and is known as the developer for Global Choir Leadership study-option,
She sees choral conducting skills as a great artistic vehicle
”I wish to be a musician, in a holistic way”
You can mail me in this address:
merja.rajala(at)uniarts.fi
NEWS:
Merzi will be the Artistic Director of Tampereen Sävel Vocal Festival 2025
Merzi will be the Artistic Director of SIBAFEST 2024
Choirs For Ecocide Law- project got lauched in WSCM, Istanbul 2023
Merzi Rajala, Peder Karlsson, Kirsi Kaunismäki-Suhonen
https://www.stopecocide.earth/choirs
Artist for sustainable future documentary has been released;
Sibelius Academy & Reseach Council of Finland
(Merzi´s Global Music Group, MuTe group and scientists)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6vuV2II8bA
Merzi got Finnish Music-makers prize
for her work as composer and vocal arranger
27.10.2020
nomination article 2020
Merzi got the cultural prize of the year from Porvoo,
her home town. 12.12.2019
Merzi got nominated as ”the choir conductor of year 2019”
by Finnish Choir Conductors Assosiation (8.2.20198)
http://kuoronjohtajat.fi/merzi-rajala-on-vuoden-kuoronjohtaja-2019/
Examples of workshops and festivals Merzi has worked:
Aarhus Vocal Festival, RAMA Voices, Denmark 30.5- 2.6.2019
http://aavf.dk/speaker/rama-voices/
Workshops of rhythm and groove, Tampereen Sävel 8.6.2019
https://tamperemusicfestivals.fi/vocal/tapahtuma/merzin-rytmiklinikka/
Vocal Painting Symposium 2019, Denmark 24.-26.6.2019
https://www.facebook.com/events/2110683252385862/
Blackforest Voices, festival, Germany, 27.-30.6.2019
http://www.blackforestvoices.com
8. Internationales Vocal Jazz-seminar 2019, Trossingen, Germany, 19.-26.7.2019
https://www.facebook.com/events/8-internationales-vocal-jazz-seminar-2019/314908835791080/
You can also contact me trough this form: