''Ensemble Ambrosius'' is a Finnish
chamber music
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group that plays
modern music on
baroque
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instruments. It originated in 1995 when three music students performed music of
Frank Zappa
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at a school concert. They added a fourth member and began touring in 1997, adding original music to their repertoire. They have since increased to eight members and have produced two albums, ''The Zappa Album'', and ''Metrix'', the latter being original compositions blending
classical,
jazz
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, and
rock
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.
Members
Current members
* Olli Virtaperko (cello)
* Ere Lievonen (harpsichord)
* Eira Karlson (violin)
* Eija Kankaanranta (kantele)
* Susanne Kujala (organ)
* Veli Kujala (accordion)
* Joni Leino (drums)
Past members
* Jonte Knif (keyboards etc.)
* Matti Vanhamäki (baroque violin)
* Anni Haapaniemi (baroque oboe)
* Jani Sunnarborg (baroque bassoon)
* Tuukka Terho (archlute)
* Ricardo Padilla (percussion)
* Jasu Moisio (baroque oboe, 1995–2000)
Albums
The Zappa Album
''(Bis Records BIS-NL-CD-5013, 2000)''
#Night School
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Sofa
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Black Page #2
#Uncle Meat
#Igor's Boogie
#Zoot Allures
#Big Swifty
#T'mershi Duween
#Alien Orifice
#The Idiot Bastard Son
#Rdnzl
#The Orange County Lumber Truck
#Echidna's Arf (Of You)
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Inca Roads
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#G-Spot Tornado
Metrix
''(Ambrosius Entertainment AMBRACD 002, 2002)''
#Wällkommen II (Virtaperko & Knif)
#Pienet sienet (Knif)
#John (Virtaperko)
#USO (Knif)
#Momentum (Ensemble Ambrosius)
#Metrix (Virtaperko)
#Laiska Anni (Virtaperko)
#Hymni (Virtaperko)
External links
Official Website
Finnish musical groups
Musical groups established in 1997
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