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In Brief
Canzonetta Nova Choir
Elina Rantamäki, Conductor
The Canzonetta Nova choir was founded in 1984 in Järvenpää, Finland, a town of about 38,000 people situated some 37 km from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Järvenpää is proud to be the home of Finland’s national composer, Jean Sibelius. Canzonetta Nova began as a chamber choir of the Järvenpää parish, which is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Its membership has grown to include more than 50 singers. Rehearsals every Monday at 6pm to 8.15pm.
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More background
Canzonetta Nova has developed a reputation as an oratorio choir. Its repertoire includes:
* Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
* Rutter: Requiem ja Magnificat
* Verdi: Requiem
* Rutter: Requiem and Magnificat
* Vierne: Messe Solennelle
* Mozart: Requiem
* Duruflé: Requiem
* J. S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Christmas Oratorio, B-minor Mass
* Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
* Mendelssohn: Elijah Oratorio
* Puccini: Messa di Gloria
* Haydn: The Creation
* Handel: The Messiah
* Schubert: Mass in G major
* Traditional works such as cantatas by Buxtehude, Mendelssohn and Bach
These works have been performed with reputable Finnish guest conductors and orchestras. The choir has given concerts in many locations throughout Finland and has also made recordings for both Finnish television and radio. Its connections to the Järvenpää parish remain strong, and the choir often sings in Sunday worship services and other special occasions.
Canzonetta Nova has participated in various European choral festivals, such as the Estonia Choir Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, the European Cantata Choir Festival in Perugia, Italy, and the International Choir Festival in Cork, Ireland. The choir has also performed in the European cities of St. Petersburg, Bratislava, Budapest, Riga, Tartu, Reykjavík, Hamburg and Rome. In 2004, Canzonetta Nova marked its twenty year anniversary with a concert tour in Namibia.
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Founder
The founding conductor of Canzonetta Nova, Erkki Rajamäki conducted the choir for 28 years, retiring in the spring 2012. Rajamäki, a baritone/bass, has completed studies in church music and singing at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki, and in Germany. Since his debut concert in 1985, Rajamäki has performed many Lied and sacred music concerts throughout Finland as well as in Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Russia, Germany and the USA. He has performed roles in oratorio concerts with many Finnish orchestras. Rajamäki served as a church musician in the Järvenpää parish from 1984 until 2012, which included responsibility for conducting Canzonetta Nova. He still teaches singing at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki.