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Justin Doyle: Workshop & 3D Choir Performance — 4 October 2026

This is a unique opportunity to work with internationally acclaimed conductor Justin Doyle at Helsinki Music Centre on Sunday, 4 October 2026!

During the afternoon, you will join Doyle’s workshop and explore Baroque style, musical expression, rhetoric, and ensemble singing. In the evening, you will perform as part of the international Aria Borealis Baroque Singing Competition Final in the Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall.

You are warmly welcome to take part as an individual singer or together with your choir/ensemble colleagues!

Sunday, 4 October

15:30–17:00 — WORKSHOP with Justin Doyle
18:00–21:30 — ARIA BOREALIS FINAL
As part of the programme, the 3D choir will perform two pieces.

Workshop programme

The workshop will focus on the 2–3 pieces being prepared for the final, plus one more challenging piece.

Together with Justin Doyle, we will explore topics including:

phrasing and musical shaping
textual rhetoric and expression
ensemble singing
creating a powerful and compelling performance

The aim is to prepare the repertoire together and to experiment with the unique possibilities of the 3D choir setting.

Ticket price

Participants receive a 20% discount on the final concert ticket with a special singer discount code.

Tickets are €29–46, depending on the seat category. Discounted tickets are available in the areas reserved for the participating singers.

The choir pieces will be performed from seating areas close to the participating singers, and participants must purchase their final concert tickets in these designated areas. Tickets are available in several price categories.

How to participate

Register using this form, or contact us by email at niina.airaksinen()hemf.fi.
You will receive further information by email, including your 20% discount code for advance ticket purchases.
Print the sheet music (coming later) and prepare the repertoire independently before the workshop.
Join us for the workshop and the performance at the Helsinki Music Centre Concert Hall on Sunday, 4 October!

Repertoire

Two pieces will be performed in the final.

A third piece will be tested during the workshop, and a fourth, more challenging piece will be kept “in our back pocket” in case we want to give it a try.