Oratorio

Oratorio was founded in the spring of 1998, when Jarmo Happonen was asked by Joel Hekkala to join the band he had put together with Janne Hietakangas and Lauri Joutsiniemi. At first the band played only cover songs but after some time the band started to produce their own songs. At that time the bands music was hard rock/metal. The band naturally had to get a name, so Jarmo picked up a dictionary and randomly selected the word Oratorio. Oratorio is Finnish for prayer-room and epic musical piece, so it sounded like a good name for a Christian metal band. Oratorio wants to be part of fulfilling the mission commandment Jesus gave us: "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations"!