The Summer 2011 tour to Duluth and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan will feature repertoire from this list
Our HOST and NARRATOR (and …SINGER) is Andy Hill- the FinnAm newspaperman from Wakefield…and the “inventor” of the Rockland Opera idea, based on his grandfather’s diaries.
1. Muistoja Pohjolasta – traditional patriotic march (on CD)
2. Kotimaani ompi Suomi – Heart strings immigrant intro- new arrangement (not recorded)
3. Kulkurin valssi – traditional waltz (on CD)
4. Säkkijärven polkka – traditional polka (on CD)
5. ROCKLAND fanfare – “world premier” Jukka Linkola-based on the opera
6. ROCKLAND EPISODE (C89)– “world premier” Jukka Linkola- based on the opera
7. two Bagatelles- (Waltz/Tango) more Jukka Linkola pieces for brass septet (on CD)- composed in 1978
8. Taistojen Tielle – old leftist march- (on CD)
9. Ballade – sacred sounding concert piece (on CD) Helsinki- 1918) (On CD)
10. Suomi – Finnish American patriotic medley (written in Cleveland, @1908) (on CD)
11. Amapa Maxixe Brazilian dance — Samba (on CD)
12. Sibelius Musette – self explanatory- traditional concert piece
13. Järnfeldt Berceuse self explanatory; traditional concert piece (on CD)
14. Maailman Matika- premiered in January- folk music through a mathematical filter. Not recorded. John Kiltinen commission. Peter Hamlin, composer
15. Veräjä aukes – modern with agrarian roots (on CD) (Jukka Viitasaari)
16. Konserttipolkka – virtuoso cornet solo (Vainö Tuominen)
17.. Tuba Säkkijärven polkka virtuoso tuba solo (Esko Heikkinen arr)
18. Savitaipaleen polkka – old polka with a Renaissance filter (Esko Heikkinen) (on CD)
19. Surut Sävelissä – Finnish American concert piece (Boston 1907)- (Väinö Warvikko) (on CD)