Maija Anttila
Bass clarinet & live electronics
New Music
Free improvisation
BIO
Maija Anttila (1988) is a Finnish bass clarinetist. She is dedicated to performing music of our time, playing numerous premieres and collaborating with composers all over the world. She is also active in the fields of free improvisation, creative programming and multimedia art. Alongside her solo projects Maija is a member of Tampering Ensemble and plays regularly with different orchestras, chamber music - and free improvisation groups. Maija studied music in Finland, France and the Netherlands and obtained her Master’s degree in music in 2020 from Amsterdam Conservatory. Maija’s artistic work has been supported by The Finnish Music Foundation, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland and Kone Foundation.
GALLERY
PROJECTS
SOLO
Maija’s work as a soloist covers new music performances, free improvisation and creating own audiovisual compositions. In her concerts she likes to combine these different practices to fit the space and the moment, creating an organic sound flow that explores the grey zone between composition and improvisation.
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Maija has commissioned new compositions for bass clarinet and live electronics from eight different composers and she has played solo concerts in Finland, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal. In her improvisation, Maija is mainly using her own interactive SoLow application, that she has built using Max/MSP.
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Maija's audiovisual solo EP 16m² was released in June 2024
TAMPERING ENSEMBLE
Tampering Ensemble is a 17 member new music ensemble, founded by Tampere-based new music association Tampering ry. The members of Tampering Ensemble share a strong ambition to performing new compositions with high quality. Tampering Ensemble was founded to make more new music heard in Tampere music scene, to provide the composers of Tampering ry a permanent group of musicians to perform their music and to give its musicians a chance to perform a great variety of compositions from classical contemporary music to premieres of new experimental works.
TRIO TRECOLOR
Trio Trecolor is a chamber music group formed by pianist Marjukka Eskelinen, clarinetist Maija Anttila and violinist Lotta Peltomäki. The members of Trio Trecolor studied together in Tampere Music Academy and have performed together in i.a. Tampere, Haapavesi, Haapajärvi an Oulu. Trio Trecolor has commissioned and premiered music from Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Wilma Pistorius.
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MAIJA ANTTILA & JONATHAN NAGEL
The duet of Maija Anttila and Jonathan Nagel bridges the space between minimalist soundscapes and overwhelming walls of sound. Their instruments, the bass clarinet and contrabass, call for low roaring, but they are also able to produce a wide range of percussive sounds. Through live processing with various effects, dense sonic textures are created which draw the listener into an abstract and fascinating world.
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Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel released their debut album Way Over Time through Xilent records in May 2023.
ERANTO
Eranto is a Finnish word for the angle between magnetic north and true north. This angle varies depending on position on the Earth's surface and changes over time.
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Eranto specializes in conceptual and free improvisation. The starting point for their music is rather in images, maps and stories than in sheet music and chord progressions. In this group primitive expression meets todays technology and a strong, hands-on musicianship.
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Eranto released their debut single Coreconus albula in June 2023
Upcoming
2024
30.8.-1.9.
Kaivos-festivaali, Outokumpu - Ääni-kollektiivi
7.9.
Kukamus-sarja, Kuopion Musiikkikeskus - Trio Trecolor
1.10.
Tempo-sarja, Kuopion Musiikkikeskus - Felix Mendelssohn: Konzertstücke No. 2., op. 114
16.11.
Material Sound, Taide- ja museokeskus Sinkka, Kerava - Tampering Ensemble
14.12.
Bar Ö, Turku - Eranto
15.12.
Vastavirta, Tampere - Eranto
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2025
4.1.
Material Sound, Taide- ja museokeskus Sinkka, Kerava - Tampering Ensemble
3.7.
Kuopion Tuomiokirkko - Eranto
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Past
2023
31.1.
Improtreffit Kellarin ravintolassa, Savonlinna
19.2.
Saimaa Jazz, Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari - Rajatapaus​
9.3.
Musica nova Helsinki - NYKY Ensemble
27.4.
Improtreffit Kellarin ravintolassa, Savonlinna
21.5.
Varjosta valoon, Savonlinnan Orkesteri
22.5.
Felix Krohn-sali, Lahti - Tampering Ensemble
23.5.
Mental health art week, Savonlinna - Improtreffit
​16.6.
S creatives Festival, Savonlinna - Eranto
8.-13.8.
Välisyyksiä-äänitaidenäyttely, Hirvitalo, Tampere - 16m²
12.8.
Tampering Festival, Pyynikkisali, Tampere - Tampering Ensemble
2.9.
Pielaveden kirkko - GIFT-orkesteri
3.9.
Iisalmen kulttuurikeskus - GIFT-orkesteri
16.9.
Riihisaaren museo, Savonlinna - Improtreffit
5.10.
Kreatorio, Kuopio - Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel
6.10.
Joensuun Pääkirjasto - Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel
6.10.
Kulttuuritehdas Siihtala, Joensuu - Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel
8.10.
Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari - Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel
23.10.
OT301 Ventilator cinema & bar, Amsterdam - Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel
28.10.
Saxstall, Pohrsdorf - Maija Anttila & Jonathan Nagel
18.11.
Teatteri Tornado, Rantasalmi - Solo
30.12.
Mikaeli, Mikkeli - Savonlinna Big Band
31.12.
Savonlinnasali, Savonlinna - Savonlinna Big Band
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2024
21.5.
Kreatorio, Kuopio - Rhizome: improvisation with Stéphane Clor & Ilona Nylund
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Maija Anttila is currently teaching clarinet and live electronics in Kuopio Conservatory. She is also regularly visiting different institutions and events as a guest lecturer.
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Maija is lecturing and teaching workshops about:
- bass clarinet: technique clinic for clarinettists
- extended techniques for clarinet and bass clarinet
- basics of live electronics for a performing musician
- introduction to Ableton Live
- Max/MSP/Jitter -programming
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If you wish to invite Maija to visit your institution/event, or want to book an individual lesson, please be in contact.
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