Sat, Oct 22 Concert ($60 in advance)

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.