Haapanen, Saima

Saima Haapanen (b. 1981), Master of Culture and Arts, is a Finnish singer, arranger, composer, lyricist and vocal teacher.

Haapanen has a strong background in choral music. She has arranged and composed music for choirs and ensembles for more than twenty years. Over those years dozens of choirs have ordered, performed and recorded her works.

Saima Haapanen is a singer in Club For Five since 2022. Before that she has worked as a professional singer in an a cappella groups Viisi, Adiemus Singers and Rajaton. In 2020 Saima also released her own solo album Toinen tyttö with her trio.

Haapanen has been a vocal teacher in Avonia Music Institute in 2007-2022. During that time she also had workshops for choirs and ensembles all over Finland.

Works

Title of the work (Translation) Price

Duration Division of parts Year of composing
Poet/collection Language Style

SA choirs

SATB choirs

3`

30``

SAATB

2019

Haapanen, Saima

Finnish

Light

4`

30``

SSAATBB

2021

Haapanen, Saima

Finnish

Light

5`

00``

SSAATBB

2017

Kalevala

Finnish

Traditional, Light

TB choirs

4`

30``

5T2B

2019

Haapanen, Saima

Finnish

Light

5`

30``

TTBB

2018

Haapanen, Saima

Finnish

Light, Christmas

Multiple choirs