lara Grunberg
Markku af Heurlin and Anne Lehto
Vuokko Hosia
Loviisa Hynninen
Eero Hämeenniemi
Maarit Härkönen
Antti Ihalainen
Päivi Ikäheimonen
Annamari Jokinen
Heidi and Jouko Kajander
Marko Kallio
Merja Kantola
Petri Keskinen
Mikko Kontiainen
Mirjam Kyrönseppä
Simo Laitakari
Merituuli Maanoja
Teuvo Mikkonen
Riitta Oittinen
Anu Pietilä
Elina Pihko
Petra Piironen
Valtteri Pokela
Vivi-Ann Rehnström
Kaisu Rättyä
Maria Seppä
Antti Tikkanen
Harri Tilli
Veli Pekka Valtonen
Jyrki Wahlstedt