Mats Lillhannus

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Mats Lillhannus
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Born1972 (age 4950)
Korsholm, Finland
GenresClassical
InstrumentsVocals (tenor)

Mats Lillhannus (born 1972 Korsholm, Finland) is a Finnish tenor singer. He is an ensemble singer specialised in early music.

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Lillhannus started his musical career as a jazz trumpeter, but his interest in singing and early music was awakened already in the early 1990s. After finishing school he studied musicology at the Åbo Akademi University and completed a master's degree in history of music. Lillhannus studied singing under the auspices of Veikko Kiiver in Stockholm and also took part in several master classes. [1] In 2009–2010, Lillhannus participated in the master's programme AVES (Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies) at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis [2] in Basel, Switzerland.

Lillhannus works both as a soloist and an ensemble singer. He is artistic director of the vocal ensemble Camerata Aboensis, which he established already during his student years. [3] In 2004 he initiated the chamber choir Key Ensemble. [4] He is also member of the recently started international ensemble Apollo's Noyse. [5]

Mats Lillhannus frequently appears as soloist in oratorios and cantatas. He also edits music and writes concert presentations for several music festivals. Mats Lillhannus lives in Turku, Finland.

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References

  1. Website of Mats Lillhannus Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Schola Cantorum Basiliensis". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  3. "Camerata Aboensis". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  4. Key Ensemble
  5. Website of Mats Lillhannus Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine