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Mats Lillhannus
Mats Lillhannus, born in 1972, is a Finnish singer (tenor).
Mats Lillhannus was born and raised in Korsholm in Finland. He is an ensemble singer specialised in early music. He 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 therefore moved on to Åbo Akademi University to study musicology and completed a Master’s degree in history of music. Thereafter, Lillhannus began his career as a professional singer and musician. Lillhannus has studied singing under the auspices of Veikko Kiiver in Stockholm and he has also taken part in master classes lead by e.g. Damien Poisblaud, Kevin Smith and Päivi Kantola.[1]
Lillhannus works both as a soloist and an ensemble singer, in Finland as well as internationally. Already during his student years he formed the vocal ensemble Camerata Aboensis, whose artistic director he has been from the beginning.[2] Lillhannus has also initiated the chamber choir Key Ensemble founded in 2004.[3] Furthermore, Lillhannus is a member of the newly started ensemble Apollo’s Noyse, whose members come from Great Britain, Switzerland and Finland[4]
During the years 2009-2010, Lillhannus participated in the master’s programme AVES (Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies) at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis[5] in Basel, Switzerland, under the guidance of Anthony Rooley and Evelyn Tubb.
Mats Lillhannus frequently appears as soloist in oratorios and cantatas to much acclaim. In addition, Lillhannus edits music and writes concert presentations for several music festivals. Mats Lillhannus lives in Turku, Finland.
Musical Clips
- Camerata Aboensis: Jesu dulcis memoria
- Apollo's Noyse: Wert: Valle che de' lamenti miei
External Links
- Website of Mats Lillhannus
- Mats Lillhannus on Swedish Wikipedia
- Mats Lillhannus’ Piae Cantiones Edition
- Camerata Aboensis
- Key Ensemble
References
Categories:- Finnish tenors
- Finland Swedish
- Living people
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