Marjo Anneli Arho (born 12 April 1951) is a Finnish music educator, writer and composer. Life Anneli Arho was born in Helsinki and studied theory and composition at the Sibelius Academy with Jukka Tiensuu. She continued study at Freiburg with Klaus Huber and Brian Ferneyhough, graduating as a Doctor of Music. She took a position as a teacher at the Department of Composition and Music Theory, Sibelius Academy, and writes professional articles for magazines including Philosophy of Music Education Review. She is married to Jukka Tiensuu. Works Selected works include: Minos (1978) for harpsichord, dedicated to Jukka Tiensuu Once upon a time (1980) woodwind quintet Aikaika (Les temps emboites) (1987) for three cellos Answer for mezzo-soprano, horn and string quartet (1978) Par comparaison for three cellos (1981) Atmosphere (1997) In sordina (2006) Arho's compositions have been recorded and issued on CD, including: The Exuberant Harpsichord – Jukka Tiensuu, harpsichord – Works of György Ligeti, Thomas Morley, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Erik Bergman, Anneli Arho, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Usko Merilainen, Francois-Bernard Mache, Finlandia. References 1951 births Living people 20th-century classical composers Women classical composers Finnish classical composers Finnish music educators Women music educators Finnish women classical composers 20th-century women composers 20th-century Finnish composers