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MADEBYVACKAFINNARSINCE <strong>THE</strong> MIDDLE AGES SOUTHWEST FINLAND HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT CENTEROF INTERNATIONALITY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY. IN <strong>THE</strong>SE PAGES WE WILL TELL MOREABOUT PRESENT PHENOMENA, COMPANIES AND INNOVATIONS OF THIS REGION.One of Uusikaupunki’s mainattractions is a unique woodwindinstrument festivalBernhard Henrik Crusell15.10.1775 Uusikaupunki - 28.7.1838 StockholmCrusell Week is an annual woodwindmusic festival in Uusikaupunki thatattracts top woodwind players fromaround the world year after year. Thefestival is organised by the Crusellsociety together with the city ofUusikaupunki.Crusell Week is inspired by the composerand musician B.H. Crusell, who was born inUusikaupunki in 1775. Crusell still plays a hugerole in the festivities, both in its name andrepertoire. The next Crusell Week will featuretwo premieres of Crusell’s music, which havenot been played in Finland until now.The festival, which runs for over a week, wasfirst organised in 1982. At first, the festivalfocused on organising woodwind instrumentcourses, but concerts were soon added to theprogramme because the course participantsneeded to be able to perform and also to heartheir teachers’ performances.“We have had the best woodwind artists asteachers right from the start,” explains RaunoMelos, Executive Manager of Crusell Week,who has been involved in organising the festivalfor several years.“Crusell Week has gained worldwide recognition,and nowadays it is very easy to persuadeartists to come perform or to teach.”The festival is a unique event in the world. Itdraws around 10,000 people, featuring around100 artists every year, and has a very internationalflavour.“International operations are the basis foreverything and international master classeshave also been extremely popular.” Accordingto Melos, many artists and course participantsare looking for something to spice up theircareer, and here they get new influences fromaround the world.Another interesting part of the festival is thecompetition organised every other year thatfeatures a different woodwind instrumenteach time. In 2014 it will be the oboe’s turn.Melos says there are usually dozens of participantsfrom almost every continent.“We have received very good feedback fromartists about how well everything works, howwell they are taken care of and how well allother operations are organised.”Woodwind instrumentsplay the leadMelos is impressed by how artists comingfrom different countries meet for the firsttime at the Crusell Week, practice only a fewof times before the concert and yet at the concertmanage to sound like they have playedtogether for years.“It is simply thanks to the musicians’ highlevel of talent,” he says.The idea behind Crusell Week is that woodwindinstruments play a central part whenthe concert programmes are planned. Theyhave a major role in every concert, althoughother performers, such as singers, are alsogiven more visibility. After all, a singing voicehas been said to be the basis and model forall instrumental music.“Woodwind instruments are suitable for variouskinds of music. In addition to traditionalchamber music, jazz, for example, can easilybe introduced with the help of saxophones,and folk music is included in the programmeevery year. This way we can offer a more variedprogramme without breaking our own rulesregarding Crusell Week’s main idea,” mentionsRauno Melos.4
VAHTERUS NEWS 1/2013Artistic directorshave their ownvisionsEach artistic director adds their own flavourto Crusell Week, and their ideas meanprogress for the festival.Throughout the years, the Artistic Directorsof Crusell Week have brought their ownunique flavours to the festival. With theirideas, it has been possible to develop theevent even further.-The first Artistic Director was conductorand clarinetist OsmoVänskä who tookon the task in 1989.Vänskä was followedby clarinetist KariKriikku who broughtthe opening eventsto the festival. Duringhis time as ArtisticDirector, every weekstar ted out witha special event,explains Melos.-Kriikku’s successorflutist PetriAlanko brought thepopular ” Tune ofthe Day” –events tothe market square ofUusikaupunki. Thenext Artistic Director,bassoonist Jussi Särkkä, being a sportsperson by background, introduced theCrusell Run as part of the week’s program.The latest artistic director, clarinettistHarri Mäki, who began last year,created a graspable and accessibletheme, Birds. The audience clearlyloved the theme. Melos hopes thatthe audience will also enjoy this year’stheme, Costumes and Masks.“We are planning to performcomposers’ works with the wronginstruments, so to speak, as well asarrangements of composers’ originalworks by other composers. Weare already looking forward to thenext festival.”Melos wants to thank the variousgroups for making it possible to organiseCrusell Week.“The audience’s support and enthusiasmare among the key factors thatmake the festival successful. The financialsupport from the city of Uusikaupunkiand the sponsors is extremelyimportant. It is great that the local businessessupport an local festival with aninternational scope. In addition, around 40 percent of the income is gained from grants paidby different foundations and organisations.”Marzi NymanOsmo VänskäIiro RantalaAnna-Mari KähäräPhoto Paula KukkonenTapiola SinfoniettaPhoto Sami PerttilaCrusell Week will be held on 27.7-3.8.2013More information about the event:www.crusellviikko.comHarri MäkiPhoto Sami Perttila5
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