YL Male Voice Choir

YL Male Voice Choir

YL Male Voice Choir (Also: Helsinki University Chorus, YL) ( _fi. Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat) was founded by P.J. Hannikainen in 1883 to become the Helsinki University choir and therefore it is the oldest Finnish language choir. [http://www.yl.fi/choir.php The Choir - YL Male Voice Choir ] ] Nowadays the choir is not completely tied to the university, but all applicants are expected to have passed the matriculation exam or study at any university level. [ [http://www.yl.fi/join.php Join - YL Male Voice Choir ] ] YL is conducted by Doctor of Music Matti Hyökki, also the professor of choir conducting in Sibelius Academy. [ [http://www.siba.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/uutisia/?id=20666 Sibelius Academy announcement in Finnish] ]

Concerts

YL gives concerts regularly in Finland and abroad. The choir makes two short concert tours in Finland each year, and one or two tours yearly in the Asian, European or American continent. In autumn 2008, YL makes a tour to Mexico [ [http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=us&lp=es_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.festivalcervantino.gob.mx%2ffic08%2fnode%2f557 OSN releases in Mexico Kullervo] ] . Around 12 000 listeners attend YL's Christmas concerts in the churches of Helsinki each year. [http://www.yl.fi/choir.php The Choir - YL Male Voice Choir ] ]

Notes

ee also

* Kauppakorkeakoulun Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat
* Polyteknikkojen Kuoro

External links

* [http://www.soundfountain.org/rem/remyl.html Helsinki University Chorus - Profile at The Remington Site]


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