Hyperorganism Veli Kujala

• Veli Kujala (b.1976): CybOrgan:
• 1 CybOrgan: Pt. 1, -UM 07:05
• 2 CybOrgan: Pt. 2, On the Strand of Remoteness 06:25
• 3 CybOrgan: Pt. 3, Warp 06:12
• Hyperchromatic Counterpoint:
• 4 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: Ia. Wer Krümel ißt, wird reich. Bulgarian Infinity Series 05:48
• 5 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: Ib. Wer Krümel ißt, wird reich. Neutral Waves 04:35
• 6 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: Ic. Wer Krümel ißt, wird reich. Bar 16 2/3 04:14
• 7 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: II. Passacaglia 06:29
• 8 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: III. Sculpture 05:39
• 9 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: IV. Accordion Hyperoriental 09:08
• 10 Hyperchromatic Counterpoint: V. L'harmonie éternelle 10:43
• Total Runtime 01:06:18

Info for Hyperorganism

Veli Kujala is famous as a highly versatile musician with a repertoire that takes in everything from the very latest, hyper-complex compositions and free improvisation to transcriptions of Baroque and Romantic works, Impressionism and jazz in numerous manifestations. He actively commissions and premieres new works and plays in several chamber ensembles and bands. The composing he began as a child continues and has, in the past ten years, become an increasingly significant element of his artistic career.

Susanne Kujala, organ
Veli Kujala, live electronics programming, quarter tone accordion, pre-recorded multichannel Tape
Uusinta Ensemble

Veli Kujala
(b. 1976) has gained a solid reputation of an outstanding interpreter of contemporary music on the accordion. In 2010 he completed his Doctor of Music -degree with distinction from the Sibelius-Academy. He is a prizewinner of many international competitions for soloists and for composition in the field of classical music. Kujala’s compositional output covers a wide variety of genres ranging from electro-acoustic to orchestral works. His composer portrait CD ‘Hyperorganism’ (Alba Records) was nominated for the best Finnish classical album of the year 2016. From the beginning of his career Kujala has also been very active in the field of jazz and improvised music, with an open mind upon all genders of popular music, from progressive rock to tango, ethnic music to French chanson. Pipoka, Gourmet sextet and Kalle Kalima K-18 count among the most relevant bands he is involved in.

Kujala has performed as a soloist with ensembles including Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Insomnio, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, the Tapiola Sinfonietta with conductors such as Stefan Asbury, Hannu Koivula, Hannu Lintu, Susanna Mälkki, Ari Rasilainen, Dmitri Slobodeniouk and John Storgårds. He has co-operated with a number of contemporary composers and has premiered accordion concertos by Pekka Pohjola, Markus Fagerudd and Olli Virtaperko. Moreover he has premiered concertos by Sampo Haapamäki, Joachim Schneider and Jukka Tiensuu for the quarter-tone accordion; a new instrument, which he developed together with Haapamäki.

Veli Kujala has performed in whole Europe, in major festivals and venues. He has also toured in the USA. Since 2005 Veli Kujala has been teacher of concert accordion and improvisation at the Sibelius-Academy.

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