Pekka Toivonen: My Sins

Pekka Toivonen: My Sins Temppeliaukion kirkko / The Rock Church, Dec 16th 12.2016, show 1 of 2 (2nd concert was held at St. Michael's Church, Turku) Pekka Toivonen Ensemble: Pekka Toivonen, piano Johanna Tarkkanen, piano & vocals Ilkka Ferm, tenor sax Hannu Kropsu, eclectic guitar Teemu Keränen, double bass Eppu Helle, sound © 2016 Pekka Toivonen www.pekkatoivonen.com

Piano concert composed & conducted by me. “My Sins” was a continuation piece based on compositions of the "My Signs" -multimedia concert held in May 2016. Performed at Temppeliaukion kirkko, The Rock Church in Töölö, Helsinki and in Mikaelinkirkko, St. Michael’s Church in Turku in December 2016. The concert was supported by Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, Grafia ry, Kallion Musiikkikoulu & printing house Painomies. In cooperation with Suomen Punainen Risti, The Finnish Red Cross we raised nearly 1000 euros for the suffering civilians in Aleppo, Syria.

Piano: Pekka Toivonen
Vocals & piano: Johanna Tarkkanen
Tenor saxophone: Ilkka Ferm
Electric guitar: Hannu Kropsu
Double bass: Teemu Keränen
Sound engineer: Eppu Helle
Santa’s little helpers: Dora Dalila, Linda Jännäri

Interview (in Finnish): Kirkko & Kaupunki