Events

Friday, March 23 - 12:30-1:15 p.m.

The women of Kardemimmit sing and play the Finnish national instrument – the kantele, which is similar to a zither or dulcimer. The quartet has mastered both the 15-stringed and 38-stringed kantele, producing the distinctive sounds made by the plucked acoustic instrument that blends with delicate, tight vocal harmonies in a style of singing known as “reki.” The standout contemporary Nordic ensemble – composed of Maija Pokela, Jutta Rahmel, Anna Wegelius, and Leeni Wegelius – writes music for their voices and instruments, a new folk music rooted in Finnish tradition.

This concert is made possible by the Marianne Tobias Music Program at Eskenazi Health and presented in conjunction with the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Bloomington, Indiana (est. 1994). Its mission is to create opportunities to experience, celebrate, and explore the diversity of the world's cultures, through music and the arts. The Foundation’s flagship program is the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, which takes place in the fall in Bloomington. The Festival is one of the oldest world music festivals in the U.S. and attracts more than 12,000 attendees and nearly 30 artists from all over the world.