Veli-Matti Puumala

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Veli-Matti Puumala (born 18 July 1965, Kaustinen, Finland) is a Finnish composer. He is currently (since 2005) the professor of composition at the Sibelius Academy.

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Puumala studied composition in Helsinki under Paavo Heininen from 1984 to 1993 and in Siena under Franco Donatoni in 1989 and 1990. [1] His musical style is rooted in European Modernism, [2] but has been also described to contain stylised references to folk music and modal elements. [3] In addition to instrumental and vocal music, Puumala has also composed a number of electronic works and one radiophonic work, Rajamailla (Borderlands), which won the Prix Italia in 2001. [4] His piano concerto Seeds of Time was awarded the Teosto Prize by the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society in 2005, [5] and in 2011 he was awarded the Erik Bergman Jubilee Prize "in recognition of his excellent, versatile work continuing the ethical and spiritual tradition of Modernism". [6] Puumala is also known as a musical educator: he has taught music theory since 1989 and composition since 1997 at the Sibelius Academy and was appointed as a professor of composition in 2005. [7] [8]

Selected works

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References

  1. "Veli-Matti Puumala at Fennica Gehrman". Fennica Gehrman. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. Peter H. Larsen (January 1993). "Breakthrough for young Finnish composer". Nordic Sounds. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. "Veli-Matti Puumala in Profile". Finnish Music Information Centre FIMIC. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  4. "Prix Italia past editions - winners 1999-2003" (PDF). RAI. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  5. Pirkko Kotiranta; Veera Nikkilä; Vivi Vaissi (1 December 2005). "Teosto palkitsi Nurmion ja Puumalan". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  6. "Erik Bergman prize to Veli-Matti Puumala". Finnish Music Information Centre FIMIC. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  7. "Veli-Matti Puumala appointed as a Professor at the Sibelius Academy". Finnish Music Information Centre FIMIC. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  8. "Puumala, Veli-Matti". Nordic Music Days 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

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