for female voice, guitar and cello, duration 10’30”
commissioned by Jyrki Myllärinen and “Ja kitara soi” -guitar festival
premiered 2007 in Lappeenranta
- A girl (text: Kari Aronpuro) 3’30”
- A small ode (text: Ilpo Tiihonen) 5′
- Afternoon (text: Leif Färding) 2′
buy score and parts here
The theme of the suite is growth of a young woman. The rough tones of the first song give way in the second to beautiful, lyrical lines, and the last one is full of sunny, light joie-de-vivre.