Teekkaritorvet in brief

Teekkaritorvet, a student wind band from Oulu, came into the world in the early 1970s. From a small group of technology students desperate to express their artistic side has spawned a large multidisciplinary family, who even get paid for playing.

Our impressive repertoire ranges from jazz, soul, rock, and march music to traditional Finnish dance music. We regularly play at university and student festivities and are sometimes even invited to them. To mention some of our musical highlights, we have for example performed with the Finnish cult icon M.A. Numminen in 2004 and played at the Lieksa Brass Week in 2003. Every two years we participate in Puhallus, a meeting for Finnish student wind bands. We also try to cultivate ourselves with concert trips abroad. See our gig calendar for a list of events where you can spot us.

Most of our players are university students, but basically we welcome anybody who can put together a music stand. Playing a wind instrument is of course an asset. During the past few years we have had exchange students from the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands, and more are welcome! If you are dying to expose the Teekkaritorvi simmering within you, drop a line to our conductor Toni Marjanen at kapellimestari(at)teekkaritorvet.com. During the academic year we sound off in a big red wooden house at Puusepänkatu 6 at 6 pm every Thursday. If you would like to spice up your party with a wind band, Toni is again the person to contact.