Vaasa City Orchestra

Vaasa City Orchestra comprises 31 musicians. Anna-Maria Helsing is the chief conductor. Orchestra’s composer-in-residence is Markus Fagerudd. The orchestra works and performs in the historical Vaasa City Hall, in the center of Vaasa.

Regular orchestral concerts in Vaasa date back to 1930, when an Orchestra Society was founded in the town. In 1974, the orchestra became part of the City of Va

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Vaasa City Orchestra comprises 31 musicians. Anna-Maria Helsing is the chief conductor. Orchestra’s composer-in-residence is Markus Fagerudd. The orchestra works and performs in the historical Vaasa City Hall, in the center of Vaasa.

Regular orchestral concerts in Vaasa date back to 1930, when an Orchestra Society was founded in the town. In 1974, the orchestra became part of the City of Vaasa.

In addition to traditional symphonic concerts, the orchestra does concerts with other musical directions, for schools etc. The orchestra frequently collaborates with other neighboring orchestras.

Vaasa City Orchestra appears at various festivals during summertime such as Korsholm Music Festival and Lohtaja Church Music Festival.

The orchestra also collaborates in a yearly opera production with Vaasa Opera Foundation and Vaasa City Theatre.

Since 1999, every third year, Vaasa City Orchestra has organized the International Jorma Panula Conducting Competition together with Viljo and Maire Vuorio Foundation. Vaasa City Orchestra operates also as the orchestra for annual Jorma Panula conductor course.

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