Bratislava Music Agency
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The Academic Male Voice Choir of Helsinki (Swedish: Akademiska Sångföreningen) is a Fennoswedish (i.e. Swedish-speaking) male voice student choir based in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. The choir was founded in 1838 and is the oldest extant choir in Finland. The musical history of the choir is deeply linked to the roots of the country of Finland, with the choir originating the national anthem and many other fully canonized classics. While steeped in tradition, the choir strives to remain ambitious, and regularly commissions new choral music for large projects combining multiple modes of artistic expression.
Elisa Huovinen has been awarded in several choir and choir conductors’ competitions. In Finland, she was awarded Gunilla Josefsson prize for her work with young singers (2025) and Choral Conductor of the Year prize by The Finnish Choral Conductors’ Association (2024). She has a master’s degree from Sibelius Academy and and a music pedagogy degree from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Huovinen has taken part in masterclasses and internships with renowned conductors and choirs (incl. Justin Doyle & RIAS Kammerchor, Paul Hillier & Ars Nova Copenhagen, Frieder Bernius & Kammerchor Stuttgart). She is artistic director of Somnium Ensemble, the Finnish Youth Choir, Male Choir Valkia and Akademiska Sångföreningen. During 2018-2024, she was the president of the board of the Finnish Choral Conductors’ Association, working actively to improve the position of choral conductors and the interaction between conductors and choirs.
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Záhumenská 3/A
841 06 Bratislava 4
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