{"id":31,"date":"2024-06-06T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:44:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:44:01","slug":"esittely","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/esittely\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cantinovum Chamber Choir, the representative choir of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 University of Applied Sciences (Jamk), was founded in 1989 with the aim of producing artistically high-quality choral music, rapidly renewing its repertoire, and developing the choir's multifaceted sound. Many of the approximately 30 singers in the choir study at Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 University of Applied Sciences, the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, or Gradia, but it is not just a student choir; anyone can join. The choir is led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/rita-varonen\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"33\">Rita Varonen<\/a>, a lecturer in choral conducting at Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 University of Applied Sciences. The choir rehearses on Tuesdays at the facilities of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 University of Applied Sciences and also holds training camps a few times a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantinovum's repertoire consists of both orchestral and a cappella works, ranging from the Renaissance to modern music. The choir's name is adapted from the Latin words canticum novum, meaning \"new song.\" True to its name, Cantinovum has premiered nearly thirty works. Composers who have written pieces for Cantinovum include Liisa Matveinen, Jan Hellberg, Jaakko M\u00e4ntyj\u00e4rvi, Juha Holma, Jussi Chydenius, Mia Makaroff, Heikki Korhonen, Pascal Martin\u00e9, Sandra Milliken, Robert A. M. Ross, and Hreidar Ingi Thorsteinsson. Cantinovum has collaborated several times with Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Sinfonia and other orchestras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantinovum has released four albums: Commissioned by Cantinovum (2000), Lauloa min\u00e4 lupasin (2006), Suven henki (2012), and Joutuos jouluy\u00f6 (2014). The choir's first album, Commissioned by Cantinovum, features new Finnish choral music commissioned by or dedicated to Cantinovum. The second album, Lauloa min\u00e4 lupasin, is based on Finnish folk poetry and the Kalevala. Three of the pieces on Suven henki are commissioned works, and four are first recordings. Joutuos jouluy\u00f6 includes interesting new works in addition to traditional Christmas carols, such as first recordings of Christmas songs composed by Jussi Chydenius, Liisa Matveinen, and Mikko Sidoroff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantinovum has made several performance trips abroad, visiting Lithuania, Greece, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Estonia, Spain, the United States, Italy, Slovakia, Iceland, Germany, Ireland, and Poland. Throughout its history, Cantinovum has also successfully participated in both domestic and international choir competitions. The choir's achievements include winning all categories at the academic choir competition in Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica, Slovakia, in 2009, and first prize in the mixed choir category at the Flanders International Choir Festival in Belgium in 1999. In May 2014, Cantinovum participated in the prestigious Fleischmann International Trophy Competition in Cork, Ireland, and placed eighth overall. Cantinovum has also been awarded two gold stamps at the Tampere Vocal Music Festival in 2003 and one gold stamp in 2015.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamarikuoro Cantinovum, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n ammattikorkeakoulun (Jamk) edustuskuoro, on perustettu vuonna 1989 tavoitteenaan tehd\u00e4 taiteellisesti korkeatasoista kuoromusiikkia, uudistaa ohjelmistoa nopealla tahdilla sek\u00e4 kehitt\u00e4\u00e4 kuoron moni-ilmeist\u00e4 sointia. Kuoron noin 30 laulajasta suuri osa opiskelee Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n ammattikorkeakoulussa, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n yliopistossa tai Gradiassa, mutta kyseess\u00e4 ei silti ole pelk\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4n opiskelijakuoro, vaan kuka tahansa voi liitty\u00e4 mukaan. Kuoroa johtaa Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n ammattikorkeakoulussa kuoronjohdon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132,"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cantinovum.fi\/homepage\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}