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2 Sata-Häme Soi in Ikaalinen! Tuesday 3.7. Sata-Häme Soi Festival is known for the Golden and Silver accordion competitions and the international Primus Ikaalinen Competition. However, it is a lot more. It is an international music festival arranged in Ikaalinen for the 40th time already. During the first week of July, the idyllic, beautiful Old Town of Ikaalinen transforms into a metropolis of music. The moods change from the smoky jazz club into the heated beat of the Argentine tango, and from the high standard international performances into the fantastic joint celebration performance of accordions on Saturday night. The heart of the festival is the Festival Park, where there is music from morning till night. Both amateur and professional musicians take the stage, as well the young as the old. In addition to the park and competitions, the, the, and the Ikaalinen Church are important venues. As the new Festival Director I look forward to my first summer in Ikaalinen with keen and curious mind. I will get to know a new kind of music world and festival visitors, as well as staff and volunteers who with their input make this festival a success. Welcome, you seasoned festival visitors, who faithfully make your way to Ikaalinen year after year. An especially warm welcome to all first time visitors, who have no previous experience of the atmosphere and the superb performances of the Sata-Häme Soi Festival. Sata-Häme Soi Valtakatu 7 P.O. Box 33, FIN Ikaalinen Tel tickets@satahamesoi.fi Welcome! See you in Ikaalinen! Ulla Majuri, Festival director To the Memory of my Mother A moment of music at Lasse Pihlajamaa s Mother s Memorial, Jämijärvi. Jämijärventie Folk Accordionists at the Arena Fast-paced folk parade at the Jämi Arena. Finnish musicians and international visitors. Jämi Arena, Lasse Pihlajamaa Hall, Jämintie 659, Jämijärvi Tickets 20 / 10 Lasse Pihlajamaa Mother s Memorial The Grand Old Man of Finnish accordion music, Lasse Pihlajamaa ( ), was for over 30 years an important musical guide at the Sata-Häme Soi Festival. Born in Jämijärvi, he returned there in the early 1970 s for the first time due to the Sata-Häme Soi Festival, after decades spent elsewhere. He designed and built an impressive memorial to his Mother, on the site of his birth home. It was completed in the summer of The memorial is dedicated to all mothers, heroines, who have raised their families in difficult circumstances. The memorial has been set inside a house, seemingly ripped apart. Inside the house the music and lyrics for his piece Memory to Mother (Muisto Äidille) are engraved to a wall. The monument depicts in a beautiful manner the rough circumstances that the Pihlajamaa family lived in during the 1920 s. Since the 1975 opening of the festival, a brief musical moment has been arranged there annually, honouring the local roots of the Sata- Häme Soi Festival. The evening continues with a folk music concert at the Jämi Arena. 2 3

3 Wednesday The Finnish Accordion Championship for Diatonic Accordions Categories for 12-, 15-, 18-year-olds, Adults and Veterans, as well as a category for Ethnic Music. Traditional Finnish Folk Music at its best. Tickets 15 / Sata-Häme Soi Festival Opening The 40th Sata-Häme Soi Festival opening ceremony. The 2011 winners of Golden and Silver accordion competitions perform: Marko Kotilainen and Sonja Lampinen. Festival park Free admmission Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent Accordion groups and soloists take the stage. Hosts: Seppo Soittila and Matti Lepänhaara Festival park Free admmission The Accordion Fair opening ceremony Opening hours Hundreds of accordions, a lot of sheet music, audio CDs, backpacks, straps and other accessories. Ikaalinen Business College Free admmission The Golden and Silver Accordion 2012 Rehearsal Comes with six Golden Accordion and seven Silver Accordion competitors. Interval. Tickets 25 / The Golden and Silver Accordion 2012 Final This national competition will be between the selected finalists from the March Accordion Cruise. The Golden Accordion: Tarvo Kantola, Nivala, Meeri Koskinen, Nummela, Jari Saarenpää, Kalajoki, Henriikka Santamaa, Ulvila, Julia Suihkola, Sievi, Sanna Sällinen, Äänekoski. Silver Accordion: Pilvi Huhta, Vihti, Nestori Hujala, Jyväskylä, Kalle Makkonen, Jyväskylä, Maija Pirinen, Vihti, Anna Salomaa, Haapajärvi, Linda Ullgrén, Kontiolahti, Tuukka Waris, Taipalsaari. The contestants will be accompanied by Jari Puhakka and his orchestra. Interval. Tickets 35 / Festival Park Kaija Pohjola & Paradise entertain at the park. Various Accordion club groups take the stage at the Pub Tent Tickets The most beautiful pieces by Konsta Jylhä Ikaalinen Folk Musicians and the Church Choir perform Konsta Jylhä s most beautiful religious compositions. Ikaalinen Church Programme 10 Ludovic Beier at Ludovic Beier Trio, France Accordionist Ludovic Beier leads this trio playing world class swing jazz. Doudou Cuillerier, guitar, Antonio Licusati, double bass. Tickets 25 Silver Accordion at

4 Thursday The Accordion Fair Ikaalinen Business College The Finnish Accordion Folk Musician Championship for Chromatic Accordions Categories for 12-, 15-, 18-year-olds, Adults and Veterans Vigorous Finnish folk music at its best. Tickets 15 / Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent Domestic groups and international accordion guests. Festival Park VIII Primus Ikaalinen 2012 Rehearsal The rehearsal for the competition finale. Eight young international soloists. Interval. Tickets 25 / 10 International Primus Ikaalinen at VIII Primus Ikaalinen 2012 Final Accordion virtuosos from eight different countries compete for the VIII Primus Ikaalinen victory. The international contestants are selected from festivals and competitions held abroad. Finland s entry will be the winner of the Golden Accordion The contestants will be accompanied by Jari Puhakka and his orchestra. Interval. Ikaalinen-sali Tickets 35 / Festival Park Teemu Harjukari & Taivaanrannanmaalarit. Pub Tent: Ikaalisten Viulupelimannit, among others. Tickets 10 Ikaalisten Säästöpankkisäätiö Jorma Uotinen & Trio Alone The charming Jorma Uotinen with his velvety voice and charismatic interpretation create a strong and, at the same time, sensitive experience. The songs selected for this concert have been found on his travels around the world. Human loneliness, desire, fine melodies, and Petri Ikkelä s arrangements challenge him as an interpreter of music. The French chanson has been with him since the 1970 s. Petri Ikkelä; accordion, bandoneon and Jari Hakkarainen; piano, Helena Paavola; cello. Tickets 30 Jorma Uotinen & Trio at

5 Friday The Accordion Fair Ikaalinen Business College Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent Music by accordion clubs, orchestras and folk accordionists. Festival Park Roland V-Accordion Competition, Scandinavian Finale of the Digital Accordion The winner will represent the Nordic countries at the international Roland V-Accordion competition in October. Hostess: Jonna Pirttijoki Tickets 15 / The White Rose Concert 1 The most loved pieces by Rauno Lehtinen ( ) to honour the 80th anniversary of his birth. Riku Niemi Orchestra with Johanna Iivanainen, Milana Misic, Pepe Willberg and Amadeus Lundberg. Tickets 35 / 15 Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila at Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila Finnish and Finn-Swedish melodies, menuets, polskas, polkas, tangos music with all spices! Tickets Jugendakkordeonorchester Cottbus-Brandenburg, Germany Sata-Häme Soi in Kankaanpää. Kankaanpään kuntoutuskeskus, Kelankaari 4 street Tickets The White Rose Concert 2 Riku Niemi Orchestra with Johanna Iivanainen, Milana Misic, Pepe Willberg and Amadeus Lundberg Tickets 35 / Mika Väyrynen Bach programme. The French suites, Passacaglia and Fugue, Chaconne. Ikaalinen Church Tickets 20 / Festival Park Youthful beat on the stage Rockwalli Sami Hintsanen & Alabama House Band Laura Voutilainen Pub Tent: Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha Tickets 15 / 10 White Rose Concert at 17 and 20. Riku Niemi, Johanna Iivanainen, Milana Misic, Amadeus Lundberg and Pepe Willberg. 8 9

6 Saturday The Accordion Fair Ikaalinen Business College Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent At Blasorchester Jung St. Marien, Austria Festival Park Children s Festivai Pippi Longstocking, Doll Maddalena and Mr. Nissiläinen play music and entertain children, and the childlike. Performances at Midday Party and Afternoon rejoicing Music, crafts and activities for the whole family At Mr. Nissiläinen s accordion workshop you can try playing an accordion. The Old Rectory Garden Grayson Masefield, New Zealand The Primus Ikaalinen and the Coupe Mondiale 2009 Winner s solo concert. In cooperation with AWW Accordions Worldswide Inc. Tickets 20 / The 40th Anniversary Concert of Sata-Häme Soi The highlights from the decades, from the 1970 s nostalgia to 2010 s young talented musicians. Ikaalinen folk musicians play together with Vesa-Matti Tastula. Host: Mikko Alatalo. The ticket price includes a copy of the double-cd The best of the Ikaalinen Accordionists and Fiddlers Tickets 40 / 10 An Evening of Celebration in the Park at Munich Groove Connection, Germany This dazzling quintet moves from one music style to another smoothly with long jazz improvisations. The musicians come from Bulgaria, Georgia and Moldova, and do not try to hide their musical roots from each respective country. Tickets Gospel Covertajat Classics of Finnish Gospel music and pearls of spiritual youth music. Ikaalinen Church Programme The Jämi Fly In Air Show......greets Ikaalinen over the Lake Kyrösjärvi. Viewing at the baseball stadium An Evening of Celebration in the Park Dance music for having fun. Ikaalinen Men s Accordion group, and Jämijärvi Folk Musicians. At 2300 hrs: All Accordionists join to celebrate! Tickets 15 / 5, Free entry for those joining the Group play! Munich Groove Connection at

7 Sunday Ikaalinen Day Programme in the Festival Park Religious folk songs at the Ikaalinen Church Coffee at Yellow School, organised by the Ikaalinen Town together with Tevaniemi Village Association and Ikaalinen Association. Free entry Sata-Häme Soi Closing Ceremony Moods from the past week The performers include Finnish and foreign artists and the various competition winners. Festival Park Venues In Ikaalinen all concert and event venues are within walking distance. Koulunpolku 4 The seats over 1000 people, and is the venue for the main concerts and competitions. The seats are numbered. Teinintie 4-6 In the hall of you can enjoy the feel of a jazz club and complement the experience with a glass of wine. Free seating. Online shopping for tickets Payment can be made through all Finnish internet banking services and with credit cards: Visa, Visa Electron, Master Card and Eurocard. You can print your purchased tickets yourself, or you can pick them up at the Sata-Häme Soi office up to two hours before each concert, or at the concert venue up to half an hour before each concert. Regular ticket prices Ke To Pe La 25, 35 25, , 40 Church Festival area , 25 15, 30 15, Festival pass, valid for all concerts, price 150. The regular ticket is for all concerts for over 15-year-olds. Children s ticket is for 5-15 year olds, under 5 years free of charge. Ikaalinen Church Vanha Tampereentie 10 The Church of Fredrika Sofia provides an excellent setup, and its acoustic qualities bring out beautifully the nuances and overtones of instruments and voices. Over 1000 seats. Festival Park Vanha Tampereentie 1 The heart of the festival is the park, where music plays from morning until late at night. Next to the dance floor in the park is the Park Tent with a licensed bar, where you can enjoy delicious food and refreshing drinks. At the Pub Tent you can enjoy the music as well as coffee and snacks. The Pub Tent bar is also fully licensed

8 Wednesday 4.7. Thursday 5.7. Friday 6.7. Lauantai The Finnish Accordion Championship for Diatonic Accordions 15 / Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent Sata-Häme Soi Festival Opening Festival Park The Accordion Fair opening ceremony Ikaalinen Business College The Golden and Silver Accordion 2012 Rehearsal 25 / The Golden and Silver Accordion 2012 Final 35 / Kaija Pohjola & Paradise Festival Park The most beautiful pieces by Konsta Jylhä Ikaalinen Church Programme Ludovic Beier Trio, France The Accordion Fair Ikaalinen Business College The Finnish Accordion Folk Musician Championship for Chromatic Accordions 15 / Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent VII Primus Ikaalinen 2012 Rehearsal 25 / VIII Primus Ikaalinen 2012 Final 35 / Teemu Harjukari & Taivaanrannanmaalarit Festival Park Jorma Uotinen & Trio The Accordion Fair Ikaalinen Business College Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent Scandinavian selection for International Roland V-Accordion Contest 15 / The White Rose concert 1 35 / Jugendakkordeonorchester Cottbus-Brandenburg, Germany Kankaanpää The White Rose concert 2 35 / Mika Väyrynen Ikaalinen Church 20 / Rock and pop music Festival Park 15 / Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila The Accordion Fair Ikaalinen Business College Music on the Festival Park Stage and at the Pub Tent Children s Festival Midday Party Afternoon rejoicing The Old Rectory Garden Grayson Masefield, New Zealand 20 / The 40th Anniversary Concert of Sata-Häme Soi 40 / Gospel Covertajat Ikaalinen Church Programme Jämi Fly In Air Show greets Ikaalinen Baseball Stadium An Evening of Celebration in the Park All Accordionists join to celebrate 15 / 5, Free entry for those joining the Group play! Munich Groove Connection, Germany

9 Restaurants Restaurant Tent next to Park Stage Open Wed-Thu Fri-Sat Sun Licenced bar - delicious salads, soups, savoury and sweet coffee bread. - buffet for larger groups (prior booking) Bookings Pub Tent Open Wed-Thu Fri-Sat Licensed bar - coffee, tea, savoury and sweet delicacies - dance music Ikaalinen Tent by Open Wed-Fri Sat Licensed bar - savoury and sweet delicacies Open Wed-Sat Licensed bar - sweet and savoury coffee bread - salads Sata-Häme Soi 40 years The small town of Ikaalinen was full of people in June 1972, when the music festival was arranged for the first time. During the 40 years there have been millions of music notes, hundreds of thousands of listeners, thousands of performers and hundreds of concerts. Although there has been a great amount of international colour, and many world class performers have been heard, the local roots of the folk music have always been treasured. This can be seen and heard in the 40th anniversary concert, where the programme contains a fast forward of music from the decades. The concert s climax will be the Ikaalinen folk musicians playing together., Sat 7.7. at The White Rose Concert The Riku Niemi Orchestra takes the stage for the seventh time at the Sata-Häme Soi Festival. They perform the traditional, well appreciated and highly popular White Rose Concert. This year we enjoy the Finnish light music legend Rauno Lehtinen s music. It was the 80th anniversary of his birth in April Maestro Riku Niemi with his Orchestra and their invited top soloists - Johanna Iivanainen, Milana Misic, Pepe Willberg and Amadeus Lundberg fill the concert with the most beloved music pieces of the great composer. This concert becomes another chapter in the history of Finnish music, written in Ikaalinen., Fri 6.7. at and Ikaalinen Folk Musicians in

10 Luciana Beleaeva Giorgi Makhoshvili Grayson Masefield New Zealand is just about exactly on the other side of the planet earth. Still, Sata-Häme Soi and the New Zealand Accordion Association and musicians have been in cooperation for over 10 years. Grayson Masefield, 25, from Auckland, is certainly among the top accordionists in the new generation in the whole world. He won the international Coupe Mondiale competition in 2009 in both the classical and the virtuoso entertainment music groups, and received the first prize in the Primus Ikaalinen competition. He also succeeded well in other international competitions and festivals. Grayson Masefield studies in France, tours regularly in Europe and the countries around the Pacific Ocean. He is a versatile musician, whose family have been central actors in the New Zealand accordion music culture. The Concert at contains a versatile mixture of the most important accordion music. Accordions Worldwide Inc. sponsors Grayson Masefield s concert at the Sata-Häme Soi Festival this year., Sat 7.7. at Nevyan Lenkov Konstantin Kostov Munich Groove Connection Vladislav Cojocaru We will hear what a group sounds like, when the members from Moldova, Georgia and Bulgaria combine their own home countries music styles of the classical treasure chests with their dazzling skill. Violinist Luciana Beleaeva plays with the Munich Filharmonic orchestra. Accordionist Vladislav Cojocaru plays in many different groups specialized in east European music styles. Base player Giorgi Makhoshvili has won a national jazz prize in his native Georgia. He then moved to Germany and plays in many different groups. Pianist Konstantin Kostov has graduated from the Music University of Sofia, specialized in jazz and composition, and has continued his career with great success in Munich. The quintet s personal sound and rhythmic energy is complete with the percussions by Nevyan Lenkov. The Munich Groove Connection is impossible to place in any music style. They play familiar classic hits in a new style and jazz improvisations, with skill and dazzle. The group received an invitation to Ikaalinen as a special prize in St Petersburg at an international Terem Crossover Competition in April 2012., Sat 7.7. at

11 Mika Väyrynen Mika Väyrynen (born 1967) is one of the most known classical accordion artists in the world. He has performed with most of the Finnish symphony orchestras and toured widely in Europe and Asia. His cooperation with many conductors and composers has produced many accordion music premiers. For example, Erkki-Sven Tüür s Concerto and Aulis Sallinen s solo work Preludes and fugues op 95 have been born from the close work between the performer and the composer. Aulis Sallinen s orchestra piece Chamber music V Barabbas variations has been played many times in several countries by Väyrynen. In the Church of Ikaalinen Mika Väyrynen plays his programme, which only has music written by J.S. Bach ( ). The programme includes the French suites, which were originally written for clavier (harpsichord or clavichord) in the early 1720, when Bach composed a large number of instrumental pieces at the court of Köthen. Passacaglia and Fugue is a huge piece composed for organ. Its genius has touched music listeners, and has amazed scientists for nearly 300 years. The last movement of J.S. Bach s solo violin partita, the Chaconne, has inspired pianists over a hundred years, but especially Mika Väyrynen s brilliant transcription for the accordion has shown Bach s excellence over different instruments and over the ages. This evening will be an unforgettable experience enjoying these masterpieces by Bach. Ikaalinen Church, Fri 6.7. at Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila Maria Kalaniemi became known internationally in 1983 when she entered the first Golden Accordion competition at 19 years of age. Since then, she has become one of the world s most popular Finnish accordionists. She has made headway in the development of the so called new folk music, and changed thoughts about the accordion and the music it can play. Maria Kalaniemi has taken part in many international projects, of which, among others, the multinational Accordion Tribe has gained a lot of interest through tv-broadcasting in many countries. Maria Kalaniemi and pianist Timo Alakotila have played in different groups and performed in several concerts around the world. They have gained many prizes and recognition for their musical pieces. The Arts Council of Finland has awarded both with a status of Artist Professor. Last year Timo and Maria celebrated their 20 years of cooperation with concerts and by publishing a new album. Their music has become seamless during their years together. The combination of the accordion and the piano opens wide possibilities for varied arrangements. In addition to Finnish moods, Argentine tangos and sparkling French waltzes meet in this top duo s programme., Fri 6.7. at

12 17 11 Venues P P P Sata-Häme Soi Office Tourist Information 2. Festival Park Pub Tent 6. Restaurant Amica Accordion Fair School Accommodation 7. Market Street 8. Children s Festival 9. Accordion House Finnish Accordion Association Finnish Accordion Institute 10. Summer Hostel Suvinuotti 11. Boat harbour 12. Summer Hostel Mill Hill 13. Statue of folk Musicians 14. Accordion Museum 15. Baseball stadium Services 16. Caravan park 17. Camping, Toivolansaari 18. Bus Station 19. Taxi VAASA 20. First aid, Health center 21. Police TAMPERE P Parking 22 23

13 ACCORDION FAIR 2012 At Ikaalinen Commercial College hall Open Wed 4.7. at Thu 5.7. at Fri 6.7. at Sat 7.7. at At the fair you will find the following companies: Accordions Bohemia Oy Finnish Accordion works Aaro Luukinen Harmonikan huolto ja restaurointi tmi Viljo Mannerjoki Harmonikkahuolto Aimo Kuhmonen Harmonikkahuolto Kristian Hyyppä Harmonikkahuolto Tero Lahti Harmonikkahuolto Voitto Nieminen IKATA:n harmonikanrakennusosasto Lasse Pihlajamaa Oy Nahka-Tuote Sirok Tmi Roland Scandinavia as Savon harmonikka Oy Tampereen Musiikki Traditune Oy Ylöjärven Harmonikka Oy Fair organized by the Dimi Student Association Accordion and Instrument Building Museum Museum and exhibitions open all through the Sata- Häme Soi Festival week Tue Sat from to Soitinkeskus Akordia Street Address: Etelärinne 15 Festival Office open Tue 9 18 Wed Sat 9 22 Sun