Sanna Valvanne

Sanna Valvanne is an innovative conductor, versatile performer and singer & songwriter, originally from Finland. She is recognized worldwide for her creative and holistic choral method: “Sing and Shine with Body and Soul”, which combines vocal expression with movement and drama. Sanna has been a popular clinician, guest conductor and performer with choirs around the world since 1994.
In 2014, she was chosen to present her method at the World Symposium on Choral Music, held in Seoul, South Korea, and in 2015-2016 she has been invited to guest conduct in Canada, Norway, Finland, Mexico, Colombia, USA, Hong Kong, Greece, Spain, and Germany. Sanna is a former singer, conductor’s assistant, and vocal trainer of the world famous Tapiola Choir, with a Masters Degree in Music, from the Sibelius Academy.
Previously Sanna founded and conducted children’s and youth choir programs in Finland and Michigan, and performed in children’s TV-programs in Finland. Since 2011, she has been living in New York City, where as the founding director of Sing & Shine Kids and the choir specialist at several El Sistema inspired programs, she works with children who lack other opportunities for learning music.
Sanna’s newest choir initiative, Sing&Shine Choirs, has brought together her former children’s choir singers in Finland for new projects around the world, where the boundaries of choral expression are expanded and new forms for sharing love & joy & healing through vocal theater are explored.
Sanna's special vocal warm ups have been published in a DVD and are available from www.sannavalvanne.com. Her newest DVD: “Sing and Shine Repertoire” will be published in 2016.