LEEVI RÄSÄNEN – COMPOSER
CV
EDUCATION
2020- MM in Composition, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
2017-2020 BM in Composition, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
Teachers have included Veli-Matti Puumala, Tapio Tuomela (composition), Matthew Whittall (orchestration) and Maija Parko (piano).
2013-2016 Graduate from Savonlinna Upper Secondary School of Arts and Music
MASTERCLASSES
2020
Chaya Czernowin, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
2019
Riikka Talvitie & Tapio Lappalainen, Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu, Oulu
POSITIONS OF TRUST
2020-2025 UNM Finland (Suomen UNM ry)
Vice-chairperson
2018-2020 Korvat auki society (Korvat auki ry)
Board member, publicist, secretary (2019-2020)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2020-2021 Teaching composition at the "Kuule, minä sävellän!" project
2020- Work as a private tutor in music theory
2019-2020 Producer of the orchestra concert at the Ung Nordisk Musik 2020 Tampere festival together with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and Tampere Orchestra Academy
2019-2020 Participating as a composition pedagogue in ”Yhdenvertaisesti säveltäen” (Composing equally) -initiative by the ArtsEqual of the Sibelius-Academy of the University of Arts, Department of Composition and Music Theory, Music Finland and the Finnish Composers Society
2019- Several temporary posts teaching composition, music theory, solfege and music history in institutions in the Helsinki metropolitan area
2019- Work as a freelance music engraver and private piano tutor
GRANTS
2019 Teosto commissioning grant
2019 The Sibelius Fund of the Society of Finnish Composers, commissioning grant
2020 Sibelius Academy Foundation
2020 Alfred Kordelin Foundation, for organising "Kontakt!" composition concert
2021 Wegelius Foundation scholarship
2021 MES Foundation working grant (1 month)
2021 Sibelius Academy Foundation (grant for working group)
2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland working grant (5 months)