In 2010, the Varna Summer International Music Festival launched a broadcast project entitled "The Festivals of Europe". The project includes a series of interviews of members of the European Festivals Association (EFA) that are broadcasted at a weekly basis on Radio Varna (Branch of the Bulgarian National Radio) - at www.radiovarna.com. The interview with Zoya Tumanova, Board Member of Estonian Music Festivals, was aired on 28 November 2010.
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One of the most powerful national songs (see en.wikipedia.org presented by choir of 30 000 singers in Estonian Song Festival (see en.wikipedia.org
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The program includes Ester Mägi's "Viru lauliku mõtted" ("Thoughts of a Singer from Viru") Urmas Sisask's "Heliseb väljadel" ("Ringing in the Fields") Gustav Ernesaks' "Kanarbik" ("Heather"), and others Unistus Chamber Choir and the Clackamas Community College Chamber Choir perform together under the direction of choirmaster and artistic director Lonnie Cline. Lonnie Cline's choirs have enriched West Coast Estonian Festivals with beautiful Estonian choral music since 1995. Unistus Chamber Choir, formed in 2000, has performed at every Portland Estonian Society's Vabariigi Aastapäev for the past 11 years. Clackamas Community College continues to bring Estonian choral music into the lives of its chamber choir members for the past 16 years. The Clackamas Community College Chamber Choir performed at the 23rd Laulupidu choir festival in 1999, and Unistus Chamber Choir performed a the 24th Laulupidu choir festival in 2004.
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Suggested viewing: HD (720x1280) Robotaanika Park is a dance and electronic music festival held on picturesque sandy beach in northern Estonia, by the Baltic Sea. The festivals main music genre is an eclectic mix of different electronic music styles with live artists and DJs backed with traditional instrumental and acoustic pulse. Robotaanika Park aims to be a gathering for the people seeking beauty, happiness, freedom and fun in all forms. Home page: www.robopark.eu Edit Reimo Õun Camera: Laur Lugima ja Sigue Sigue Fabrique Script: Erik Pistoletto & Reimo Õun Music: Lusine Icl - Jetstream
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Tuljak has been played since 1934 in every dance celebration (also song celebration). People have compared "Tuljak with Mu isamaa on minu arm, because both of the tunes are very important to Estonians. Music M. Härma, lyrics KF Karlson.
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07.06.2008, World`s first Punk song festival in Rakvere, Estonia. Ca.1700 singers sang together among other Estonian punksongs famous punk-rock anthem "Anarchy in the UK".
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UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2008 URL: www.unesco.org Description: Both a repository and a showcase for the regions tradition of performing folk art, this cultural expression culminates in large-scale festivals every fifth year in Estonia and Latvia and every fourth year in Lithuania.These grand events, held over several days, assemble as many as 40000 singers and dancers. For the most part, the participants belong to amateur choirs and dance groups.Their repertories reflect the wide range of musical traditions in the Baltic States, from the most ancient folk songs to contemporary compositions. Directed by professional choir conductors, bandleaders and dance instructors, many singers and dancers practise throughout the year in community centres and local cultural institutions. Choirs and musical ensembles first became institutionalized in Estonia during the eighteenth century. Subsequently, choir singing spread throughout rural and urban areas, spurred by the growing popularity of choral music, singing societies and song festivals in Western Europe. With the participation of the most active choirs from various regions of these States, the Baltic Song and Dance Celebrations were initially organized in Estonia in 1869 and in Latvia in 1873. Lithuania hosted its first celebration in 1924. Once the Baltic States gained independence from Russia after the First World War, the celebrations acquired widespread popularity as a means ...
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"Koit" (Dawn) 19 August 2008, Tallinn, Estonia. Performed by Tõnis Mägi with more than 6000 choir singers and a symphony orchestra, in front of an audience of more than 100000 people. About the event: To celebrate the 20 years that have passed since the first night song festivals in Estonia, a song night "Märkamisaeg" (Time to Notice) took place. "Märkamisaeg" was one of the main events of the programme of the 90th Anniversary of Estonian Republic. The 6 hours long concert began at 9pm and lasted until early morning. About the performer: Tõnis Mägi is an Estonian singer and songwriter who has been probably the most influential and remarkable name in the Estonian rock music for the past 40 years. In the years of the Estonian "Singing Revolution" he was one of the most prominent singers with his song "Koit" (Dawn) achieving anthem status. Lyrics (and my quick translation): On jälle aeg selg sirgu lüüa (Again it's time to stand up straight) ja heita endalt orjarüü, (And cast off our shackles) et loomishoos kõik loodu (That everything once created) koos võiks sündida uuesti. (Could together be born again) On koit, kuninglik loit, (It's dawn, a majestic blaze) valguse võit äratab maa. (Victory of the light awakes the land) Prii on taevapiir, esimene kiir (Free is the horizon, and the first ray) langemas on maale. (Will soon touch the land) Hõik - murrame kõik, (A call to break down it all) et vabana saaks hingata taas. (That we could freely breathe again) Näe - on murdunud jää ...
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XXV Grand Singing Celebration / Song Festival ÜhesHingamine (2009), song 'Ta lendab mesipuu poole' (She Flies Towards The Beehive) by the massed joint choirs in the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. More than 26 000 singers and near 160 000 guestst and listeners alltogether. To my mind one of the mightiest songs sung in Estonian Singing Celebrations / Song Festivals. My appologies for poor quality. DVD will be out soon. Until then, enjoy ;)
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The Song Festival in Tallin. Estonians march to the festival of national song and dance. The chorus directed by Gustav Ernasaks performs the festivals anthem in the great outdoor shell outside Tallinn. www.soviethistory.org Seventeen moments of Soviet History - 1947: Estonia Sings. The Estonian Festival of Song and Dance - video Source: Russian State Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk.
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President of the Republic of Estonia welcomes Song Celebration performers and spectators. Great speech with English subtitles! More information about the celebration below: tobreatheasone.wordpress.com http
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We are one collective consisting of the persons holding the same views, who are unified by the love to theatre, puppets and art on the whole. Russian Puppet Theatre was grandly opened on the 23 November 2004 in the Russian Cultural Centre in Tallinn. In the creation of the theatre took part the centre for supporting Russian theatres abroad that works under the Russian Association of Theatre Professionals, headed by AA Kalyagin. The first performance was based on the tale of KI Chukovsky «Limpopo». The director of this performance was the pedagogue of Saint Petersburgs Institute of Theatre Ruslan Ibragimov and the designer was Marianna Ratiner. The artistic manager of the Russian Puppet Theatre is Vladimir Barsegjan and the theatre currently employs seven people. The plays in its repertoires are meant for children, but the theatre also plans to stage plays for aduls in the future. The goal of the theatre is to play a good repertoire to wide audiences both on its home stage and at other venues and to participate in festivals both in Estonian and abroad.
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Tallinn Music Week 2010. Footage of 2 great bands at the Estonian music festival, Folk punks - Svjata Vatra and psychedelic crazies - Opium Flirt.
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XXV Laulupidu, Estonian Song Festival Song name: Sind Surmani
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Ines Karu alias Ines is an internationally acclaimed Oriental Dance Artist, Instructor and Choreographer, who is the first Speciality Teacher for Middle Eastern/Oriental Dance and Egyptian Folklore in Baltics. Certificated by ISOC & Prof Dr Hassan Khalil in Cairo in April 2010. Ines is the most well-known oriental dance artist in Estonia, who has travelled to perform and teach around Europe (Latvia, Egypt, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland) and USA. She has also performed many times in television, festivals, exhibitions, weddings, restaurants, large company parties, music concerts and so on. Her dancing style is innovative, sensual and spectacular. She is wonderful at musical interpretation and emotional expression. Ines has been hosting concerts, club events and been anchorman on television. She has participated in "Singing with the stars 2009" and "Hoia ja Keela 2004-2005" TV3, "Õllesummer 2005" Kanal 2 tv-projects in Estonia. Prof Dr Hassan Khalil www.hassan-khalil.org/ InesDance Studio & Agency www.inesdance.com
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Estonia's President Toomas Hendrik Ilves' speech on 20. August 2008 at Night Song Festival. My translation: "Dear people here and in all Estonian homes. Look around! We are all here! All! 20 years ago Estonian nation upraised against fear and humiliation. Nation's desire for freedom became a song for hundreds of thousands of people. Our spirit became free. Back that had been crouching for half a century, now stood straight. Our songs and longing became activity towards freedom. We won and made Estonia a state again! Estonia knows how to win and our people know how to win. Let us be proud of that, like today we are proud of the world's best Gerd Kanter's Olympic Gold! That's simply awesome. Just like you. This night's song festival is called 'Time Of Noticing' and we all are asked when was the last time we noticed that Estonia is free. This question would have hit the nailhead two weeks ago. Because a lot of us had started to take many things - our state, our freedom, our rights - for granted. But now, after 10 days of appalling news from Georgia we understand that freedom can not be taken for granted. Freedom is not a simple word or declaration you can laugh at. Freedom needs to be cherished and protected every day. Freedom expects us to notice what is happening in the world. It expects us to see us as a part of this complicated and changing world. Which means we have to take care of what is important and not let us be distracted by the unimportant. To keep the freedom ...
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Tartu is a modern city with a rich historical heritage and culture. It is the cradle of the Estonian Song Festival, Estonian theatre and the Estonian state; Tartu is the intellectual capital of Estonia where national awareness and the culture of Estonia was born. More than 4000 events and festivals are held in Tartu during the year - You can easily find activities for each taste!
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90min film data - www.facebook.com The joy of recognizing our home, our roots, our historical identity through the participation of the united people present at the Song- and Dance festival is like a storm in our hearts. It swells with the pleasure of singing and dancing in to resonant motion of the soul. It expresses our nation's character, the Estonian spirit. Our pledge of our sovereignty is painted of singing and dancing together in our national traditionally patterned dress. That is an image of the soul of men and women, showing how people can be a good and calm force in the world. This is a picture of the Estonian soul, a special force or a phenomenon which is cut out to us from the scars of the nation, and without them this image can not be forged by any other nation. The presence of each person has strong energetic influence; each word we say has even stronger effect, not to mention singing. Singing is the expression of our state of mind. And when people come together in large crowds - half of Estonia's people - breathing and singing and dancing together being rooted in a long tradition of several centuries, it has a very strong energetic effect that can change the world around us. The song as a joint expression of the soul, a sense of community, a song is where people are freed and the characteristics of the Estonian people actually understood. Our consciousness and identity emerge from independent thinking, ingrained with subconscious cultural roots, and ...
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This is a little glimpse showing, what was going on during The Estonian Song Festival, which I participated, before the main rehearsal of the symphonic orchestra. It was a huge compound orchestra - about 2300 players!
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