1) Read about the terms and practices of the program call

Please note that this Call for Programs is targeted for groups located in Finland. For international programs, we have a different application procedure. You can find more info about it here: www.konserttikeskus.fi/eng >>

Application period: The application period for the academic year 2025–2026 is open from September 2 to October 31, 2024, until 4:00 PM. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

For whom: Musicians and bands residing in Finland. There is a separate application process for international programs.

Briefly: We mainly organize three concerts per day in schools and kindergartens across Finland. Most concerts are held in elementary schools, and the bands usually consist of 2–4 musicians. A selected band can be part of our repertoire for 1–3 academic years at a time.

Application: Applications are submitted via Mubazar. The application must include a short video compilation that showcases the program’s content and the performers’ interaction skills with the target audience (3–5 minutes). We recommend filming the video in front of the target audience.

Two-phase selection process:

First phase: The artistic board selects the programs to proceed based on applications and video samples. The selected groups will work on their program with Concert Center’s experts.

Second phase: A sample concert.  The final program selections are made at this phase. Expenses related to the sample concert will be reimbursed.

The selection of the program is handled by a separate artistic board. Concert Center’s artistic board includes:

• Marja-Leena Juntunen, Professor of Music Education
• Mari Kätkä, Musician, Music Pedagogue
• Terhi Rauhala, Music Lecturer
• Max Tabell, Lecturer, Music Pedagogue, Musician
• Maria Wilkus, Music Teacher, Musician
• Timo Pihkanen, Music Teacher

Schedule: Our artistic board will select the programs to proceed to the second phase by the end of 2024. The collaboration with the selected groups will begin at the beginning of the year 2025. New program will be launched during spring 2025.

Good luck with your application!

Questions? Feel free to ask:

Noora Herranen,
executive director
tel. +358 50 463 6782
noora.herranen@konserttikeskus.fi

Sannis Sundström,
producer,
tel. +358 40 846 5949
sannis.sundstrom@konserttikeskus.fi

For international programs

OBS! Please note that this Call for Programs is targeted for groups located in Finland. For international Programs we have different application procedure.
You can find more info about it here: www.konserttikeskus.fi/eng

2) Read the application instructions

Fill out the application carefully (link to the form below).

The application must include:

• Performers and their instruments (1–5 people, including technician)
• A summary of the concert
• The music/genre to be performed at the concert
• The target audience for the concert (kindergarten, primary school, secondary school, upper secondary school, seniors)
• Technical implementation of the concert (setup and teardown times, technical requirements)
• Video link (YouTube or Vimeo, 3-5 minutes)
• Option to attach up to two music samples