THE MUSIC - SUHKA

Kukunor (1989) was originally composed by Antti Hytti as the theme song for a film with the same name by Riitta Rautoma and Heikki Partanen. It is a love song of two trolls.

Soloist Pekka Nylund, guitar
Arrangement Antti Hytti

The Great River (1999) was composed by Antti Hytti for a film by Hannu Oksanen as its main theme song. The music reflects the flow of the great river Kymi - the source of life for its surroundings.

Soloists
Jone Takamäki, tenor saxophone
Verneri Pohjola, trumpet
Seppo Kantonen, piano
Arrangement Antti Hytti

Solveig´s Song (1986) is a composition by Antti Hytti for a play with the same name by Lassi Sinkkonen. The somber tone of the music corresponds to the tragic story of the play set in post-war Helsinki.

Soloists
Juhani Aaltonen, flute
Ulf Krokfors, bass
Arrangement Antti Hytti

Passage - Dance for the Horse (2001) was composed by Antti Hytti for an animated film by Milla Moilanen in which Don Carlos, the horse, dances through the song.

Soloist Verneri Pohjola, trumpet
Arrangement Antti Hytti

Sunset (1977) is based on an improvisation by pianist Esa Helasvuo included on a duo recording by Esa Helasvuo and Edward Vesala. It was adapted for SUHKAN UHKA in co-operation with the composer.

Soloist Juhani Aaltonen, tenor saxophone
Arrangement Ulf Krokfors

Catch-Up (1999) is a composition by Ulf Krokfors that features free improvisation in tempo. The composition represents a bow towards Ornette Coleman but also has a touch of bebop to it.

Soloists
Verneri Pohjola, trumpet
Tane Kannisto, soprano saxophone
Arrangement Ulf Krokfors

Type (1999) was composed by Antti Hytti and Jone Takamäki as the closing theme for a film with the same name written by Jussi Kylätasku.

Soloist Jone Takamäki, tenor saxophone
Arrangement Antti Hytti and Jone Takamäki

Tuonen Tytti (1997) was composed by Antti Hytti and Jone Takamäki for a scene in the Pre-Kalevala movie by Raimo Uunila and Riikka Poulsen. In this scene, the young maiden Tytti strolls along the river of Tuoni, which forms the boundary between this world and the next.

Soloist Jone Takamäki, bass clarinet
Arrangement Antti Hytti and Jone Takamäki

Suhka (1984) is a composition by Jone Takamäki that gave its title to the ensemble. The initial version of this composition dates back to the early 1980s and it is a tribute to Takamäki´s teacher Edward Vesala as well as to the Finnish Lapland with its wide-open spaces.

Soloist Jone Takamäki, didgeridoo and tenor saxophone
Arrangement Jone Takamäki