Credits:

Matti Hyokki, Sibelius / Kuusisto / Vikman / Kreetta / Laakso

Description:

The Kuist edition of Masonic Ceremonial Music for orchestra and organ has also been newly included!This album features the tenor and male chorus, and organ version of *Masonic Ceremonial Music* included in Volume 13 of the Complete Works of Sibelius (BIS1936/38), released by the BIS label, along with a new recording of the version for tenor solo, orchestra, and organan arrangement commissioned by the Freemasons from Jaakko Kousist for a celebratory concert held at Sibelius Hall.The fraternal organization of Freemasonry, which reached Finland via Sweden in the mid-18th century, was banned during the era of Russian rule; after independence, in early 1922, the Finnish Lodge was newly established. Sibelius was one of the first 27 members. In the early days of the lodge, he also served as the organist, performing works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Handel