A week of classical music
Hetta Music Days will treat friends of classical music during Easter at Enontekiö.
Programme 1 to 5 April 2026
The festival programme may be subject for changes.
Wednesday 1.4.2026
School concert
Ilkka Heinonen, jouhikko (Finnish bowed lyre)
Thursday 2.4.2026
Opening Concert: Mother Earth
Ensemble Gamut! highlights female figures from the early Middle Ages in its Easter Thursday concert, Mother Earth. The program includes songs from the Bridgettine order, the earliest Finnish music about Virgin Mary, and the profound and virtuosic melodies of the medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen. The program also features song poems and lively improvisation.
Ensemble Gamut!
Aino Peltomaa – voice, harp, percussion
Juho Myllylä – blockflutes, vocals
Ilkka Heinonen – jouhikko (Karelian bowed lyre), vocals
Friday 3.4.2026
Bach-meditation
A meditative concert invites to take a moment for oneself and music.
Programme
Hanna Pakkala: improvisation
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Solo cello series nro. 2 d-molli (BWV 1008)
Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuett I & II
Gigue
Hanna Pakkala: improvisation
Johann Sebastian Bach: Solo cello series nro. 5 c-molli (BWV 1011)
Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavotte I & II
Gigue
Seven Words
Easter Friday classic and a monumental masterpiece—Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross will be performed in an especially moving interpretation by the Guts! String Quartet, specializing in early music. The liberated sound of traditional gut strings and a tuning pitch lower than modern standards make the music resonate deep within the soul. The whole experience is enhanced and enriched by the instrumental interludes of recorder virtuoso Juho Myllylä.
Guts! String quartet on period instruments
Irma Niskanen, violin
Mathieu Garguillo, violin
Hanna Pakkala, viola
Juuli Holma, cello
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, op. 51
Introduction (Maestoso ed Adagio)
Sonata I (Largo) – ”Father forgive them, for they know not what they do”
Sonata II (Grave e cantabile) – “Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”
Sonata III (Grave) – ” Woman, behold thy son”
Sonaatti IV (Largo) – “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me”
Sonaatti V (Adagio) – “I thirst.”
Sonaatti VI (Lento) – “It is finished”
Sonaatti VII (Largo) – “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit i.”
Il terremoto (Presto e con tutta la forza)
Juho Myllylä: improvisations on recorders
Saturday 4.4.2026
Greetings to Spring and light!
A moment of music and song: skiing concert to Pyhäkero wilderness hut.
Lauri Sallinen – clarinet
Saku Mattila (words)
Juho Myllylä (recorders)
We gather at the Pyhäkero wilderness hut for music, poetry, and singing together. The theme of the event is a greeting to the light of spring.
The venue can be accessed by skiing or snowmobiling.
Free admission. Please note Hetta Music days does not arrange shared transportation.
Travel concert: Refleksjoner – Heijastuksia
Musical moments and a colorful range of styles – from new yoik singing to joyful chamber music.
Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Moment musicaux, D. 780 nro. 2: Andantino
Franz Schubert: Impromptu, D. 899 nro. 3
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Ánnámáret: New and old Yoiks
Ánnámáret, yoik
Ilkka Heinonen, jouhikko
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Chorales
Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–2025): Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H
String Quartet Guts!
Edouard Du Puy (1770–1822): Quintet for French horn and string quartet
Allegro
Tommi Hyytinen, french horn
String Quartet Guts!
Old hymns in all colours
The evening concert on Saturday will include a wide variety of hymns, psalms, and chorales from different periods and regions.
Aino Peltomaa, vocals
Ánnámáret, vocals
Ilkka Heinonen, jouhikko (Carelian bowed lyre)
Saku Mattila, oboe
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
String quartet Guts!
Sunday 5.4.2026
Concluding concert: A celebration of light and music
Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Arabesque op. 18: Leicht und stark
Robert Schumann: Intermezzo, op. 26: Mit grösster Energie
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Clara Schumann (1819–1896): Drei Romanzen op. 22
Andante molto
Allegretto
Leidenschaftilch schnell
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Anna Kuvaja, piano
Robert Schumann: Adagio ja Allegro op. 70
Tommi Hyytinen, french horn
Anna Kuvaja, piano
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Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775–1838): Concert-Trio
Poco adagio – Allegro moderato – Andantino – Allegro
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Jaakko Luoma, bassoon
Tommi Hyytinen, French horn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1759–1791): Quintet for piano and winds Es-duuri, kv. 452
Largo – Allegro Moderato
Larghetto
Allegretto
Saku Mattila, oboe
Lauri Sallinen, clarinet
Jaakko Luoma, bassoon
Tommi Hyytinen, French horn
Anna Kuvaja, piano
