As backdrop to the two tales, Thor Against the Frost Giants and The Mead of Poetry–each a half-hour long tale accompanied with a full score on 12-string guitar and told with character voices and narrative–-he’ll describe the Nine Worlds of Norse belief while playing the Celtic harp.
ideal for ages 6 and up
admission $12. Tickets available at the door. Cash or credit accepted. About Odds
Odds Bodkin, called “a consummate storyteller” by the New York Times, shares two of his favorite Norse myths and delves into how, during the Medieval Warm Period, when Europe’s seas warmed for three hundred years, Scandinavians––Swedes, Norwegians and men of the Danish Mark––ventured far across the world, sometimes raiding, but mostly trading their way all the way to the Caspian Sea.
Tiina Kivijärvi is a versatile violinist and violin teacher. Born in Savonlinna in 1988, she graduated from the Drama and Music Institute of the Lahti University of Applied Sciences in 2012. She continued her studies at Lahti Conservatory, where she completed her diploma in the spring of 2015. Tiina Kivijärvi has been teaching at music schools in Lappeenranta and Asikkala, and is currently a lecturer at the Music Institute of Lappeenranta. Tiina Kivijärvi is active in multiple chamber and popular music ensembles. She also has many years of experience in orchestral work with the Lahti Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Nordea Jean Sibelius Orchestra and others.
Please join us for an Open House. Enjoy delicious clam chowder served piping hot from Legal Sea Foods’ own food truck while listening to the music of pianist Marylynn Goldhaber.
Bring a friend, bring a neighbor, and bring an appetite!
Join the SCC as we screen Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island as part of Boston Design Week. The film documents, Bergen, Norway-based Saunders Architecture, Fogo Island project in which Saunders skillfully designs buildings that pay homage to the traditional white timber houses that dot the Norwegian fjords in the body ultra-modern architecture. The final result achieves a dramatic balance of new (strange) and familiar. Through the flowing, visual narrative viewers of Strange and Familiar will be captivated by the process of this award-winning contemporary Norwegian firm.
admission free with registration; donations accepted
Princess Vendla knows ALL the languages of the world. How can she find a partner who is her equal?What happens when Timo the Woodsman wants to win her hand?
Performed by children for children and families by members of the Riverfront Children’s Theater. An original musical children’s play adapted by Sally Cragin from the Finnish folk tale. Presented as part of the Finlandia Foundation of Boston‘s monthly free programming.
FREE with registration This program is made possible by a donation in memory of Ruth Williams. Ruth, originally from Canterbury, England, emigrated to Boston as a Fulbright Scholar, rare for her time. She went on to receive her MA and Ph.D. at Boston University. At The Park School in Brookline she taught lower school until she was appointed permanent Fourth Grade Teacher and Division Head of the Middle School. She was beloved by students and parents and fellow teachers — for her chipper manner, ready wit, and brilliant, surprising teaching styles.
Sara Pajunen is a musician and artist based in Minneapolis. After receiving classical music degrees in violin performance, she founded three touring ensembles based on her Finnish heritage. Pajunen’s new work is about finding similarities in difference: current duo Aallotar musically explores the reconnection of cultures grown apart, and developing solo work creates a communal climate to reflect on the universality of change. She has received grants from Jerome Foundation, MN State Arts Board, and is Finlandia Foundation’s Performer of the Year.
The SCC is thrilled to join with the Center for Arabic Culture in the presentation of our first theatrical presentation, I Call My Brothers.
I Call My Brothers explores where the lines between criminal and victim, and fantasy and reality, blur. The play, based on a column written by written by Swedish-Tunisian Playwright/Author Jonas Hassen Khemiri one week after the December, 2010 bombing in Sweden is about the experience of a man named Amor. A car has exploded. A city has been crippled by fear. Amor wanders the city, doing his best to blend in. He must not attract any suspicious glances. But what is normal behavior? And who is a potential perpetrator?
This wickedly funny and precisely observed psychodrama tells the story of a model Swedish family handsome businessman Tomas, his willowy wife Ebba and their two blond children on a skiing holiday in the French Alps. The sun is shining and the slopes are spectacular but during a lunch at a mountainside restaurant, an avalanche suddenly bears down on the happy diners. With people fleeing in all directions and his wife and children in a state of panic, Tomas makes a decision that will shake his marriage to its core and leave him struggling to reclaim his role as family patriarch.
Free; donations accepted.
Films start at 1:30pm. Refreshments for attendees are served at 1pm. Lunch (not included) is available in the Kaffestugan, which is open until 3pm every Saturday.
After their public showing movies in our film series become part of the Scandinavian Library’s collection of DVDs available for borrowing by Library members.
In a program titled “The Sights and Sounds of French Impressionism,” pianist Kathryn Rosenbach performs works by Debussy and Ravel such as Reflet dans l’eau, L’isle joyeuse and Miroirs.
PROGRAM
Claude Debussy(1862-1918)
Reflets dans l’eau from Image I (1905)
Estampes (1903) I. Pagodes II. Soiree das Grenade III. Jardins sous la pluie
L’Isle joyeuse (1904)
– INTERMISSION –
Maurice Ravel(1875-1937)
Pavanne Pour une infant defunte
Miroirs
II. Oiseaux Tristes
III. Une Barque sur L’ocean
IV. Alborado del Gracioso
Kathryn Rosenbach is a pianist, choral conductor, composer and teacher. She has performed with Janus 21 and Avatar Ensemble, among others. She has premiered music by Nancy Van de Vate, Yehudi Wyner, Lejarin Hiller, and Marlos Nobre. She participated in the recording of “Music for Six” by Lukas Foss on CRI. She has produced two videos: “What Makes Music?” and “Explorations and Transformations.” Ms. Rosenbach teaches and coaches chamber music at Powers and Lexington Music Schools, and Music on the Hill summer chamber program. She is presently Music Director at the 1st Baptist Church of Woburn.
Swedish-American ensemble, Quartet Kalos, presents Kalos Inscriptions, a retelling of traditional folk songs through new arrangements and unique instrumentation. In addition to their original take on folk tunes, the members of the ensemble have written original music highlighting the versatility and musicality of the group – a vocalist, clarinetist, cellist and percussionist. Using the poetry of Kathleen Kraft, Quartet Kalos will keep you dreaming while tapping your toes.
ABOUT THE QUARTET
In 2014 Quartet Kalos officially came into fruition, but their history is deeper than meets the eye. Two members grew up together in a small town in Sweden, and two grew up in the Midwest of the USA, two met near the Arctic Circle and three serenaded a crowd at a house concert in Paris. All four have created unique and sustainable careers in the arts.
Maria Finkelmeier (percussion), Anna K. Larson (voice), Angela Shankar (clarinet), and Sanna Andersson (cello) created Quartet Kalos to bring a fresh voice to traditional folk songs, while self-composing and commissioning new works that highlight the unique nature of this instrument combination. They regularly work with American poet Kathleen Kraft, creating soaring melodies for her words. The ensemble’s first tour was in Dalsland, Sweden in 2014 consisting of four concerts at unlikely venues celebrating music, food, community, and sustainable living, along with a presentation at the innovative community music school n3. Laughs, fashion, and wine may have brought these women together as friends, but a passion for art and dedication to discovery will keep them together as a musical entity.
About Odds
This program is made possible by a donation in memory of Ruth Williams. Ruth, originally from Canterbury, England, emigrated to Boston as a Fulbright Scholar, rare for her time. She went on to receive her MA and Ph.D. at Boston University. At 
