Masonic Ritual (Bis Audio CD)
Sibelius, Jean
Masonic Ritual (Bis Audio CD)
Sibelius, Jean
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• In early 1922, after Finland had established its independence, a new Masonic lodge was formed – Suomi Lodge No.1 – and among its first members was Jean Sibelius, who initially served as the lodge’s organist.
• Sibelius received a commission for ‘special, genuinely Finnish music for the lodge’, and the Masonic Ritual Music, or Musique religieuse, received its first complete performance on 12th January 1927.
• This CD also includes an arrangement of the score, made by Jaakko Kuusisto at the request of the Finnish Freemasons for a special celebration concert held at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti.
