CONCERT: Kati Schenker's Recital SAT, May 26 at 5 p.m. at CSU-EB

Dear Friends and Family,

With great pleasure, and a humble, thankful heart, I invite you to my recital. This is the culmination of my four years at CSUEB's fabulous music program, and I offer you a Saturday afternoon filled with a selection of beautiful music, presented together with fantastic guest artists.

It is this coming Saturday, May 26th at 5pm.

The program includes pieces by Berg, Debussy, Dowland, Harbison, Handel, Merikanto, Sallinen, Timmons and more with...

Dr. Jeffrey Sykes, piano
Nicholas Lyon-Wright, guitar
Mark Saccomano, vibraphone and marimba
Reception to follow.

The address is 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542.

The building is the round MB -Music Building and there-within the Recital Hall, Room 1055
hopefully that is all i had forgotten.. hope to see many of you there!
The event is free (parking costs $5/weekend day or $2/hour), or you may park free of charge at the church lot by Campus Drive, off Highland Boulevard, about 5 min walk. There are also handicap parking places on the lot L and the round music building (MB) driveway.
a link to a map, in case needed: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/about/visitor-information/maps-campus-locations/hayward-campus-map/index.html

Kids are very welcome! (with concert proper etiquette...the performance will be recorded)

Love to see you there!

Kati

P.S. Some of you may have received invite via FB, not knowing which format you check most frequently..here it is again. Also if we are not yet FB friends, please do find me there.. Kindly do not feel offended by multiple invites..just a reminder.. and for those to whom this is the first, it is late, but if you have free time in your schedule, i'd love to be the recipient of it and your important presence.

Siitonen's Sports So Far...(June)

FAR SPORTS JUNE

Racewalker Veli-Matti (Aku) Partanen, 20, set a new Finnish record in the 10-Km road walk of 58 minutes 38 seconds at the Annual Taabori Olympic Walks at Hyrylä on April 14. The old record  by past World 50K Champ Valentin Kononen was 21 seconds slower. In the women’s 10K Anne Halkivaha scoreed a personal best of 46:35, the 4th fastest ever by a Finnish woman. Two young walkers Aleksi Ojala and Eemeli Kiiski sliced under an hour and a half for the first time in the 20K, finishing in 1:29:16 and 1:29:41

Jussi Utriainen qualified for the Olympic B Standard of 2:16:34 at the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15. to place 19th.. Fellow Finn Marten Boström  ran it in 2:21::03. Winner was Yemane Adhene of Ethiopia in  a PB of 2:04:48.
Finnish hurdler Emma Millard won a 400m hurdles race at Conway, North Carolina in  a  Finnish season’s best of 1:00.57 to that point. Ville Wendelin was 4th in the men’s 200m run in 21.92 seconds, also a Finnish season’s best.  Winner was Cornelius Tyler of Charleston Southern University in 21:10.  Meanwhile, at the Mount Sac Relays in Walnut, CA on April 17, Mira Tuominen of Valkeakoski was 19th in the women’s 10,000m run with a Finnish season’s best of 35:42:42, with winner Kara Millhouse of Penn State running it in 3:31:57.  Janica Mäkelä was 13th in the A division of the women’s steeplechase in 10:51.87. In the men’s 3000m Steeple, Joonas Harjamäki was  18th with a Finnish season’s best of 8:58.33. Harjamäki was 3rd in the 1500-meter run at the Brutus Hamilton meet at Berkeley, CA on April 28 in 3:54.67, another Finnish season’s best so far.

Matti Kinnunen, wrestling in the 60Kg division at the European Championships at Sofia, Bulgaria guaranteed himself a spot on the Olympic team with three wins in a tourney ending on April 21.  Matti wrestles for the Imatra Power Twisters. .
Jarkko Kinnunen gained the Olympic B ranking in the 20K racewalk at Podeprady, Czech, Republic,, finishing second in 1:23:12,,a race won by Slovakia’s Matej Toth in 1:21:54, meeting the A standard. Aku Partanen, fightring hard to qualify for the Olympics in the 20K, was DQed. Kinnunen is already qualified in the 50K at London, his prime distance.  In Naumberg, Germany, Anne Halkivaha walked a PR in the women’s 20K to place 6TH  in 1:37:15 to make the Olympic B standard.. Winner was Germany’s Sabine Krantz in 1:33:02.

Emma Millard was 4th in the 400m hurdles with an SB of 58.90 at the Steve Scott Invitational at Irvine, CA on April 29, while Annemari Korte was 4th in the 100m hurdles in 13,69. Matti Välimäki was 7th in the men’s 400m in 48:13. Jarkko Järvenpää was 3rd in the 10,000m run at Marberg, Germany on May 6th in 29:08.63, a personal and Finnish season’s top. Winner was Germany’s Philipp Phluger in 28:45:76.
Valtteri Jokinen (60Kg) and Johanna Ylinen (63Kg) have qualified for the Finnish judo Olympic team.
In beach volleyball, Finland;s best, the Nyström twins,, Emilia and Erika, had their greatest career victory on May 9 in Beijing. They defeated the world’s all-time best team, USA’s Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, 15-21, 21-17, 16-14. The American team holds two Olympic and three World Championship golds.

At this writing, the World Men’s Hockey Championships have just gotten underway. in Helsinki and Stockholm. Defending champion Finland had a couple of worrisome starts, defeating Slovakia and Belarus by 1-0 scores. Great on defense but with top teams looming ahead they need a more vigorous offense. Fortunately, in their third game Finland dumped Switzerland, 5-2. Here in North America the Stanley Cup playoffs are well underway. Stay tuned. .   

CONCERT of Finnish Fiddlers Kaivama and Arto Jarvela - May 11, 12, 13 - Mountain View, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Sonoma

KAIVAMA/ARTO JÄRVELÄ SPRING 2012 TOURS

Finnish fiddler ARTO JÄRVELÄ and Finnish-American folk duo KAIVAMA tour the Midwest in March and the West Coast in May! (for tour dates, please visit the SHOWS page)

One of Finland’s premier fiddlers, Arto Järvelä has, over the past three decades, been a member of more than ten folk music groups. He's primarily known as founder, second fiddler, composer and arranger of Kaustinen fiddle legends JPP, in action since 1982. Throughout the JPP history, Arto has demonstrated profound talents as a remarkably skilled player and as a gifted composer and multi-instrumentalist.

Arto began his studies at Sibelius Academy Folk Music department and graduated in 1994 as Master of Music. During his studies he adapted new instruments like nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle), mandolin, octave mandolin, kantele and has been seen jamming even with jouhikko (ancient finnish bowed lyre), double bass and brushes!

Lately Arto has been doing a lot of solo gigs playing his fiddle, singöfela, esseharpa (ancient Finnish keyfiddle) and nyckelharpa.

May 11	Mountain View House Concert at the home of Daniel Steinberg Reservations required. Info / reservations: email *preferred* Concerts@InstantHarmony.com or phone (650) 947-9669	Mountain View, CA	8 pm, $15-20 Kaivama on tour with composer/instrumentalist Arto Järvelä from Finland
May 12	Down Home Music	El Cerrito, CA	2PM in-store performance Kaivama on tour with composer/instrumentalist Arto Järvelä from Finland
May 12	Fifth Street Farms, Reservations are necessary (to assure you a seat) and made by calling (510) 525-9248 or via email at fifthstfarms@gmail.com	Berkeley, CA	$15-20, 7PM doors, 7:30PM music Kaivama on tour with composer/instrumentalist Arto Järvelä from Finland
May 13	Finnish American Home Association For tickets, please go to http://fahaconcert.eventbrite.com/	Sonoma, CA	1PM afternoon show, $20 ($15 for FAHA members) Kaivama on tour with composer/instrumentalist Arto Järvelä from Finland

Finnish-American musicians Sara Pajunen and Jonathan Rundman of the folk duo KAIVAMA grew up in Northwoods cultures of long winters, lakeside saunas, rugged terrain, and solitude. The landscapes of their childhoods echo in the music of their debut album, release in June 2011. Alternately ancient and modern Finnish influences reveal themselves in KAIVAMA's sound: danceable rhythms, joyous melodies, icy whispers, sleek construction, primal drones, and poppy hooks all interplay as Pajunen and Rundman explore the music of their ancestors and create a bridge between a new Finnish-American generation and the time-honored music of their heritage.

Immediately upon KAIVAMA’s first public appearance, word of the young Minneapolis-based neo-traditionalists reverberated throughout Finnish communities in America and the band began receiving invitations to perform nationwide. Finland’s YLE public radio network requested early KAIVAMA demo recordings for airplay. Audience-member videos of their performances were featured on America’s only Finnish-language TV show, Suomi Kutsuu on WLUC TV6 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The duo had tapped into an unforeseen demand for fresh, energetic music rooted in the Finnish-American experience.

Kippis Plays Cinco de Mayo / Vappu May 5 in Cupertino ($10-$13) All ages!

• • Saturday, May 5, 2012
  • 6:30pm until 9:30pm
    
    
    

• Brittania Arms Cupertino, 1087 S. De Anza Blvd, San Jose (Cupertino)

• KIPPIS plays the Brittania Arms in Cupertino on Sat, May 5th - Happy Cinco de Mayo/Vappu!!! Doors 6:15PM, show starts at 6:30PM (we have no idea when we go on yet, but will update as we know...). $10 advance, $13 at the door 1087 S. De Anza Blvd, San Jose 95129 (408)252-7262 http://www.britanniaarmscupertino.com/

Finnish run-walkers set new record!

SPORTS UPDATE



Veli-Matti (Aku) Partanen, 20, set a new Finnish men's 10K national racewalk record of 38 minutes 59 seconds in a road race at the 25th Annual Taabori Olympic Walks at Hyrylä, Finland on April 14. In so doing, he broke World 50K Champion Valentin Kononen's old record by 21 seconds. He also improved on his own Finnish junior record by 1:08 minutes It's also the stand-alone 10K fastest time walked in the world this year, although several walkers have walked faster 10K as a split in 20K races. Coached by his father, Kai Paratnen, Aku is attempting to q1ualify for the 20K in the London Olympics.



In the women's 20K, Anne Halkivaha walkee the fourth fastest Finnish women's 10K time ever with a PB of 46:35, a two minute improvement. Now being coached by Reima Salonen, a 1981 European 50K Champ and an Olympian, his counsel is obviously making a big difference in Anne's results. Only Mirva Hämäläinen in the 80s, Sari Essayah in the 90s and Marja Penttinen in the 2000s have walked faster women's 10Ks in Finlnad. Junior class siosers Henrika and Erika Parviainen were 2nd and 3rd with PRs of 50:29 and 50:52. Aleksi Ojala, another young walker being coached by Salonen, walked a 1:29:16 20K for 1st place, with Eemeli Kiiski 2n with 1:29:41, also a first time under 1:30.


RESULTS:

Men:s 20K: 1. Aleksi Ojala/1:29:16/PB. 2, Eemeli Kiiski/1:29:41/PB. 3. Timo Viljanen/1:334:37. 4. Heikki Lahtinen/65/1:56:50 (Masters Age-graded 1:32:45).
MEN's 10K: Aku Partanen/20/38:59/NR aND JrAge22NR (Val Kononen's old record 39:20--1999). 2. Markus Kyrölä/16/48:34. 3. Joni Rouhiainen/52:11.

Women's 10K: 1. Anne Halkivaha/46:35/PR. 2. Henrika Parviainen,/14/50?29/PB. 3. Erika Parviainen/16/50:42/PB. 4. Annika Norman/53:14. 5. Tiia Kuikka/53:58.

Source of above material: WWW.sul.fi

Niilo Koponen just celebrated his 84th Birthday Party in Fairbanks, AK

Niilo Koponen's just celebrated his 84th Birthday Party in Fairbanks, AK, where he has been confined to an Alzheimer's Facility for several years. He's an old member of Berkeley UFKB&S Lodge 21. His daughter Heather posted the family website news attached. Koponen is well-known in the National Finnish community and many lodge members, and others, remember visiting him fondly.



Heather keeps a website about recent happenings in the Koponen Family. Check it out!

http://koponenalaska.wordpress.com/

POSTPONED -- Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year, Glenda Dawn Goss 4/15

The Finlandia Foundation Lecturer of the Year, Glenda Dawn Goss, has come
down with the flu and must postpone her April 15 multi-media talk. You
will be notified of the new date.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Finlandia Foundation SF Bay Area Chapter

FAHA Women's Getaway Weekend. Relax with pretty women and HAVE FUN!!!

FAHA Women's Getaway weekend "Relax, Pretty Woman! Have Fun!"- come and relax and have fun: go to sauna, play bunko, sing karaoke, visit with friends, make crafts and enjoy good food , drink and company.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 27th-29th starting at 6.30pm

$90.00/members and $110.00/non-members covers all of the above and sister-style lodging in the library or in your tent on the lawn.

Massages and spa treatments available at additional cost.

Please RSVP by April 15th via http://2012wgw.eventbrite.com or at www.fahausa.or or tel (707) 935-0200.

Finlandia Foundation Inc and the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter invite you to An Afternoon with Jean Sibelius and Glenda Dawn Goss.

Finlandia Foundation Inc and the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter invite you to An Afternoon with Jean Sibelius and Glenda Dawn Goss.

Glenda Dawn Goss, Ph.D., eminent musicologist and author, is Finlandia Foundation's much anticipated Lecturer of the Year. Recipient of numerous honors, teaching and research awards, Ms Goss currently teaches at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_Goss)

Her book, Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland, is considered a landmark study of this iconic composer.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR WHAT PROMISES TO BE A TRULY REMARKABLE EVENT

Sunday April 15, 2012 at 3:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church

1040 Cowper Street, Palo Alto, CA

Donations: Adults $15.00. Students $10.00

RSVP to: 415-673-3310 by April 10th

Refreshments will be served

One reviewer says, "This is a miraculous book. Goss's portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest and most enigmatic composers is set against the backdrop of Finland's rise to nationhood. The author's meticulous research and vivid portrayal of the key players in the drama - Jean Sibelius, Robert Karanus, Axel Gallen-Kallela and others - makes the book almost read like a novel."

FILM: Finnish Documentary Screening at Yerba Buena by Peter von Bagh - "Eternal Time" and "Drama of Light" - Only 8 bucks

Sunday, April 8th at 2.00pm

Finnish documentary movie screening "Eternal Time" and "Drama of Light" by Peter von Bagh

at Yerba Buena Center, 701 Mission St, San Francisco

$8.00 regulat and $6.00 YBCA members

For more details please check www.ybca.org/great-directors-speak