Come join the celebration. The event is for free, but you can support Kalevala the Musical by making a donation if you so wish. The event is an hour long.

Pianist Markus Kaitila, Kalevala The Musical's composer Johanna Telander, singer/composer Eeppi Ursin, and dancers Riia Pulakka & Abigail Kenoyer perform together with Finnish School of New York Students at the Kalevala Celebration at the Finnish Lutheran Church

We trust that you are fully vaccinated. We require all visitors age 2 and up to be wearing a mask or face covering.

PROGRAM

• Music from Kalevala The Musical album

• Introduction / Johanna Telander & Eeppi Ursin

• Welcome remarks
  Virve Deutsch /Head of Finnish School of New York & Eero Kilpi /President FFNYMC

• Kalevala reading – The Birth of Väinämöinen Followed by an excerpt from Prologue II from the Kalevala, the Musical- album

• Kalevala the Musical album release update /Johanna Telander

• Kalevala reading – Joukahainen and Väinämöinen's duel

• Interactive improv game

• Kalevala reading – Aino's fate and Joukahainen's revenge

• Dance performance
  Riia Pulakka & Abigail Kenoyer (Accompanied by Johanna Telander)

• Kalevala reading – Forging of the Sampo

• Musical Performance – Sampo
  by the Finnish School of New York (piano Markus Kaitila and vocals by Johanna Telander)

• Kalevala reading – Battle over the Sampo

• Kalevala the Musical – Wrath of Louhi
  (Performed by Eeppi Ursin, Markus Kaitila, Johanna Telander)

• Kalevala reading – The Sun, Moon & Epilogue