Finlandia Foundation National Reception
An Evening of “Touching Magic” at Scandinavia House
A collaboration and celebration of Nordic and American Music featuring students from The Juilliard School and Sibelius Academy.
INVITATION | KUTSU | INBJUDAN
You are invited to attend the Finlandia Foundation National Evening of “Touching Magic” at the Scandinavia House in New York City on Tuesday, September 10 at 7 p.m.
Together, we will celebrate this artistically unique transatlantic musical project. This collaborative presentation of classical and contemporary Finnish and American songs features students from Sibelius Academy at The University of the Arts Helsinki and the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts at The Juilliard School. Read more about this intimate collaboration in an interview with two of the minds behind the project, Professors Brian Zeger and Markus Lehtinen, here.
Finlandia Foundation National is a proud sponsor of this collaboration and is excited for this opportunity to bring together members of the Finnish, Finnish-American, Friends of Finland, and Nordic communities in New York to celebrate the connecting power of music.
PROGRAM | OHJELMA | PROGRAM
Tuesday, September 10 at 7 p.m. | Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016
• Welcome by Finlandia Foundation National
• “Touching Magic” Project Presentation by Brian Zeger—Artistic Director of the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, The Juilliard School and Markus Lehtinen—Professor of Opera and Vocal Music, Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki
• Performance featuring students from The Juilliard School and Sibelius Academy: A Selection of American and Finnish Songs with artists Francesco Barfoed, Jack Hicks, Kiia Nordlund, Gabriel Kivivuori Sereno, Adelia Spångberg, Abla Benzemroun
• Student Panel Discussion: This moderated panel will highlight the talented students of the unique transatlantic “Touching Magic” collaboration.
• Finlandia Foundation Reception at Scandinavia House
Join us for conversation, mingling, and some light refreshments.
We look forward to seeing you there. Please RSVP below. Nähdään! Vi ses!