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RAJALAN PUHALTAJAT
Rajalan Puhaltajat (founded in 1972) is a parents´
organisation supporting the music classes in Rajala
Primary School, RaPu Big Band and the Rajalan Puhaltajat
Youth Wind Band.
We have almost 200 children and their families in our
organisation. Every year we have two main concerts - one
before christmas and another one on springtime in Kuopio
Music Centre. This year we will celebrate our 35th year
with a concert on 8th May in Kuopio Music Centre at
18.30. Welcome to the concert!
MUSIC CLASSES
In Rajala Primary school there are music oriented
classes where pupils have more music than in ordinary
classes. The pupils also sing in choirs and play some
wind band instrument. There are six talented teachers
taking care of the pupils that have been chosen to the
class via test that measures the musical skills of the
children.
CHOIRS
Every student of Rajala Music Classes sings in one or
more choirs. We have choirs for every grade, and also
some compound class choirs. For the bigger concerts we
also form choirs where all the pupils sing together -
that way there can be more than 100 children singing in
a same choir. Last year we started also a Youthchoir.
WIND BANDS
Every pupil in our music class begins to play some wind
band instrument at the third grade. Pupils choose their
instruments so, that every class has its own wind band.
The organisation (Rajalan Puhaltajat) borrows the
instruments to the pupils and also offers them some of
the first private lessons to the instrument. That way we
make sure, that every pupil gets the best possible start
to the instrument studies.
Rajalan Puhaltajat has nowadays 7 bands: The music class
bands (3th, 4th, 5th and 6th grade band), a schoolband
(pupils from 5th and 6th grade), Big Band, and Youth Wind
Band.
Big Band
Big Band is formed for players who like swing and jazz
music. The players (about 20) are mostly former pupils
of our music classes.
Big Band is Conducted by
Jari Tolvanen.
Rajalan Puhaltajat Youth Wind Band
Today our Youthband has about 70 young players. Most of
them are former students of Rajala Primary School. They
are from 13 to 20 years old and have played their
instruments at least 4 years before getting to our Youth
Wind Band.
Rajalan Puhaltajat Youth Wind Band has rehersals every
week during the schoolyear. The band has many concerts
in Kuopio and around it. Last year (2006) we had almost
25 concerts - part of them were for the entire band,
some for smaller groups. The band makes concert trips
also abroad - 2004 we were in Austria and in Germany.
This summer (2008) our band was in Italy, playing
concerts for example in Gabbice Mare, Rosolina and also
in San Marino.
The Youth Wind Band is conducted by Erkki Kaukonen.
Rajalan Puhaltajat recordings
Rajalan Puhaltajat has made some recordings during the
years. The last one with orchestras and choirs was made
in 2002 (Rajalan Puhaltajat 30 years) and for the
Youth Wind Band in 2005 (Rajalan Puhaltajat Youth Wind
Band: On Stage). These recordings are sold by our young
musicians.
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