The work by
Tatjana Kozlova,
Dimension of Quiescence for saxophone and percussions was chosen for the program of this year's ISCM festival. The work was written for the Estonian Music Days 2009 in co-operation with Tarvo Hanno Varres, accompanying a video.
On 1 February, the CD+DVD compilation Requiem by Jüri Reivere will be released. Requiem is written for solo flute, four male voices and narrative text by Estonian composer Jüri Reinvere who lives in Berlin. The poetic text written by Reinvere in English focuses on man and time, humans continuous and merciless meeting with loss and disembarkation from the labyrinth of losses.
On Sunday 24 January, a musical spectacle
Ilmatar, Song of the Origins (
Ilmatar, le chant des origines) will be premiered in France (Guebwiller, Alsace). The spectacle was adapted for stage by Lionel Parlier and Marti Ilmar Uibo, based on Finnish national epos
Kalevala and using the metric translation by Jean-Louis Perret. Uibo is also the artistic and musical director of the play, the music has been written by Estonian composer Margo Kõlar.
At the Weekend (On 22 to 24 January), there are presentational events at the joint festival of Pärnu Days of Contemporary Music and
Printmaking In. The program includes a seminar on the terminology of contemporary music and dance (22 January), also a Symposium on skolastika and Brian Ferneyhough (23 January). These events are followed by a discussion (24 January).
Arvo Pärt’s
In Principio has been nominated for the Grammy Award in the Best Classical Contemporary Composition. According to Estonian Philcharmonic Chamber Choir, the recording candidates in the category of A Composer's Award for a contemporary classical composition.
On 26 November, Laine Jänes, the Minister of Culture announced composer Erkki-Sven Tüür the Citizen of the Year. The title was announced at the conference
The Nurcery of Good Citizen.
The Competition of Taaveti Laul (Psalm of David) was closed on 1 November. 22 compositions on new translations of Psalms of David were submitted in the competition, carried out by Estonian Composers’ Union and Pirita Monastery.
On Monday 19 October, the first issue of Res musica was introduced, the pre-reviewed science magazine of Estonian Musicology Association and the Musicology Department of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. The magazine will be published once a year, it has an international editorial staff, the chief editor is Prof. Urve Lippus and executive editor Anu Sõõro. The first issue of Res musica contains articles on music history by Toomas Siitan, Martin Loeser, Geiu Rohtla, Andreas Waczkat, Karl Traugott Goldbach, Seija Lappalainen and Fabian Dahlström.
A new opera
Exploration of the Indies by Märt-Matis Lill (libreto by Jan Kaus, staged by Mart Koldits) will be premiered at NYYD Festival that began on Tuesday, 20 October. The extraordinarily formed chamber opera that is based on enormous literature material draws lines between some of Märt-Matis Lill’s favorite subjects – late Middle Ages, the extermination of the culture of American Indians and the bottlenecks of western culture. Actors, singers, jazz musicians, choir and orchestra participate in this opera side by side.
On Friday 16 October, composer Erkki-Sven Tüür celebrates his 50th birthday. The most considerable event among the celebrations is the concert that will be held in the Estonia Concert Hall on 16 October at 7 pm in contribution of Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conducted by Arvo Volmer.
On 8 October, the board of Estonian Composers’ Union chose six works that were sent to represent Estonia at the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) World New Music Days 2010 in Sidney, Australia.
On Monday 21 October, two short films by Elenor de Montesquiou with relevant role of music by Tatjana Kozlova will be shown at the programme of KUMU Documentary. Both of these documentaries from 2009,
Fisherman (24’) and
Woman (15’), focus through concrete portraits on the life by the Estonian-Russian border – near where also Tatjana Kozlova is from.
On 1 October, the International Music Day, Estonian Music Council and the Sound Capital of Estonian Cultural Endowment gave out prizes, some of which were granted to the members of Estonian Composers' Union.
The album
The Law of Conservation of Song (“Laulu jäävuse seadus”) with Veljo Tormis' reworks will be released. New album The Law of Conservation of Song will be presented by the record label Ulmeplaadid on Thursday, 1 October at 7 pm at Von Krahl Theatre on Plektrum Festival. New versions of Veljo Tormis' works will be performed by Kirtana Rasa, Jaan Pehk, Taavi Tulev, Eva Mitreikina, Kadi Uibo and Paavo Eensalu. Veljo Tormis will be there. Entrance is free of charge. The presentation in Tartu will take place on 23 October at
Genialistide Klubi.
