The March of the Pori Regiment - Porilaisten Marssi

The March of the Pori Regiment (The Pori March) has been the official march of the Finnish Defence Forces since 1918. The exact origins of the march are unknown but it was propably composed by Christian Fredric Kressin. It was arranged for brass band under its present name by the military bandmaster Conrad Greve. The words were originally by Topelius; the later version is by Runeberg. http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porilaisten_marssi Updated information: This recording is an ARRANGEMENT of the Kress's original composition by the pre-eminent Finnish composer/conductor Kajanus. It is from a CD called "Finlandia: A Festival of Finnish music" produced by Sweden's BIS lable. In this recording, we hear the Sinfonia Lahti conducted by Osmo Vänskä.