III rahvusvaheline konverents “Voices of the Baltics”

1. – 4. juulil 2007 Tallinnas ja Viimsis

2. juuli
Ettekanded ja õpitoad: Vytautas Miškinis (Leedu), Margit Siim, Veljo Tormis.

Kell 12.15 kontsert Viimsi Gümnaasiumis
Tütarlastekoor Ellerhein, dirigent Tiia-Ester Loitme

Sissepääs vaba

3. juuli
Ettekanded, intervjuud ja õpitoad: Tõnu Kaljuste, Vytautas Miškinis (Leedu), Clayton Parr (USA), Kaspars Putninš (Läti), Jean Sturm (Prantsusmaa).

Kell 20.00 kontsert Niguliste kirikus

ETV tütarlastekoor, dirigent Aarne Saluveer
University of Louisville Cardinal Singers (USA), dirigent Kent Hatteberg
Rahvusooper Estonai Poistekoor, dirigent Hirvo Surva

Piletid 50.-/25.- müügil tund enne algust kohapeal.

4. juuli

Ettekanded, ümarlauad ja õpitoad: Paul Hagu, Maggie Hamilton (Inglismaa), Joy Hill (Inglismaa), Karoliina Kantelinen (Soome), Sven Peterson, Jennifer Tham (Singapur), Veljo Tormis.

Kell 18.00 kontsert Rocca al Mare Vabaõhumuuseumis Sassi-Jaani talu õuel

Ketsurat (Soome)
Liinatsuraq (Eesti)
Sõsarõ (Eesti)

Sissepääs muuseumipiletiga

SCHEDULE

July 1 / Sunday

8.00 – 8.45 Breakfast

9.00 – 10.00 Welcome and Overview by "Voices" Artistic Committee

10.30 Transportation from hotel to Song Celebration Grounds (~30 minutes)

Watch the Parade of Youth Song Celebration Choirs/Conductors

11.00 – 13.00 Lunch at Song Celebration Grounds

13.00 – 17.00 Performance of Song Celebration

Transportation back to hotel: queue where we were dropped off

19.00 Welcome Dinner in hotel

July 2 / Monday

07.00 – 8.45 Breakfast

09.00 - 9.15 Announcements

09.15 – 10.00 Open Singing - Aarne Saluveer, Raul Talmar and Ene Üleoja with scores from the Song Celebration

10.00 – 10.45 Presentation 1

The Baltic Song Festival Tradition and UNESCO's "List of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity"

Margit Siim (Estonia)

Deputy Secretary General of Estonian National Commission for UNESCO

A brief video overview of the Baltic Song Festivals, their preservation of national identity, and their recognition by UNESCO as World Heritage sites.

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee Break / Kohvipaus

Move to Viimsi School (next to hotel)

11.30 – 12.15 Presentation 2

"Singing the Estonian Regilaul"

Veljo Tormis (Estonia)

12.15 – 12.45 Concert: Ellerhein Girls Choir

Tiia-Ester Loitme, conductor

12.50 Bus to Viimsi Open-Air Museum

13.00 – 14.00 Welcome Reception by Viimsi Local Government (Viimsi Open-Air Museum)

14.05 Bus back to hotel

14.30 – 14.45 Presentation 3

"The Lithuanian Sutartines Tradition"

Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania)

President, Lithuanian Choral Association

16.15 Bus from hotel to Pirita yacht harbour (~ 20 minutes)

17.00 Boat to Naissaar Island (~ 90 minutes)

Rustic dinner

20.00 Evening concert:

"Eesti naiste laulud / Estonian Womens' Song" – Veljo Tormis

Performed by Nargen Opera in the Nargen Opera Hall on the island of Naissaar; conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste.

~ 23.00 Return to hotel

July 3 / Tuesday

07.00 – 8.45 Breakfast

09.00 – 09.30 Open Singing – Jennifer Tham and Kaie Tanner

09.30 – 10.15 Presentation 4

Latvian Choral Music, Its Past and Present: The sound space built on the combination of Latvian folk song and Lutheran chorale; Tradition and experiment - sound of the XXI century Latvian choir

Kaspars Putniņš (Lativia)

Conductor, Latvian Radio Choir & Estonian Male Choir

10.15 – 11.00 Presentation 5

Eight Simple Rules for Singing Multicultural Music:

An Example from the Republic of Georgia

Clayton Parr (USA)

Associate Prof. of Music, DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois USA

Assisted by DePaul University student singers:

Nathalie Colas, Amanda DeBoer, Sarah Cozzi, and Jennifer Whennen

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break / Kohvipaus

11.30 – 12.15 Presentation 6

Interview with Tõnu Kaljuste

Jean-Claude Wilkens (Belgium)

Secretary General, International Federation for Choral Music

12.15 – 12.45 Presentation 7

Lithuanian Choral Music

Vytautas Miškinis (Lithuania)

President, Lithuanian Choral Association

12.45 – 14.15 Lunch at hotel

14.15 – 15.00 Presentation 8 -

Finding the Ethnic Score: A Survey of Baltic Scores

in Musica, the Virtual Choral Library

Jean Sturm (France)

Executive Director, Musica International

15.30 Bus to Old Town Tallinn

16.00 – 18.00 Guided sight-seeing and free time in Old Town

18.00 Dinner in Old Town

(Peppersack, Viru 2/ Vanaturu 6)

20.00 Evening Concert – Niguliste kirik / St. Nicholas Church

Estonian TV Girls’ Choir
University of Louisville Cardinal Singers (USA)
Boy's Choir of Estonian National Opera

~ 22.15 Return to hotel

July 4 / Wednesday

Theme - Ethnic Choral Challenges: Scores and Interpretation

7.00 – 8.45 Breakfast

9.00 – 9.30 Open Singing – Veljo Tormis and Karoliina Kantelinen

9.30 – 10.30 Presentation 9

Roundtable: The "Ethnic" Score: Interpretation and Culture

What are the challenges of learning/teaching/conducting an ethnically-

influenced score from another tradition or culture ?

Comments: Joy Hill (UK), Jennifer Tham (Singapore)

Open discussion by all delegates; moderator, Marian Dolan (IFCM)

10.30 – 10.45 Coffee Break / Kohvipaus

10.45 – 12.15 Presentation 10

"Bridging Cultures: Singing an Unfamiliar Tradition"

Veljo Tormis (Estonia) coaching his scores as sung by the

University of Louisville Cardinal Singers (USA)

Kent Hatteberg, conductor

12.15 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.30 Presentation 11

Finnish Folk-style Singing and Choral Performance

Karoliina Kantelinen & Ketsurat (Finland)

This workshop discusses the use of folk-style vocal production and the emerging "choral fusion" with traditional Finnish polyphonic choir music.

14.30 – 15.15 Presentation 12

The Ethnic Estonian 'Setu' Choral Tradition

Paul Hagu

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Estonian & Comparative Folklore, University of Tartu

15.15 – 15.30 Coffee Break / Kohvipaus

15.30 – 16.30 Presentation 13

Roundtable: The "Ethnic" Score: From Pen to Print to ePublish"

How do we find and publish good choral composers? What information does a conductor need in an 'ethnic' choral score? What non-print resources are also needed? Can/should scores be e-published? Fair royalty payments? etc.

Comments:

Maggie Hamilton (UK) – editor, conductor, journalist
Europa Cantat delegate - EC copyright initiatives
Sven Peterson (Estonia) - publisher, SPMuusikaprojekt

Open discussion by all delegates; moderator, Marian Dolan (IFCM)

17:00 Bus to Rocca al Mare open-air museum (~30 min.)

18.00 Evening Concert at the "Open-Air Museum / Rocca al Mare Vabaõhumuuseum"

Ketsurat and Karoliina Kantelinen (Finland)
Estonian Setu Singers - Liinatsuraq (male) and Sõsarõ (female)

19.00 Dinner in Museum (old pub house with “ethnic” food)

21.30 Return to the hotel

July 5 / Thursday - Departure

07.00 – 9.00 Breakfast and Departures