Embark on a journey of sonic restoration for our wounded planet, through songs! Join us for a duo concert of Loica & Joni Vierre, with guest artist Alisa Khodos. This will be an immersive experience, guiding listeners through landscapes both inner and outer—mountains, oceans, and the delicate terrain of our own and collective emotions.
We will begin the evening with Alisa Khodos, who will perform a few of her most recent compositions that weave together Nordic and Slavic folk elements, U.S. American indie folk, and Latin American sonorities. She will perform three songs in three languages – English, Russian, and Spanish.
Then we will have the musical complicity of Loica and Joni who will perform their latest EP, Cajita, as well as duo and trio arrangements of Loica’s most recent album Geographies of Hope Vol. 1!
And… we have so much to celebrate:
– The 5th of October is Joni Vierre’s birthday so expect some cake 🙂
– We will give a farewell to Loica who travels on the 8th of October to Mexico and Brazil as part of her artistic research.
SCHEDULE
Doors open: 6.30pm
Concert starts: 7pm
7pm: Alisa Khodos
7.30pm: Loica and Joni Vierre
Tickets: This event is pay as you can, expected contribution of 5 to 10 EUR.
About the Performers:
Loica is a Chilean singer, song composer, environmental advocate, and facilitator. The connection between the environment and music is the spinal cord of her artistic identity. Songs spring as a refuge that helps her stay grounded in the face of climate devastation, genocide and war. Her songs are deeply influenced by the latin american singer-songwriter tradition, and guided by an endless curiosity to mess with sound and imagine worlds grounded respect towards the web of life.
Joni Vierre is a Finnish composer, improviser, and musician whose work exists at the meeting point of world traditions and contemporary expression. Blending elements of jazz, rock, and intercultural collaborative music-making, Vierre creates music that is firmly rooted in presence, deep listening, and human connection. As a performer Vierre invites listeners into an experience that feels immediate and deeply alive. His performances are known for their dynamic extremes, moving seamlessly from near-silent sensitivity to raw, aggressive power.
Alisa Khodos is a Russian-American musician, interdisciplinary artist, educator, and researcher whose practice explores the intersections of diverse cultures, disciplines, and sonorities. With a classical music background, she currently studies Global Music at the Sibelius Academy with a study focus on the expression of hybridity within intercultural musical co-creation. Her artistic identity is strongly shaped by her experience growing up between cultures and inhabiting an in-between space that continues to transform as pieces from the outside world become embedded in her inner world, like a mosaic.
About Vapaan Taiteen Tila:
Vapaan Taiteen Tila is an event space for the students in The University of The Arts Helsinki to organize their exhibitions, concerts, performances and other events. The space is located in Katri Vala public shelter in the area of Sörnäinen, Helsinki.
