Marianne Maans

musician

My music

Violin, vocals and bowed lyre

Marianne Maans, Turku, is a versatile professional folk musician who performs solo and in different ensembles. She also gives workshops and courses for people of all ages. Finland-Swedish folk music is her speciality. Her musical expression has a personal touch, based on tradition, heard as untamed polskas, minuets and rural folk songs in arrangements for voice and violin. Marianne has a deep knowledge of folk music and interest for both contemporary styles and improvisation. She also gives workshops and courses for people of all ages and her passion is to sing Argentine and Finnish tango.

Marianne has arranged music for choirs, edited educational material and acted as artistic director of music events. She has published approximately 20 recordings as a soloist and with ensembles e.g. with Lauri Antila, Maria Kalaniemi, Sofia Lindroos, Pirnales, Ramunder, Jouhiorkesteri, Folkrörelsen and Skrubiluttan Å Skrubilej. Marianne was one of the prize winners of the Swedish Cultural Foundation in 2017.

Marianne is engaged in various musical projects. She has played Finland-Swedish folk music since her childhood and holds a Master’s degree in folk music from the Sibelius Academy. Marianne is also a trained community musician

Contact me for performances, conserts courses and workshops!

Care music

I work with music in care environments with singing and violin as my instruments.

The program is prepared specifically for each occasion and target group. The repertoire is varied and contains songs and instrumental tunes in different styles. The songs are mainly in Finnish or Swedish, but also songs in English and Spanish can be included.

Sing-alongs are often popular and the audience may request songs. Active interaction and dialog with listeners/audience play an important role in the music events of care environments.

The music creates a space for emotions and what we have no words for and gives comfort and joy. In music, we can meet, experience understanding and togetherness, and share the present moment.

CDs & sheet music

Orders: marianne.maans (a) gmail.com
Mailing costs will be added to the order.

SOI TORPAT JA SALONGIT – SPEL I STUGA OCH SALONG
-sheet music (download pdf free)

Skrubiluttan Å Skrubilej
12.50 €
Under bar himmel, Marianne Maans – Maria Kalaniemi – Ape Anttila
15 €
I himmelen folkliga koraler, Katarina Kvarnström & Gnistra
15 €
Corpus, Marianne Maans
7 €
Duets, Marianne Maans & Lauri Antila Duo
15 €
Marianne Maans
15 €

Finlandssvensk folkmusik i arrangemang av Marianne Maans -sheet music
15 €

Discography

Toner i ljus och gestalt – Voices in Light Sofia Lindroos & Marianne Maans 2020.

Skrubiluttan Å Skrubilej, 2017.
Katarina Kvarnström & Gnistra: I himmelen – Folkliga koraler, 2014.
Marianne Maans, Maria Kalaniemi & Ape Anttila: Under bar himmel – Taivasalla, 2014.
FoLKRÖRELSEN: Släpp in publiken, 2013.
Lirarna -promoCD 2012.
Corpus, 2011.
Marianne Maans & Lauri Antila Duo: Duets, 2010.
Jouhiorkesteri: Nikodemus, 2008.
Marianne Maans, 2004.
I Ramunders fotspår, 2000.
Pirnales: Parasta ennen, 1994.
Pirnales: Aquas, 1992.
Katrilli, 1991.
Pirnales, 1989.
Esselåtar, 1987.

Also featuring on these records:
Stormskärs Maja, 2016.
Sounds from Solitude, 2015.
Petra Sundvik: Det jag ville, 2014.
Leve psalmen!, 2003.
Chorus Sanctae Ceciliae: Liv och längtan, 2001.
Folk Voices, 1999.
Agromania, 1993.
Det kom ett folk från skären – Visor från Kökar, 1995.
Kullervo Kuoro: Likainen enkeli, 1992.

Books and sheet music

I have edited several guide books providing tools and repertoire for using folk music in different education stages, from daycare to secondary school, as well as books with folk music scores and a book about folk music in the Kristinestad region in Ostrobothnia. All books are in Swedish.

Soi torpat ja salongit – Spel i stuga och salong (red. Marianne Maans co-operation Marjaana Puurtinen), 2021.

Folkmusik i skolan åk 7-9 – metodhandbok (red. Désirée Saarela-Portin & Marianne Maans), Stiftelsen för Martin Wegelius institutet och Österbottens förbund, 2017.
Finlandssvensk folkmusik-nothäfte, Marianne Maans, 2015.
Folkmusik på dagis-metodhandbok, Stiftelsen för Martin Wegelius institutet och Österbottens förbund, 2014.
Folkmusik i skolan åk 1-6-metodhandbok, Stiftelsen för Martin Wegelius institutet och Österbottens förbund, 2014.
Musik och människor – Folkmusik från Kristinestadsnejden, Finlands svenska folkmusikinstitut, 2006.

Marianne Maans

marianne.maans (a) gmail.com
+358 40 5258819

Community musician/Hospital- and care musician (Turku University of Applied Sciences 2018)
Mental trainer (Folkhälsan Utbildning Ab 2016)
Master of Music (Sibelius Academy Folk Music Department 1998)
Youth secretary (SÖFF 1985).