Our annual 'Joulu@TAYS' concert in the University Central Hospital this year was on 16 December, with a more varied playlist and larger audience than normally; it was also referenced in an Aamulehti article several days later.
'Joulu@TAYS' was, once again, a fitting end to a successful year for Sivuääni.
This excerpt (Mp4) from Michael Story's arrangement of Here Comes Santa Claus was one of the concert openers.
See also this 3.45 Joulu@TAYS-2025 highlights video [Mp4] by Sivuääni clarinetist Yrjö Lähde and his team.
On 10 December we performed in Tampereen Cathedral for the 50th Anniversary of the Christmas Carol Service, sponsored by ICCK Tampere, the Tampere Finnish-British Society, the Anglican Church in Finland, and the Lutheran Parishes of Tampere. The playlist included pre- and post-service music and accompaniment of two of the carols.
See this 3.50 highlights video [Mp4] by Sivuääni clarinetist Yrjö Lähde and his team.
On 19 November we performed at TAYS for the third year in support of Tampereen lastenklinikkan tuki ry, welcoming Pouta Possu back to the TAYS children's playground for the winter. As always, it was a warm and lively event, highlighted by the children.
(See also vocalist Kaisa Turunen singing Jänis istui maassa (MP4), as arranged by Jukka Viitasaari)
[Video, poster and center-right photo by Veera Palonen, with other photos and screenshots by J. Hopkins]
Opening music on 09 October at Tampere-talo for the 2025 ORL Koulutuspäivät. Photos by Markku Uusitalo.
(See also vocalist Kaisa Turunen concluding Consuelo Velázquez' Besame mucho, as arranged by Pertti Salminen)
Medisiinariorkesteri Sivuääni was honored to play for more than 1200 participants in the opening ceremonies of the 19th IVV Olympiads on 14 August at the historic Pyynikki Sports Field. It was a splendid occasion, multilingually narrated by sports journalist Kaj Kunnas for the teams from 27 countries. Athletes and musicians alike had a great time.
Sivuääni began playing as the teams marched into the field (see 3-minute drone video as we play Frank D. Cofield's Dixieland Strut). Other opening music included Hans Kolditz's arrangement of When the Saints Go Marching In, Frank D. Cofield's arrangement of John Philip Sousa's Manhattan Beach and John Edmondson's Big Band Dixieland.
Midway through the ceremonies our musical interlude featured Kaisa Turunen singing Dave Wolpe's arrangement of Cole Porter's Night and Day, and Pertti Salminen's arrangement of Matti Vesanto's Pyynikki-valssi. Later, as the Finnish and IVV flags were hoisted, we played Juhani Leinonen's full-band Fanfaari.
Finally, as the ceremonies concluded and the athletes departed, we played John Warrington's arrangement of Larry Shields and H. W. Ragas' Clarinet Marmalade and the classic Miles-Zimmermann Anchors Aweigh, as well as Johnnie Vinson's arrangement of Glenn Osser's Beguine For Band. [Sivuääni videos by Markku Uusitalo]
See also this excellent 8-minute MP4 video overview of the entire afternoon by Yrjö Lähde!
Accompanying the 2025 University Doctoral Conferment (Promootio) Gala Ball at Tampere-talo near midnight on the evening of 07 June, under the direction of Antti Nissilä. See also this short video of the evening's last waltz, Hans Kolditz' arrangement of Mabel Wayne's Ramona. [MP4 video by Yrjö Lähde]
Accompanying the final dance rehearsal under the direction of Antti Nissilä in Sport Uni Kauppi on 30 May in preparation for the 07 June University 'promootio' Gala in Tampere-talo [with considerably more dancers then]. See also this short video of the dancers practicing to Noel Gay's Lambeth Walk, arranged for Sivuääni by Juhani Leinonen.
[MP4 video by Yrjö Lähde]
Representing the Medical Faculty in Tampere-talo on 10 April with opening music for the Tampere University Annual Gala, this year honoring the university's 100th Anniversary. (Photos by Markku Uusitalo, Jonne Renvall & John Hopkins)
We opened with Didier Ortolan's arrangement of Nino Rota's theme from Amarcord [MP4 video by Yrjö Lähde]
See also University Videographer Eetu Heikkilä's Sivuääni montage (MP4) with Pyynikin valssi!
Opening music for Tampereen lääkäripäivät 2025 in Tampere-talo on 19 March, including Antti Nissilä's special vocal arrangement of Anssi Tikanmäki's Balladi, from the film Klaani (lyrics by Juice Leskinen, sung by Kaisa Turunen).
(Photos by Sivuääni's Markku Uusitalo)
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