Symbioosikuoron kevätkonsertti
klo 19
7 pm
Joht. Devina Boughton
Ft. Vija Moore
Tickets €10/€5 or pay what you can.
Free for Uniarts students.
Symbioosin kuoro on neliääninen sekakuoro, jonka juuret ovat Helsingin yliopiston biologian opiskelijajärjestössä.
The Symbioosi choir is a four-part mixed choir with roots in the University of Helsinki biology students’ association.
Devina Boughton (they/them)
Devina Boughton (they/them) is a versatile trumpet player, vocalist, composer and pedagogue hailing from rainy Portland, OR and currently based in Helsinki, Finland. After completing a Bachelors of Music from Berklee College of Music, Devina was a 2021-22 Fulbright Finland Grant recipient. They began a Master’s Degree at Sibelius Academy’s Global Music department in Fall 2023. Devina explores and intertwines different genres, building sound worlds that play with and cross borders between improvisation and composition. They are currently inspired by timbres, nature and technology, human experiences and stories and are passionate about interdisciplinary and cross-genre collaboration. You may find them drinking coffee or tea, exploring nature, practicing Finnish, baking, or plotting their next knitting project.
Vija Moore
Vija Moore is a singing percussionist and performer based in Finland, originally from Latvia. Coming from a background of Classical Western percussion and playing Latvian folk music since childhood, Vija has always been drawn to folk music from different parts of the world. Since 2020 Vija has been living in Finland and studying at the Global Music Department at the Sibelius Academy of Music. She is a performing musician in transcultural band “Zemiene”, based in Helsinki and trio “Nielslens Lielsliens” based in Latvia and also works as a composer for theater and contemporary dance projects. Vija also is the music curator of open-air arts festival “Optižūns” that takes place in the Summer in Ērgļi, Latvia.
