Finlandia - Vashon Concert

Choral music has long been a staple of Finnish culture, led by the works of Jean Sibelius (including the anthem Finlandia) and his contemporary Toivo Kuula. In the twentieth century, Finnish sacred music flourished in the hands of the late Einojuhani Rautavaara, while composers like Erik Bergman developed new, innovative trends. Among the current generation of brilliant composers is Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, whose works are at turns comic and dramatic.