Side programme
GMC Living Room Sessions: Dobrila Grašeska & Dorian Jovanović
Wednesday 29.10. at 6 pm Itäkeskus Library, Helsinki
Dobrila Grašeska and Dorian Jovanović will talk about Macedonian musical traditions and will be available to the public at the Itäkeskus Library at the GMC Living Room Sessions event produced by the World Music Centre and Library. The language of the event is English. Free admission.
Meet the Artist! Aizhan Sultanova & Zhantu Dadabayev
Thursday 6.11. at 5:30 pm Musiikkitalo auditorium, Helsinki
Come and meet Aizhan Sultanova and Zhantu Dadabayev at this relaxed event. Learn more about their music, join in with your own questions. The event also gives a good opportunity for interviews.
Mark van Tongeren
Tuesday 25.11. at 7pm Kamppi chapel, Helsinki & Wednesday 26.11. at 6-9pm Haaga, Helsinki
Mark is a sound researcher, performer, and ethnomusicologist who has explored overtone singing techniques since the 1990s. In the workshop, you’ll dive into the world of overtones and resonance — learning to listen deeply, explore and expand the expressive range of your own voice, employing a wide range of guttural techniques from Tibet, Mongolia and Tyva.
In concert, Mark takes the audience on an immersive sonic journey where overtones, instruments, and the embodied voice intertwine in fascinating ways.
Mark van Tongeren has released four albums and is the author of Overtone Singing, recently published in a revised second edition. He last visited Finland in 2001 at the Kieku – Celebration of the Human Voice festival.
Don't miss this unique opportunity: step on the boundaries of sound worlds and open up new vistas for your singing.
The concert venue is the unique Kamppi Chapel, with a limited number of seats – book yours in time.
Tuesday 25.11.2025 at 19:00 Mark van Tongeren at Kamppi Chapel, Simonkatu 7, Narinkkatori, Helsinki
Tickets 20/15 € (discounts for students, unemployed, pensioners and members of the Finnish Throat Singers Association – see kurkkulaulu.fi), advance ticket reservations: info [at] kurkkulaulajat.fi
Wednesday 26.11.2025 at 18–21 Mark van Tongeren's voice training course in The Hague, Helsinki (you will receive the address when you register)
Course fee 90/80 €, (discounts for students, unemployed, pensioners, members of the Finnish Throat Singers Association and members of the Finnish Throat Singers Association – see kurkkulaulu.fi),
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For more information: info [at] kurkkulaulajat.fi, tel. 045 671 1868