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In Partnership with Finlandia Foundation Pacific Columbia Chapter, Finlandia Foundation National and Eeppi Ursin.Doors open at 6pm; there we will be a no host bar serving select wines and beers along with non-alcoholic beverages.
Finlandia Foundation National has selected award-winning singer-songwriter Eeppi Ursin as Performer of the Year 2022. Eeppi sings in English and Finnish, and accompanies herself on piano.
Originally from Finland, now based in New York City, the singer-songwriter is a versatile artist who has performed as a soloist as well as with various types of groups, from A Cappella ensembles to symphony orchestras.
Eeppi Ursin is a versatile vocalist and pianist performing singer-songwriter pop with some jazzy flavors. At the concert we will hear her original music from four highly acclaimed solo albums, and modern arrangements of some traditional Finnish songs. She has 40 recordings, of which five are platinum or gold albums. Eeppi’s fourth solo album, Speechless, was released in February of 2022.
Eeppi has performed all over the world, with acclaimed artists such as American trumpeter Leroy Jones and Spirit of New Orleans, and has taken the stage at the Shanghai Concert Hall, Helsinki Music Centre, Pori Jazz Festival and more.
She was invited in 2018 by the New York Songwriter’s circle as the first Finnish artist at The Bitter End in New York City. In 2014, Eeppi was chosen as the soloist at the President’s Independence Day Reception in Finland.
Learn more and buy tickets here: https://www.nordicnorthwest.org/eeppi
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Nordic Northwest, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, United States
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