Emilia Lajunen & Eero Grundström: Vanha valssi

University of the Arts Helsinki - Sibelius Academy presents: Emilia Lajunen – Legacy of the deceased Vanha valssi (trad. played by Akseli Raatikainen, arr. Juuri & Juuri) Emilia Lajunen, five-string violin, keyed fiddle, kontrabasharpa, voice, movement Eero Grundström, harmonica, electronics, voice, movement Marjo Kuusela, choreography --------------------------------------- All folk music links its performers to an ancient chain of tradition. Emilia Lajunen’s fourth recital in her artistically oriented doctorate explores this connection with the aid of body and movement. The focus is on music, of course, in this programme specifically pelimanni music or the fiddler music of Ostrobothnia, which incorporates links to the most ancient stratum of Finnish folk music. A case in point is Vainaan perua [Legacy of the deceased], a piece by Jalmari Siiriäinen of Mäntyharju. For Lajunen personally, the legacy of the deceased includes the lega