"Ilmari Mäenpää has found a modern and timeless, a transparently floating world of beauty in lightened contemplation".

Ilmari Mäenpää is a composer from Oulu who caresses Northern dimensions in his music. He is fascinated more by the phenomena of light of the North, and than by its dark sides [...] This tonal lyricist is inspired by visual imagery and sensations.Helsingin Sanomat 5.2.2007 (Quotes from review of the Northern Light-concert in Helsinki, Hannu-Ilari Lampila)