Finlandia Foundation National and San Francisco Bay Area Chapter present:Two former
Finlandia Foundation Performers of the Year in a festive evening of instrumental and vocal music to be followed by a traditional Scandinavian buffet, catered by award-winning Chef Pelle Nilsson
2007
POY:
Maria
Männistö
Maria Männistö is one of the finest young sopranos in the Pacific Northwest, with versatility in different styles, medieval chant to jazz and rock-'n-roll. Her recent New York debut in composer Garrett Fisher's new installation opera Kocho, based on a Japanese Noh play, was highly acclaimed: "Finnish- American soprano Maria Mannisto soared as Kocho."
2009
POY:
Terhi
Miikki Broersma
Terhi is a multi-talented musician who performs on organ, piano, bassoon and accordion. She earned a Master’s Degree in Music at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and worked full-time as a cantor-organist before moving to the United States. Chamber music has always been close to her heart, either accompanying on piano, organ or cembalo or playing bassoon, her favorite instrument. Terhi will also sing and play the accordion during the social hour.
Saturday,
October
22
First
Presbyterian
Church
1140
Cowper
Street;
Palo
Alto,
California
Honored Semi-formal
attire
requested
Concert
4:00
p.m.
Social/Cocktail
Traditional
$60.00
per
person
in
advance.
Please
send
RSVP
with
check
(made
out
to
FFSFBAC)
Mail checks to
Gunnel
Pero;
1365
Green
St.
#204; San
Francisco
, CA 94104
No
admittance
at
the
door.
