Soi kunniaksi Luojan

YL Male Voice Choir
Matti Hyökki, conductor

ODE 1159-2 · CD · August 2010

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Striking a chord: these hymns, sung by the prominent YL Male Voice Choir, are huge hits in Finland

Track listing

17 tracks · 48:06

Listen to samples on selected tracks.

Jean Sibelius

1 462 Soi kunniaksi Luojan 2:17

Taneli Kuusisto

2 584 Siunaa ja varjele meitä (Suomalainen rukous, Op. 27/2) 2:32

Toivo Kuula

3 574 On kaunis synnyinmaamme 3:18

Anonymous

4 84 Nyt se suuri päivä koitti 3:13

Kari Tikka

5 Armolaulu 2:18

Martti Hela

6 276 Jeesuksesta laulan 2:30

Yossef Hadar

7 15 Tiellä ken vaeltaa (Adventtilaulu) 3:12

Pekka Juhani Hannikainen

8 Maan korvessa kulkevi lapsosen tie (Suojelusenkeli) 3:21

Anonymous

9 329 Kiitos nyt Herran! 1:56

Oscar Ahnfelt

10 547 Joka aamu on armo uus 3:13

Anonymous

11 334b Armon lapset, riemuitkaa 2:52

Armas Maasalo

12 548 Tule kanssani, Herra Jeesus 1:21

William Henry Monk

13 555 Oi Herra, luoksein jää (Iltavirsi) 3:38

Sofie Lithenius

14 563 Ilta on tullut, Luojani 2:19

Leevi Madetoja

15 626 Tuolla taivaan asunnoissa 3:25

Anonymous

16 365 Käy isänmaatan kohti ain' 2:43
17 577 Sun kätes, Herra, voimakkaan 3:58

Product details

Format: CD
Release date: August 2010
Catalogue no.: ODE 1159-2
EAN / UPC: 0761195115923
Total duration: 48:06

Performers

YL Male Voice Choir
Matti Hyökki, conductor

This CD features the Finnish YL Male Voice Choir, one of the world's most prominent male choirs. Under Matti Hyökki, their conductor for 30 glorious years (1980-2010), they perform 17 religious hymns that strike a chord within every true Finn’s heart. The representative selection taken from the 1986 hymnal is completed with the popular Armolaulu ("The Grace") by Kari Tikka and Suojelusenkeli ("Guardian Angel") by P.J. Hannikainen. All musical arrangements, written for YL, showcase the Choir’s exceptional vocal accomplishments.

Since its foundation at the Helsinki University in 1883, YL has continued to champion Finnish choral music, including numerous works written for this choir by Jean Sibelius and Einojuhani Rautavaara. YL's long history of acclaimed performances and award-winning recordings includes such orchestras as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and such conductors as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Osmo Vänskä, Leif Segerstam, and Paavo Berglund.

Booklet with liner notes in Finnish and English, and the sung hymns in the original Finnish

YL Male Voice Choir

The YL Male Voice Choir is a pioneer in Finnish choral music. Founded at the University of Helsinki in 1883, it is the oldest Finnish-language choir in Finland. Its cultural merits, extensive history of concerts, several tours abroad and numerous critically acclaimed recordings have established it as one of the world’s most prominent male voice choirs.

Full biography

Matti Hyökki

An unparalleled figure in Finnish choral music, Matti Hyökki led the YL Male Voice Choir as conductor from 1980 to 2010, with many international accolades along their way. He was also chorus master of the Finnish National Opera from 1992 to 1995. Having earlier completed diplomas as church organist and music teacher at the Sibelius Academy, he became in 2003 the first graduate in Finland of a doctoral degree programme in choir conducting, with YL as his instrument. Since 2007, Matti Hyökki has been Professor of Choir Conducting at the Sibelius Academy. He is a regular jury member at international choir competitions and has conducted numerous international choir workshops.

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