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UPCOMING WORKS

2025

New work for orchestra

Commissioned by the East Helsinki Music Institute

Collaboration with choreographer Laura Jantunen, premiere at Zodiak Helsinki, spring 2026

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2026

New chamber work for cello & piano

Commissioned by Eeva Rysä & Ilmo Ranta

New work for string quartet  (TBA)

2027

Chamber opera "Kesyt titaanit"  in collaboration with dramaturge Tarleena Laakko

Complete works

Chamber

maisema, muistuma, enne (2025) 26’

  • string quartet

  • Composed for the interdisciplinary work String Quartet by Anne Naukkarinen

Studying Gaze (2024) 25’

  • musical performance for flutist, saxophonist, percussionist and guitarist

  • Commissioned by Kaaos Ensemble

Hoodlum (2024) 14’

Light Flowers (2023) 9’

  • brass quintet & light design

  • Commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company

Rievdan (2023) 12’

the two childhoods (2022) 14’

maailma ympärilläni (2022) 8’

  • ssax, cl, vlc

  • alternative instrumentations include string trio, fl-ssax-vlc & fl-cl-vlc

  • Commissioned by AEKI Ensemble

Tunteisiin (2021) 5,5’

  • gtr, vlc, perc, pno, mobile phones

  • Written for K!art (Copenhagen)

Toinen toistansa seuraten (2021) 12’

  • vn, pno

  • Written for violinist Aino Szalai

the impossibility of committing to this (2019) 17,5’

 

Orchestral

Syrup (2025) 4'

  • symphonic brass 33311

  • Commissioned by the East Helsinki Music Institute

Bandaid (2025) 5,5’

  • symphonic wind band 3140 5 443 00021 5, db [pic, bcl, 2asax, 2tsax, barsax]

  • Commissioned by the Conscript Band of the Finnish Defence Forces

Brain Shake (2024) 11’

  • concerto grosso for baroque quartet and orchestra 2222 [+picc, +ehn, +bcl] 2200 10 00 strings 66442

  • Commissioned by Brinkhall Soi Festival

Pisces – Mime (2023/2025) 30’

  • concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra 1111 [+picc] 1100, gtr solo, strings 11111 or 44321

  • Commissioned by guitarist Teuvo Taimioja

Tunnel visions (2023) 10’

  • 2222 [+picc, +bcl, +cbsn] 4331 21 11 strings 12/10/8/6/4

  • Written for a workshop with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Don't tell mama. (2022) 6,5’

  • hp, cel, 3perc, timp, strings 54331

  • Commissioned by Musiikkitalon Urut Soimaan

ETKOT (2022) 4,5’

The immortality of the crab (2021) 16’

Skala (2020) 8’

Virynttäytymistä (2020) 11’

 

Electroacoustic

Mitten (2019) 7’

 

Vocal

Puluseni (2021) 7’

  • soprano, theorbo

  • Commissioned by Detritus

Musta Tarantula – The Black Tarantula (2020) 13’

  • mixed choir

  • Written for the Helsinki chamber choir

Kuutamolla (2018) 4’

  • sop, vln, vlc or sop, pno

Armain kuoleman ajatus (2018) 3,5’

  • sop, pno or sop, gtr

Sateenkaari (2018) 3’

  • sop, pno or sop, gtr

Ajassa (2018) 15’

  • bar, bcl

 

Works for the stage

Viimeinen lautta (2023) 22’

  • chamber opera to the libretto by Taika Martikainen

Outoliini (2023) 45’

  • 5-channel composition and sound design to Laura Jantunen's choreography

Solo

Sí, si (2019) 11’

Scores available at Music Finland.

For all scores, contact composer.

leevirasanen(at)outlook.com

© 2025 Leevi Räsänen

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