AALLOTAR: Songs of Arrival
7 videos • 388 views • by Finlandia Foundation National Original liturgical music written and recorded by Sara Pajunen (FFN Performer of the Year 2015) and Teija Niku for St. Paul Lutheran Church in Gloucester, Cape Ann, MA, with aid of a grant from FFN. The music combines Aallotar's traditional folk style with contemporary music and lyrics in Finnish and English to reflect the Finnish roots, strength and beauty of a people finding their way in a new land. A live premiere performance was impossible, so "Songs of Arrival" was remotely-recorded and debuted at the St. Paul service on Sunday, November 15, 2020.