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Rock Chapel and the Jean Sibelius Pipe Organ Sculpture
Two scenic landmarks that one is not likely to stumble upon wandering the touristy areas of Helsinki are the Rock Chapel (Temppeliaukio Kirkko) and the Jean Sibelius Monument (Sibeliusmonumentti). The… more →
Eruditos - Classical Music ♫
Classical music: The great British conductor Sir Colin Davis is dead at 85. Here is a round-up of stories and remembrances, appreciations and obituaries.
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wrote 1 month ago: By Jacob Stockinger In case you haven’t already heard, the great British conductor and longtime musi … more →
If you turned your wife upside down and then…
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wrote 1 month ago: In the What the Heck Would My Wife Think About This? Department, slow down, there’s nil rude going o … more →
Finlandia's Global Trek from National Anthem to Hymn for the Nations
wrote 1 month ago: Found in Western churches today as the tune for “Be Still My Soul” and “This Is My … more →
Quote of the Day: Jean Sibelius
wrote 1 month ago: Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic. … more →
Tour de Hämeenlinna
wrote 1 month ago: Summer in Hämeenlinna 16.06.2012 Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about 68,000 inhabitants … more →
Thought of the day - Jean Sibelius
wrote 2 months ago: “ Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a c … more →
This Is My Song
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wrote 2 months ago: Something for the weekend. This is My Song. Popular as a hymn in the United States since it was wri … more →
From the Classics: Great Arrangements for HS Band
wrote 3 months ago: As we mentioned in our recent post, Introduce Your Young Band to Classical Literature, classical arr … more →
Stark and raving
wrote 3 months ago: More updating of websites and various online matters this morning, also catching up on emails, inclu … more →
Sibelius & the God of the Wood
wrote 3 months ago: Tapiola: Sibelius & the God of the Wood Christopher Pankhurst Jean Sibelius, 1865–1957 1,363 wor … more →
Sibelius with the Minnesota Orchestra
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wrote 3 months ago: Fluffly snowflakes like tufts of cotton drifted through the air last night as we drove downtown slow … more →
Family Favourites at the Pig's Arms Part 1
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wrote 4 months ago: Playlist Compiled by Algernon and Warrigal Mirriyuula I’ve been spending some time trawling through … more →
Thoughts
wrote 4 months ago: I have clearly been a very good boy indeed over the course of the year, for Father Christmas managed … more →
Jean Sibelius - Finlandia Op. 26
wrote 4 months ago: This is me playing Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia at the age of 18 in the church hall of my former h … more →
We Wait and Watch: A New Hymn for Advent
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wrote 5 months ago: Advent Candles As part of my master’s thesis at Regent College, I wrote a Good Friday hymn cyc … more →
Trip to Aulanko landscape tower, 22.5.2011, Hämeenlinna, Finland
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wrote 5 months ago: This video was filmed by me last year from observation tower in Aulanko, to capture the sapphire blu … more →
December 8 in history
wrote 5 months ago: 65 BC Horace, Roman poet, was born (d. 8 BC). 1432 – The first battle between the forces of Švitriga … more →
Jean Sibelius and Hämeenlinna, FINLAND
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wrote 5 months ago: Who is up for a swim!!? Lets dig a hole on this frozen pond and swim in underwater! Jean Sibelius Ho … more →
1000 besök/månad och den där fiolen
wrote 5 months ago: November slog rekord: För första gången fick hemsidan över 1000 besök under en månad. Det är trevlig … more →
