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The Symphony of Psalms
| Choreographer |
Veredon, Gray |
| Finnish premiere | 26.11.1987 |
| Place of Premiere | Finnish National Opera |
| Style | Classic Ballet |
| Scenography | Seppo Nurmimaa |
| Costume designer | Seppo Nurmimaa, Gray Veredon |
| Lighting Designer | Petri Pylkkö |
| Description | "The idea of the ballet is of how a person's religious experience, a link with some higher force, finds expression. I'm not aiming at presenting Christianity as such so much as the idea of faith in general." (Gray Veredon, Programme of the Finnish National Ballet) |
| Other Information |
Conductor: Ulf Söderblom, coaching of the choir: Sakari Hilden, Johanna Kallio; choreographer's assistant: Rita Lussi, repetiteur: Jarmo Rastas. Finnish National Opera's Choir and Orchestra. The work was performed together with Carmina Burana by Youri Vamos. |
| Companies |
Finnish National Ballet |
| Dancers |
Kokkonen, Timo (1987) Koskinen, Anu (1987) Tervamäki, Minna (1987) Vironmäki, Susanna (1987) Hänninen, Maija (1987) |