Question

This is the home country of a composer whose first piece, Verblendungen (-5[1])(“fehr-BLEND-oon-ghen”), contrasts diverse orchestral sounds with a tape consisting of only two violin sounds. That composer from this country used many extended cello techniques in the solo piece Sept Papillons (“SET pah-pee-YONE”) and the symphonic work …à la Fumée. (10[1])A composer-conductor from this country has composed over 350 single-movement symphonies that are about 20 minutes long, whose structures are inspired by the C major seventh symphony (10[1])by an earlier composer from (10[1])this country. The Met’s first production (10[1])of a female-written opera in over a century was a composer from this country’s (10[2])L’Amour de loin (“la-MOOR duh LWAN”). A composer from this country (10[1])explored its mythology in works like (10[1])Kullervo and The Swan of (10[1]-5[1])Tuonela. (10[2])For 10 points, name this country home to Kaija Saariaho (“KYE-yah SAH-ree-ah-ho”) and Jean Sibelius. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Finland [or Republic of Finland, or Suomi, or Suomen tasavalta, or Republiken Finland] (The composer in the third line is Leif Segerstam.)
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Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y6100%0%0%98.50
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y8100%0%25%108.38

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Michael KohnDurham AEdinburgh11-5
John ChenUBC AIowa A4710
Rosie ZhangUW AIowa B7410
Rhys LewisCambridge BWarwick7910
Kevin ParkClaremont ATexas A&M A8510
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BImperial A9910
Ian DewanKielOxford C9910
Frances HadleyEdinburghDurham A10710
Kevin FlanaganBristolCambridge C11310
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge A11810
Aisling SkeetDurham BKCL118-5
Cormac BeirneSorbonneTexas A&M B11910
Andrew FisherSheffieldOxford B11910
Chinmay MurthyTexas AAppalachian State13310
Anton AkroushMichigan State ARice A13310
Alessandro BogoKCLDurham B13310