{"id":1086,"date":"2022-10-02T20:49:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T20:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:46:58","slug":"composer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/?page_id=1086","title":{"rendered":"Composer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Composer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Hysteria-1.10.13.19.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Hysteria (2019<\/strong>) for string quartet and video projection. A live workshop performance by Ligeti Quartet in Open Circuit Festival of New Music in Liverpool (UK) 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Depression-Suite1.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Depression Suite (2024)<\/strong> for contemporary quartet and animated video projection (voice, acc., electr., db.). Premier performance by Tanssiteatteri Rimpparemmi (FI).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/weight-of-silence-1.10.13.15.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Weight of Silence (2020<\/strong>) for contemporay nonet (fl., cl., hrn. in F., vln. I, vln. II, vla, vlc, pno, perc.). Premier performance by Ensemble Avantgarde in Leipzig (GE) 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Am-I-still-Here-1.10.13.24.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Am I <em>Still<\/em> Here? (2009) <\/strong>for string quartet. Premier performance by Kirjo Quartet in Oulu (FI) 2010.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fimbulvetur-1.10.13.22.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Fimbulvetur (2018<\/strong>) for contemporary septet (fl., cl., trbn., perc., pno., vln., vIc.). Premier performance by Mise-En Ensemble in New York (US) 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Tapa-minut-ennen-aamua.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Tapa minut ennen aamua \u2013 Kill Me Before Dawn (2018<\/strong>) for violoncello and timpani. Premier performance by Oliver Herbert (vlc.) and David Herbert (timp.) in ToolBox Percussion Festival in Hong Kong (CHN) 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/johannaruotsalainen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Otava.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Otava (2010<\/strong>) for euphonium solo. Premier performance by Tuomas Kurki in Lieksa Brass International Festival in Lieksa (FI) 2010.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Selected List of Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Solo Works:<\/strong><br><strong>Vedell\u00e4 kirjoitettu &#8211; Written with Water <\/strong>(2025) for Piano solo <em>(1st Prize in Tampere Piano Competition Composition Award)<\/em><br><strong>Otava<\/strong> (2010) for Euphonium solo <em>(2nd Prize in Lieksa International Composition Award for Solo Euphonium)<\/em> <br><strong>I Dreamed a Dream<\/strong> (2009) for Soprano Saxophone solo<br><strong>January 3<\/strong> (2006) for Guitar Solo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duo\/Trio Works:<\/strong><br><strong>Epistaxiophobia<\/strong> (2024) for Piano trio. <em>Commission work by Koiteli Collective.<\/em><br><strong>Black Robin<\/strong> (2019) for Soprano Voice and Piano<br><strong>Tapa minut ennen aamua \u2013 Kill Me Before Dawn<\/strong> (2018) for Violoncello and Timpani. <em>(1st Prize in Herbert Composition Award)<\/em><br><strong>Series of Pressure<\/strong> (2006) for Flute and Guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quartets and Quintets:<\/strong><br><strong>Depression Suite<\/strong> (2023) for for Contemporary Quartet and video projection (voice, acc., elect., db.)<br><strong>Hysteria<\/strong> (2019) for String Quartet<br><strong>BEAR<\/strong> (2012) for Brass Quintet<br><strong>Am I Still Here?<\/strong> (2009) for String Quartet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Large Ensembles:<\/strong><br><strong>And Then The Night Fell<\/strong> (2025). 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