The Guards Band
The oldest professional wind band in Finland, The Guards Band, was established in 1819. Nowadays the official representative band of the Finnish Defence Forces consists of 42 full-time musicians. One of the duties for the Helsinki-based band is performing at The Independence Day’s reception at the Presidential Palace. On top of the official performances, the Guards Band also gives concerts in Finland and abroad.
Senior Conductor
Conductor
Concerts
The Miraculous Mandarin
Free admission!- Wed 05.02.202019:00Helsinki Conservatory of Music, concert hallRuoholahdentori 6
The Guards Band has settled in Helsinki Conservatory of Music, Ruoholahti. The Miraculous Mandarin is the band’s first concert in their new home concert hall – and Antti Hartikainen’s examination concert in wind band conducting.
Igor Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments (1947)
Frigyes Hidas: Fantasy for Cello and Wind Band
Jean Sibelius: Cassazione, Op. 6 (orchestrated by Robert J. Ambrose)
Béla Bartók: A series from the ballet The Miraculous Mandarin, Op.19 (orchestrated by Kazuhiro Morita)
Antti Hartikainen, conductor
Samuli Peltonen, cello
Free admission!
Stardust
Espoo: 32 €, Turku 25 / 15 €The Guards Band takes the stage and performs well-known pieces from musical theatre with soloists Jennie Storbacka and Lauri Mikkola.
Pasi-Heikki Mikkola, conducting
Jennie Storbacka and Lauri Mikkola, vocals
Töölö I
Free admission!- Wed 04.03.202019:00Temppeliaukio Church
Sami Ruusuvuori, the head conductor of Helsinki Police Symphonic Band, has chosen new Finnish wind music that is heard in the first installment of the 2020 Töölö series. Two pieces will be heard for the very first time! Versatile Eeva Oksala plays solo violin.
Juha Pisto: Gravity
Timo Alakotila: Violin concerto "Between Three Worlds"
Marzi Nyman: Morpheus
Timo Forsström: a new piece
Sami Ruusuvuori, conductor
Eeva Oksala, violin
Free admission!
Spring Concert
33,50 € / 17,50 €In The Guards Band’s Spring Concert you get to join legendary Finnish songmakers Kalervo Halonen, Veikko Salmi och Kristian Jernström on a night full of stories from the old days and entertaining amongst touching tunes.
Johanna Försti ja Mikael Konttinen, vocals
Pasi-Heikki Mikkola ja Tomi Väisänen, conducting
Töölö II
Free admission!- Wed 20.05.202019:00Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki
Anna-Maria Helsing, conducting
Miika Jämsä, tuba
Arvo Pärt: Fratres of Wind Octet and Percussions
Jukka Linkola: Tuba Concerto
Hilding Rosenberg: Symphony of Wind Instruments and Percussions