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Archived
videos are further down the page including:
- Grayson Masefield Concert at Oma Tupa
- 40th Anniversary Concert |
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9.30
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Ikaalinen
Day
09.30 Ikaalinen Day Programme in the Festival Park
11.00 Religious folk songs at the Ikaalinen Church
12.30 Coffee at Rahkola (Rahkolankuja Street), organised
by the Ikaalinen Town together with Tevaniemi Village
Association and Ikaalinen Association.
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13.00
see below |
 Closing
Ceremony of the 40th Anniversary Festival - 2012
Moods from the festival week. The performers include Finnish
and
foreign artists and the various competition winners.
Venue: Festival Park, Ikaalinen
Free entry |
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Grayson
Masefield Concert at Oma Tupa
Video directed by Mike Rossi for the www.DeschampsCHANNEL.com
Web TV
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40th
Anniversary Concert
Video directed by Mike Rossi for the www.DeschampsCHANNEL.com
Web TV
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International
Guests and visitors gathered for the Closing Ceremony of the
40th SHS Festival. Featuring national and overseas artists,
the Closing Ceremony attracted hundreds of people, who gathered
to celebrate the wonderful anniversary festival.
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Ikaalinen
Nuoriso-orkesteri INO (Youth Orchestra of Ikaalinen)
and Blasorchester Jung St. Marien
from Austria in their joint concert, conducted by Antti
Nissilä
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Kimmo Mattila welcoming everyone to the Closing Ceremony
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Matti
Äijö (Chairman of the Board of Ikaalinen)
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Grayson
Masefield performing at the Closing Ceremony
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Kevin
Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) making a speech on behalf
of the CIA,
translated by form SHS Festival Director Minna Kulmala
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Kimmo
Mattila presenting Kevin Friedrich with an item for
his Dargaville (New Zealand) Museum Collection. T
his accordion score card has been an integral and unique
part of the Golden and Silver Accordion and Primus Ikaalinen
Competitions since their beginnings.
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Henriikka
Santamaa, Ulvila - Winner of the Golden Accordion Competition
2012
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Juhani
Hakala and Ulla Majuri (Festival Director) with the
recipients of the Plaquetti Awards for service to
the Festival.
Marjo
ja Hannu Haapala: They have been many years ticket
sellers at Sata-Häme Soi festival. The couple
is very friendly and helpful and therefore very good
pr for the festiva.
Pasi
Sippola: Pasi Sippola has solved many construction
related problems at Sata-Häme Soi. He is doing
his job conscientiously and he is very calm in even
tight situations.
Airi
Hautamäki: (not pictured) Airi Hautamäki
is well known and valued player and teacher of diatonic
accordion. She does very important job moving the knowledge
and heritage to next generations. Airi is the conductor
of "Alavuden Kaksiriviset" (diatonic accordion
group from Alavus) and has brought the group to Sata-Häme
Soi festival since many years. Alavuden Kaksiriviset
is one of the oldest Finnish diatonic accordion groups
in Finland, established in 1986.
Ikaalisten
Nuoriso-orkesteri: The Ikaalinen Youth Orchestra
is already a concept in the music culture of children
and youth in Finland. The orchestra has been given the
Culture Award of Finland. This orchestra works in co-operation
between the school, community academy, music academy
and the supporting association of INO. Currently there
are 100 players in 4 different orchestras. The orchestra
is open to everybody who wants without any entrance
exams. INO has been playing at Sata-Häme Soi Festival
since many years.
Milla
Pietilä: One of the most important partners
is Tourist Office of Ikaalinen. Milla Pietilä has
been working long time as sales assistant. She is known
for a strong knowledge of travel industry and always
so friendly custom service. Thanks for Milla, many tourists
and festival guests return to Ikaalinen again and again.
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Kalle
Mäkelä (Ikaalinen Mayor), Minna Kulmala (Former
Festival Director and Translator), Kevin Friedrich (CIA
Ambassador),
Matti Äijö (Chairman of the Board of Ikaalinen),
Juhani Hakala and Ulla Majuri (Festival Director)
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Above
and below: the Closing Ceremony of the 40th Anniversary
SHS Festival
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Grayson
Masefield (International Guest artis), Kalle Mäkelä
(Ikaalinen Mayor),
Matti Äijö (Chairman of the Board of Ikaalinen),
Juhani Hakala and Ulla Majuri (Festival Director)
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Ulla
Majuri (Festival Director), Heikki
and Tuula Eränen (Festival Founder),
Terhi
Palonen, Minna Kulmala and Sirpa Sippoloa (the three
most recent SHS Festival Directors)
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Above
left: Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) and Kalle Mäkelä
(Ikaalinen Mayor)
Above right: Ulla
Majuri (Festival Director), Heikki and Tuula Eränen
(Festival Founder), Kimmo Mattila (Artistic Director)
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Kevin
Friedrich (CIA Ambassador), Ulla Majuri (Festival Director),
Heikki and Tuula Eränen (Festival Founder),
Kimmo Mattila (Artistic Director) and Kalle Mäkelä
(Ikaalinen Mayor)
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Aino
Ojakoski (Festival Organizing team), Minna
Plihtari (Festival Public Relations Manager),
Ulla Majuri (Festival Director) and Kimmo Mattila (Artistic
Director)
taking the traditional 'Celebration Leap' at the conclusion
of the festival.
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Coming
back to earth
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Back
on land again!
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At the conclusion of the Festival, organizers and staff gather
at the Accordion House to pop open the celebration Champagne.
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Here
the cork is captured flying through the air as Kimmo
Mattila opens the bottle!
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Staff and guests on the balcony of the Accordion House
at the conclusion of the festival
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Ulla
Majuri (Festival Director) welcoming
guests the celebration dinner and party at Oma Tupa
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Above
left: Brass Quartet from the visiting Austrian Youth
Orchestra
Above right: Kaisa
Kujanpää
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Aino
Ojakoski and Kaisa Kujanpää performing for
festival guests
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Some
of the junior staff take delight in having some fun
with the Festival organizing staff.
This year, each of the directors was crowned
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Above
and Below: The management team adapts to their newly
crowned status!
Pictured left to right: Leena Heikkilä, Ulla
Majuri,
Minna Plihtari, Kimmo Mattila and Sari Rytkölä
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After
performing the Maori Haka, Grayson Masefield delighted
the guests with a couple of his Entertainment pieces.
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Pictures of people and happenings from around Ikaalinen.
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On
the now emtpy streets of Ikaalinen, Grayson Masefield
makes his way to Oma Tupa
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Ikaalinen
invites you to attend the
41st Anniversary
Sata-Häme Soi
International Accordion Festival
2 - 7 July, 2013
See you next year! All Welcome!
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