KOHINA

KOHINA
Kreatorio
10 November 2026 at 19:00
Address: Kuninkaankatu 21, Kuopio

Maija Anttila – clarinets
Pentti Dassum – scrap percussion, electronics

Kohina is an improvised music concert in which the sounds of Maija Anttila’s clarinets and Pentti Dassum’s electronic instruments merge into unexpected combinations of sound. Admission is by voluntary contribution. Welcome!

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Maija Anttila is a bass clarinettist based in Kuopio, with a particular focus on performing contemporary music. She has performed numerous premieres and continuously collaborates with composers of new music. She is also active in free improvisation, creative programming and multimedia art. Alongside her solo projects, Anttila performs with several ensembles, including Tampering Ensemble, Trio Trecolor, Eranto and Clay Collective. She studied music in Finland, France and the Netherlands, and graduated with a Master of Music from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2020. She currently teaches clarinet and live electronics at Kuopio Conservatory.

Pentti Dassum works as a part-time teacher at Tampere Conservatory, where he teaches electronic music, electronic instruments, recording and music technology, as well as improvisation. He builds contact microphones and scrap instruments based on them, which can be played through effects units and an amplifier, and has led several soldering workshops. Dassum has two solo projects: Umpio (industrial noise) and Kartio (insect electronics, oscillator music). He runs the small record label Nekorekords and has also worked as a recording engineer, mixer and live sound engineer for several bands, including Cleaning Women, Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha, 22 Pistepirkko and Tuomari Nurmio.