Malla Vivolin & Ella Mettänen
Birds of Passage
Sat 18.4.2026
at 12.00
Sara Hildén Art Museum
Museum ticket 18/6 €, Museum card or Kaikukortti
In a continuation of the promenade concert that broke attendance records at the previous Tampere Biennale, distinguished actor Ella Mettänen and prominent contemporary music performer Malla Vivolin perform at an exhibition of graphic art by Pentti Kaskipuro. Music by composers from varied backgrounds interacts comfortably with an essay by Helen Macdonald that empathises with and seeks to understand the flocking of birds while also exploring our relationship with that which is alien to us.
Duration: about 60 minutes. After the concert, the audience may stay to meet the performers.
Artists
Malla Vivolin, flute
Ella Mettänen, narrator
Compositions
Lara Poe (*1993): Four Dispositions: II Incantation (2023)
Sami Seif (LB/US) (*1998): Miniatures from Phoenicia:
I Vowels (2020)
Anna Huuskonen (*1983): Naisen katse (2025)
1. Vilkaisu
2. Lähempi
3. Porautuva
Tim Page (*1975): Marsyas´s Turn (2020)
Kai Nieminen (*1953): Hymnos (1992)
Pilar Miralles (*1997): they depart us quietly (world premiere)
Marcelo Chacur Politano: Águas do Rio Couros (world premiere of the new version, 2025)
Text
Helen Macdonald: The Human Flock (from Vesper Flights), translated into Finnish by Irmeli Ruuska
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