CV
EDUCATION
ongoing-2020 MM in Composition, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
2022 MMus Erasmus in Composition, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
2020-2017 BM in Composition, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
Teachers have included Veli-Matti Puumala, Tapio Tuomela, Matthew Whittall (SibA), Linda Buckley, Stuart Macrae & Colin Broom (RCS).
2016-2013 Graduate from Savonlinna Upper Secondary School of Arts and Music
MASTERCLASSES
2022
Sävellyspaja, Porvoo
Jukka Tiensuu, Tomi Räisänen & Avanti!
2021
Kalevi Aho & K!art Ensemble, Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu, Oulu
Darmstädter Ferienkurse: Malin Bång, Jennifer Walshe, Lars Petter Hagen, Brigitta Muntendorf, Sarah Nemtsov
2020
Chaya Czernowin, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
2019
Riikka Talvitie & Tapio Lappalainen, Uuden Musiikin Lokakuu, Oulu
POSITIONS OF TRUST & MEMBERSHIPS
ongoing-2021 UNM Finland (Suomen UNM ry)
Chairperson
ongoing-2021 Korvat auki society (Korvat auki ry)
Vice-chair
2021 Membership of the Finnish Composers society
2020-2018 Korvat auki society (Korvat auki ry)
Board member, publicist, secretary (2019-2020)
WORK EXPERIENCE
ongoing-2019
- Several temporary posts teaching composition, music theory, solfege and music history in institutions in the Helsinki metropolitan area
- Work as a freelance music engraver and private piano tutor
2021-2020 Teaching composition at the "Kuule, minä sävellän!" project
2020- Work as a private tutor in music theory
2020-2019
- Producer of the orchestra concert at the Ung Nordisk Musik 2020 Tampere festival together with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and Tampere Orchestra Academy
- 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
GRANTS
2022
Teosto commissioning grant
PNB Paribas Bank Scholarship
Arts Promotion Centre Finland working grant (6 months)
Paulo Foundation
2021
Wegelius Foundation scholarship
MES Foundation working grant (1 month)
Sibelius Academy Foundation (grant for working group)
Arts Promotion Centre Finland working grant (5 months)
Greta & William Lehtinen Foundation
2020
Sibelius Academy Foundation
Alfred Kordelin Foundation, for organising "Kontakt!" composition concert
2019
Teosto commissioning grant
The Sibelius Fund of the Society of Finnish Composers, commissioning grant