Evelin Seppar

WORKS FOR THE STAGE

Operas

• Icarus

  2014
  60'
  mezzo-soprano, bass, choir (SSAATTBB), instrumental ensemble: flute, 2 oboes, bass clarinet, trumpet, 2 French horns, percussion (3 players), celesta, harp, violin, 2 violas, 3 cellos, double bass
  Libretto: Evelin Seppar on the basis of Ovid's Metamorphoses (7th book), also excerpts from poetry by Jaan Kaplinski, Mary Oliver, E.E. Cummings and Czesław Miłosz (in English)
  Fp: Mari Askvik (mezzo-soprano), Philip Barkhudarov (bass), vocal and instrumental ensemble of Conservatory of Amsterdam, stage director Ingrid Askvik, conductor Lodewijk van der Ree; June 22, 2014, Conservatory of Amsterdam
  
• The Other [Teine]

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  opera
  2012
  90'
  soprano, tenor, bass, 2 mixed choirs, 2 instrumental ensembles (I ensemble: 2011, 0000, percussion, accordion, 10100; II ensemble: 0200, 0000, guitar, kannel, accordion, 10011)
  Libretto: Evelin Seppar after the correspondence between Indrek and Ramilda in Anton Hansen Tammsaare's novel "Truth and Justice" ("Tõde ja õigus") and text fragments of Estonian poets
  Fp: Jaanika Kuusik, Mikk Dede, Martin Sildos; I and II ensemble: students of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, conductors Kristi Jagodin and Taavi Kull; Mixed Choir HUIK!, conductor Kaspar Mänd; Chamber Choir Head ööd, Vend, conductor Pärt Uusberg; February 26, 2012, Tallinn St. Nicholas's Church
  

WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA

Works for symphony orchestra

• Clouds [Pilved]

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  • Clouds / Junge Philharmonie Karlsruhe, conductor Kaspar Mänd

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  2015
  9'
  symphony orchestra: 2222, 2220, 1, strings; children: 6 musical bottles, claves, shakers
  Fp: Junge Philharmonie Karlsruhe, conductor Kaspar Mänd; March 11, 2015 Karlsruhe Heisenberg-Gymnasium, March 13 and 14 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Gerthsen-Hörsaal
  Commissioned by: Junge Philharmonie Karlsruhe and Kaspar Mänd
  

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT(S) AND ORCHESTRA

Works for clarinet and orchestra

• Kraft

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  • Kraft, 1st movement / Soo-Young Lee (clarinet), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Normunds Šnē

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  Evelin Seppar: “The clarinet concerto Kraft was commissioned by Estonian Music Days and consists of four movements. The work takes its title and inspiration from Bach’s motet Komm, Jesu, komm. I’ve sung all of Bach’s motets myself, but it was a fragment of one motet that I heard in the spring of 2022 – Die Kraft verschwindt je mehr und mehr – which particularly struck me. I knew immediately that the title of my forthcoming clarinet concerto would be Kraft. Kraft means “power” or “force” in German. I’ve been thinking a lot about what these words could mean to me and what role they could play in an instrumental concert. The clarinet concerto was completed in the beginning of 2023. The influence of Bach can also be heard in the second and especially the third movement. Kraft was written for Soo-Young Lee, the concertmaster of the ENSO’s clarinet section, whose playing has greatly inspired me and who has been a great help in refining the musical material.”

  Clarinet Concerto
  I
  II
  III
  IV
  2023
  28'
  clarinet, symphony orchestra
  Fp: Soo-Young Lee (clarinet), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Normunds Šnē; April 28, 2023, Estonia Concert Hall, Estonian Music Days
  Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days
  

Works for accordion and orchestra

• and stars moon sun fall rise come go

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  • and stars moon sun fall rise come go / Henri Zibo (accordion), Tallinn Music High School, Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mikk Murdvee

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  The title is from a poem by E.E.Cummings

  2015
  11'
  accordion, string orchestra
  Fp: Henri Zibo (accordion), Tallinn Music High School, Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mikk Murdvee; June 22, 2015, Estonia Concert Hall
  Commissioned by: Aivi Tilk, Tallinn Music High School
  

WORKS FOR ENSEMBLE

Duos

• Rain / Rainbow [Vihm / Vikerkaar]

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  Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lt8EuGLE2w&list=PLoIpSGjYsMLVimdq1Wv1wRIP7EPY6rJ7s&index=1

  2013
  5'
  2 violins
  Fp: Peeter Traksmann (violin), Robert Traksmann (violin); January 19, 2014, Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
  Distributor: EMIC ES 003
  

Trios

• Torna amore

  2024
  6'
  Baroque violin, Baroque cello, harpsichord
  Fp: Ensemble Floridante: Triin Veismann (Baroque violin), Villu Vihermäe (Baroque cello), Saale Fischer (harpsichord); February 25, 2024, St. Nicholas's Church, Tallinn
  
• Two Parallel Lines [Kaks paralleelset sirget]

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  • Two Parallel Lines / Kristel Arund (violin), Maarit Kangron (cello), Kristel Laas (accordion)

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  2007
  5'
  violin, cello, accordion
  Fp: Kristel Arund (violin), Maarit Kangron (cello), Kristel Laas (accordion); April 7, 2008, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Chamber Hall, Estonian Music Days Festival
  

Quintets

• Oh you

  2022
  6'
  oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, bassoon
  

WORKS FOR SOLO INSTRUMENT

Works for clarinet

• Vool

  2024
  3'
  clarinet
  Fp: Soo-Young Lee (clarinet); February 24, 2024, Estonian National Opera, Festive concert of the 106th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia
  

Works for accordion

• I Journey

  2023
  6'
  accordion
  Fp: Henri Zibo (accordion); October 26, 2023, Viimsi Artium, ACCORDIONF[est]
  Commissioned by: ACCORDIONF[est]
  

VOCAL AND CHORAL MUSIC

Works for mixed choir and orchestra

• Home [Kodu]

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  • Home, 1st movement / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mihhail Gerts

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  4 movements
  2020
  23'
  mixed choir, symphony orchestra: 2222, 4231, 4, strings
  Text: Ene Mihkelson, Eeva Park, Jaan Kaplinski, Viivi Luik, Leelo Tungal

  I Tuhat võimalust on võimalus on reeta võimalus on armastada päevil niisama lasta minna ma valin ühe (Ene Mihkelson) Hingata sinu suu läbi elada sinu silmade süvas põimuda soon-soonelt olla koos sest aega on nii vähe meie jaoks Ainult see elu Ainult see elu (Eeva Park) II Peremehed tulevad ja lähevad (Ene Mihkelson) veed kuivavad ja õhku on ikka raskem hingata suured pühad kilpkonnad magavad viimast und vaalapüüdjate trümmides (Jaan Kaplinski) Peremehed tulevad ja lähevad Kuidas nemad veel vigu juurde tegid kui nad nägid et meri on mürgine et kajakas kukub et kotkad surevad välja (Ene Mihkelson) suured pühad kilpkonnad magavad viimast und kus me olime mis me tegime mis me ei teinud mis me ei öelnud miks me ei teinud midagi ei öelnud midagi (Jaan Kaplinski) IV Tule ometi koju, kodus on suvi suurem. Õunad on juba valmis taganttoa nurga juures. (Viivi Luik) Mis seal siis on – üks paju, üks kustumas jõgi, üks väsinud maja, üks katkine trepp ja kaugenev mets – kõik… kõik. (Leelo Tungal)

  I There are a thousand possibilities the possibility to betray the possibility to love Or just let days go by I choose one (Ene Mihkelson) To breathe through your mouth To live in the depth of your eyes to intertwine vein by vein to be together because there is so little time for us Only this life Only this life (Eeva Park) II Masters come and go (Ene Mihkelson) Waters dry up and the air is harder still to breathe Great sacred turtles sleep their final sleep in whalers’ holds (Jaan Kaplinski) Masters come and go Why did they make more mistakes when they saw that the sea is poisoned and the seagull Is falling and the eagles are becoming extinct (Ene Mihkelson) Great sacred turtles are sleeping their final sleep where were we what did we do what did we not do what did we not say Why did we not do anything say anything (Jaan Kaplinski) IV Please come home, The summer at home is greater. The apples are ripe by the backroom corner. (Viivi Luik) What is there, anyway – Just a willow, A dwindling river, A tired house A broken staircase And a withdrawing forest – That’s all… That’s all. (Leelo Tungal)

   

  
  Fp: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mihhail Gerts; April 30, 2021, online from Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall, Estonian Music Days & Baltic Music Days
  Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days
  

Works for voice(s) and orchestra

• Anagram-Portraits [Anagramm-Portreed]

  2022
  20'
  mezzo-soprano, symphony orchestra: 2222, 2200, 1, strings
  Text: Ilmar Laaban
  Commissioned by: Pärnu City Orchestra
  

Works for voice(s) and instrument(s)

• Lighthouse

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  Evelin Seppar: I chose the topic of Lighthouse because of my love for the sea and because both Tallinn and Nantes are close to it. I was also curious about the solitude and seclusion that are a ajor part of a lighthouse keeper's life. So I decided to make a piece about a lighthouse keeper's life during one year. Since nature and the cycle of seasons is the most important part in such a life then it felt natural to add related poems by Cummings; but also to add a poetic side next to the short and laconicdiary entries.
  
  Look also: https://vimeo.com/121340459

  2014
  45'
  vocal ensemble (SSAATTBB), harp, percussion
  Text: Compiled by Evelin Seppar of poems of E.E.Cummings and excerpts of diary of Patrick James Dillon

  sun moon stars rain autumn
  everyb
  ody’s elsewher
  e except me
  
  Autumn
  I
  
  a
  utumn&t
  he rai
  n
  th
  e
  raintherain
  sun moon stars rain
  October 25: Two steamers in sight. One going east in forenoon. One west in afternoon. Wind S.W. clear.
  a
  utumn&t
  he rai
  n
  th
  e
  raintherain
  (a
  le
  af
  fa
  ll
  s)
  November 12: My throat getting quite sore. Wind died out until evening & then sprung up to S.E. Got mail from the Casey boys. 1 paper and one letter.
  everyb
  ody’s elsewher
  e except me
  a
  utumn&t
  he rai
  n
  th
  e
  raintherain
  sun moon stars rain
  November 24: Wind N.E. in morn, S.E later. Joe went up harbour after landing ”Freedom” home. He got back home about 2 P.M. After night wind increased to a furious gale and continued all night. Tremendous sea rising. Seven or eight schooners passed going West during day. They must have had a dreadful night. Joe brought me no letters.
  i
  sit
  (hearing
  the rain)
  th
  e
  raintherain
  who are you
  peering from some high
  window; at the gold
  of november sunset
  December 17: Blowing and cold. Too much for Myers to go home. They helped in getting flour, meal, molasses, beef and coal from the Cove. In evening schooner ”Hope” came in from Canso with flag at half mast, having the remains of poor Mike McDonald on board. He and his two boys drowned off Canso yesterday. A sad house of mourning.
  December 19: John&I went up to the funeral.
  Storms and rough cold
  snow will come soon
  (and stars moon
  sun fall rise come
  go rain snow)
  winter
  
  Winter
  II
  
  January 3: Cloudy. Snowy and then foggy. Dan&I hauled home 4 cases oil.
  it is winter
  snowflakes
  (falling&falling&falling)
  eyes eyeslooking(alw
  ays)while
  earth and sky grow
  one(sil
  ently)fal
  ling(e
  ver
  yw
  here)s
  Now
  February 18: After dinner Dan&I went to Raspberry. Wind N.E.&E. snowing. A small schooner came from West and passed out to east of island.
  February 20: Rather stormy with snow but wind moderate. Dan&I brought home 6 cases oil. During the night snowed quite a depth.
  the sky is so near the earth does not
  open her
  eyes
  March 1: The boys went to Raspberry and Mary came over with them.
  March 2: They went up harbour. Landed Mary home and Pat Casey went up with them. Ice coming in from East.
  March 7: Ice closed in again all around the island. Jerry Casey brought my mail. A letter from Mary.
  March 10: Wind North very light. Ice moving out slowly.
  (and stars moon
  sun fall rise come
  go rain snow)
  but winter’s not forever, even snow
  melts
  dawn dark rain snow rain
  winter goodbye
  it’s Spring
  O the sun
  
  Spring
  III
  
  March 28: A fine day. Wind from N.W. to S.W. moderate and after night N.W. again. April 14: Wind S.S.W&S. moderate. During night blew fresh with rain. Heavy sea.
  i
  sit
  (hearing
  the rain)
  on such a night the sea through her blind miles
  of crumbling silence seriously smiles
  look at it blue is the
  high is
  the deep is the far
  a tall
  wind
  is dragging
  the sea
  April 16: Foggy in morning, calm, clear and fine during day. In evening light wind S.W. Got mail from the Casey boys. A letter from Mary.
  April 29: Jeremiah and Jasper Casey came here in morning and Dan went with them up harbour. Brought bedstead, 3 chairs, 2 gallons molasses, beans&rice, and my mail. And Mary also came down harbour in boat.
  O the sun
  It’s Spring
  May 6: A fine day. None of us away from island today. Mrs.Casey, Alf&I here all day.
  Wind died out until evening & then sprung up to S.E. A letter from Mary.
  May 21: Breezy north in afternoon. Went up harbour in the morning after Mary. A fine day.
  who are you
  peering from some high
  window; at the gold
  of sunset
  O the sun
  June 13: Alf&I brought nets in. Had only 12 mackerel. Alf said he saw a phantom last night. June 18: A fine day. Jerry, Pat&John Casey called here and I went up harbour with them. They landed me back about noon. I got a good many papers & three letters. A letter from Mary.
  
  Summer
  IV
  
  June 24: The boys went to Raspberry and Mary came over with them.
  summer
  sun moon stars the all
  I sit
  here
  and here reflecting
  sunlight
  sun moon stars the all
  I sit
  O the sun comes up-up-up in the opening
  sky
  the morning the young
  morning with a warm world in it
  summer
  a sail a fishing boat
  here
  and here reflecting
  sunlight
  (everywhere sunlight
  and everywhere you

  
  Fp: Macadam Ensemble, Lucie Berthomier (harp), Guy-Loup Boisneau (percussion), conductor Etienne Ferchaud; December 5, 2014, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes
  FpEst: Macadam Ensemble, Liis Viira (harp), Madis Metsamart (percussion), conductor Etienne Ferchaud; April 11, 2016, Tallinn House of Blackheads, Estonian Music Days
  Commissioned by: Le Lieu Unique
  

Works for mixed choir a cappella

• Iris

  2023
  7'
  mixed choir (SSSAAATTTBBB)
  Text: Jaan Kaplinski

  Üles
  juurtest latva 
  alt õitest üles õitesse 
  kerkib sinine värv
  üles
  kuni päris ära 
  sinna suurde sinisesse 
  päris üleval päris kõrgel 
  kuhu 
  sa voolad sinine jõgi 
  silmade ees
  läbi silmade
  Iris 
  Iris sibirica 
  
  Jaan Kaplinski

  
  Fp: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste; February 17, 2024, Dortmund Concert Hall, Germany
  Commissioned by: Konzerthaus Dortmund
  
• The Sea

  2023
  6'
  mixed choir
  Text: Vasko Popa
  Fp: Chamber Choir Khorikos, conductor Alec Galambos; November 12, 2023, The Shrine Church of St. Anthony of Padua, New York, USA
  Commissioned by: Khorikos and Alec Galambos
  
• The Same Sea [Seesama meri]

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  • The Same Sea / Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve

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  2019
  5'
  mixed choir or vocal ensemble (SSAATTBB)
  Text: Jaan Kaplinski (in Estonian)

  Seesama meri meis kõigis punane pime soe Kõigi kaarte tuulte tuksumine südame- purjedes vahujoom läbi valge avaruse mõlalt pudenev küsimus veeremas laine- pinnale tagasi hirm pimeduse taga kas see- sama meri ootamas merd Jaan Kaplinski

  The same sea in all of us red dark warm The beating of winds from all cardinal points in the sails of our hearts a foam trail through white space a question tumbling from the paddle back to the surface of the waves fear behind the darkness is that same sea waiting for the sea Jaan Kaplinski (translated by Jaan Kaplinski and Sam Hamill)

   

  
  Fp: Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve; May 7, 2019, Tallinn Dome Church, World Music Days 2019
  Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days/World Music Days
  CD „New Estonian Choral Music“, Estonian Music Information Centre (2021); Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
  Distributor: EMIC ES 013
  
• The Beach of Maardu [Maardurand]

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  2018
  6'
  mixed choir
  Text: Marie Under
  Fp: Mixed choir Khorikos, conductor Alec Galambos; December 15, 2018, The Shrine Church of St. Anthony of Padua, New York, USA
  Commissioned by: Alec Galambos and Khorikos
  Distributor: EMIC ES 015
  
• Psalm 129

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  2017
  3'
  mixed choir or 16 solo voices (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB)
  Text: Psalm 129 (in German)

  Sie haben mich oft gedränget…
  …ach….
  …alle…
  Sie haben mich oft gedränget, aber sie haben mich nicht übermocht

  
  Fp: The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, conductor Grete Pedersen; September 2, 2017, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
  Commissioned by: Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Eduard van Beinum Foundation for the project "150 psalms"
  Distributor: EMIC ES 012
  
• By the Time of Lilacs [Sirelite aegu]

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  • By the Time of Lilacs / Mixed Choir HUIK!, conductor Kaspar Mänd

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  2016
  6'
  mixed choir
  Text: Marie Under
  Fp: Mixed Choir HUIK!, conductor Kaspar Mänd; October 29, 2016, Tallinn Methodist Church
  Commissioned by: Mixed Choir HUIK!, Kaspar Mänd
  CD "A Black Birch in Winter", MSR Classics (2019); Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor David Puderbaugh
  CD „Veel. New Estonian choral music 2016“, Estonian Choral Association (2017); Mixed Choir HUIK!, conductor Kaspar Mänd
  Distributor: EMIC ES 006
  
• Time and the Bell

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  • Time and the Bell / Chamber Choir Head Ööd, Vend, conductor Lodewijk van der Ree

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  2016
  5'
  mixed choir
  Text: T. S. Eliot

  Time and the bell have buried the day,
  the black cloud carries the sun away.
  Will the sunflower turn to us, will the clematis
  Stray down, bend to us;
  Chill
  Fingers of yew be curled
  Down on us? After the kingfisher’s wing
  Has answered light to light, and is silent, the light is still
  At the still point of the turning world.
  
  from ‘The Four Quartets’ by T. S. Eliot

  
  Fp: Chamber Choir Head Ööd, Vend, conductor Lodewijk van der Ree; November 5, 2016, Tallinn Oleviste Church
  Commissioned by: Chamber Choir Head Ööd, Vend, Lodewijk van der Ree
  CD „Veel. New Estonian choral music 2016“, Estonian Choral Association (2017); Tartu University Chamber Choir, conductor Lodewijk van der Ree
  Distributor: EMIC ES 008
  
• Поля ли мои, поля (Fields, Oh My Fields)

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  • Поля ли мои, поля (Fields, Oh My Fields) / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Kaspars Putniņš

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  I stumbled into the text of “Поля ли мои, поля” (“Fields, My Fields”) completely by accident while working on something else. But I became increasingly interested in this accidental discovery. I compiled a bridal lament out of several Russian traditional songs. Although it is a moving subject, it is not the most important to me: I was fascinated by the text’s intense drama and that it was almost like a monodrama as well as its poetics and descriptions of nature. The piece has three sections that are repeated and blend into each other: the farewell to the childhood home’s nature, the braiding of two braids (single women only had one braid) and the begging of the father that he wouldn’t force his daughter to be married to a stranger.
  
  Evelin Seppar

  2016
  12'
  mixed choir
  Text: Russian folklore, compiled by Evelin Seppar

  Поля ли мои, поля
  
  Поля ли мои, поля чистые,
  лужки мои зеленые,
  травушки шелковые,
  цветки мои лазоревые!
  Любила я по вам гулять,
  я по вам гулять, красоватися, 
  своей шелковой косой выхвалятися;
  уж одна была у меня коса,
  да две волюшки,
  две волюшки, и обе вольные;
  хоть две у меня будут косы,
  да одна волюшка,
  одна волюшка.
  
  – Сегодня мою косоньку подружки плетут,
  а завтра мою косоньку сваха расплетет,
  разделят мою косоньку на две косы;
  
  – Государь мой родной батюшка,
  не возможно ли того зделати,
  меня, девицу, не выдати.
  – Как-то мне с батюшкой расстатися,
  как-тo мне с матушкой прощатися.
  
  – Сегодня мою косоньку подружки плетут,
  а завтра мою косоньку сваха расплетет,
  разделят мою косоньку на две косы;
  
  – Не давай меня, батюшка, замуж,
  не давай, государь, за неровню,
  не мечись на большое богатство,
  не гляди на высоки хоромы:
  не с хоромами жить – с человеком,
  не с богатством жить мне!
  
  – Сегодня мою косоньку подружки плетут,
  а завтра мою косоньку сваха расплетет,
  разделят мою косоньку на две косы;
  
  Батюшка, батюшка,
  ах ты батюшка родимый мой!
  Ты прими, ты прими,
  ты прими слова ласковое,
  полюби слово приветливое:
  не отдай, не отдай,
  не отдай меня замуж!
  
  У ворот трава шелковая –
  кто траву топтал,
  а кто травушку вытоптал?
  – Топтали травушку
  все боярские сватья,
  сватали за красную девушку.
  
  Расплеталася моя руса коса,
  выплеталася лента алая.
  
  Туманно красное солнышко, туманно,
  в тумане красного солнышка не видно.
  
  (Text: Russian folklore)

  
  Fp: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Kaspars Putniņš; April 8, 2017, St. Nicholas's Church, Estonian Music Days
  Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days
  Distributor: EMIC ES 010
  
• Люблю глаза твои (I Love Your Eyes)

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  2014
  3'
  mixed choir
  Text: Fyodor Tyutchev (in Russian)

  Люблю глаза твои, мой друг, / I love your eyes, my dear
  С игрой их пламенно-чудесной, / Their splendid sparkling fire
  Когда их приподымешь вдруг / When suddenly you raise them so
  И, словно молнией небесной, / To cast a swift embracing glance
  Окинешь бегло целый круг… / Like lightning flashing in the sky
  
  Но есть сильней очарованья: / But there is a charm that is greater still
  Глаза, потупленные ниц / When my love’s eyes are lowered
  В минуты страстного лобзанья, / When all is fired by passion’s kiss
  И сквозь опущенных ресниц / And through the downcast lashes
  Угрюмый, тусклый огнь желанья. / I see the dull flame of desire
  
  Fyodor Tyutchev, 1836

  
  Fp: Mixed Choir K.O.O.R., conductor Raul Talmar; April 23, 2014, Tallinn Methodist Church
  Commissioned by: Estonian Choral Association, Estonian Composers' Union
  CD „New Estonian Choral Music 2012–2014“, Estonian Choral Association (2014); Mixed Choir K.O.O.R., conductor Raul Talmar
  Distributor: EMIC ES 009
  
• Near

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  • Near / Voces Musicales, conductor Martin Sildos

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  ”The song is written according to texts by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Sonnets No 1, 6, 7, 22 and 29). From her Sonnets, I chose lines that mainly engaged my attention by their mystical visuality. As the piece was commissioned by Collegium Utrecht chamber choir conducted by my partner, a romantic element inevitably passes through the work.”
  
  Evelin Seppar

  2012
  6'
  mixed choir (SSAATBB)
  Text: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Sonnets No 1, 6, 7, 22 and 29) (in English)

  How a mystic shape did move
  Behind me and drew me,
  Move still, oh, still, beside me.
  When our two souls stand up,
  Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher,
  Until our lengthening wings break into fire
  At either curved point.
  In this deep joy to see and hear thee
  And breathe within thy shadow a new air,
  I do not think of thee - I am too near thee.
  Thy heart in mine
  With pulses that beat double.

  
  Fp: Chamber choir Voces Musicales, conductor Martin Sildos; April 6, 2013, Tallinn House of Brotherhood of Black Heads, Estonian Music Days Festival / Tallinn Music Week
  Commissioned by: Collegium Utrecht and Lodewijk van der Ree
  CD "A Black Birch in Winter", MSR Classics (2019); Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor David Puderbaugh
  CD „New Estonian Choral Music“, Estonian Music Information Centre (2017); Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor Martin Sildos
  Distributor: EMIC ES 001
  
• Sonnet No. 53

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  • Sonnet No. 53 / Latvian Radio Choir, conductor Kaspars Putninš

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  4'
  mixed choir
  Text: William Shakespeare (in English)

  What is your substance, whereof are you made,
  That millions of strange shadows on you tend?
  Since every one hath, every one, one shade,
  And you, but one, can every shadow lend.

  
  Fp: Latvian Radio Choir, conductor Kaspars Putniņš; August 17, 2012, Cēsis, Latvia
  Publisher: SP Muusika
  
• Brother in Trouble [Vend veehädas]

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  • Brother in Trouble / Chamber Choir Noored Eesti Hääled, conductor Maret Alango

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  6'
  mixed choir
  Text: folklore from Rõuge

  Mul ol’l ütsi väiko velle.                                             
  Oli mul korra kolmi velle.                                          
  Üte saadi karjamaale,                                               
  tõise saadi marjamaale,                                           
  kolmanda kalale.                                                        
  Tulli veli karjamaalta,                                                
  tulli veli marjamaalta,                                                
  es tule velle kalalta.                                                  
  
  Lätsi velle otsimaie.                                                   
  Kõndse mina tüki teeda,                                          
  tüki teeda, marga maada.                                        
  Mis mul säälla vasta tulli?                                       
  Tulli vasta saksa tõlda.                                             
  Mina aga küsimaie:                                                 
  “Kas sa näiet neiu velle?”                                       
  “Es näe mina neiu velle.”                                        
  
  Kõndsin jälle tüki teeda,
  tüki teeda, marga maada.
  Mis mul säälla vasta tulli?
  Tulli agu alta ilma,
  tulli päeva päälta ilma.
  Mina päevalt nõuetelli:
  “Kas sa näiet neiu velle?”
  “Es näe mina neiu velle.”
  
  Kõndsin jälle tüki teeda,
  tüki teeda, marga maada.
  Mis mul säälta vasta tulli?
  Tulli ilus põhjatähte.
  Mina tähelta küsitelli:
  “Kas sa näiet neiu velle?”
  Täht oli näinud neiu velle
  veli jõkke uppunessa.

  
  Fp: Chamber Choir Noored Eesti Hääled, conductor Maret Alango; March 18, 2012, Võru Culture House
  Distributor: EMIC ES 002
  
• Psalm of David No. 88 [Taaveti laul nr. 88]

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  • Psalm of David No. 88 / Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor Endrik Üksvärav

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  8'
  mixed choir
  Text: New translation of David's Songs by Indrek Hirv and Vello Salo

  Avitaja Issand, päästja Jumal                                                          
  Päevad ja ööd kisendan Sinu poole                                             
  Jõudku mu palve Sinuni                                                                   
  Pööra oma kõrva, kuula mu karjet                                                 
  Tõesti, mu hind on õnnetust täis,                                                    
  Mu elu Surmavalla serval                                                                 
  Elavad loevad mind minejaks,                                                        
  Manalameheks, kel pole jõudu                                                      
  Sinust kaugeks, keset surnuid,                                                   
  Kes lamab Hauas, keda Sina ei mäleta,                                        
  Keda Sinu käsi enam ei kaitse.                                                         
  Sa oled mu pannud kõige alumisse Hauda,                                  
  Pimeduse paika, Allailma                                                                   
  Su vihaleek raskub mu peal                                                              
  Kõik su vood vaotavad mind maha                                                  
  Mu sõbrad oled sa minema ajanud,                                                
  Oled mind neile vastumeelseks teinud;                                          
  Olen kammitsas, ei pääse valla,                                                        
  Mu silmad on tuhmid viletsusest
  Hüüan appi sind Issand, kogu päeva,
  Sirutan käed Sinu poole:
  Teed Sa siis imetegusid surnutele
  Või tõusevad varjud Sind kiitma?
  Kes jutustaks Su armu Hauas,
  Sinu ustavust Hukatuses.
  Kas tunneb pimedus Su imetöid?
  Ent mina hüüan appi Sind, Issand,
  Varavalges jõuab mu palve Su ette
  Miks hülgad Sa mu elu,
  Varjad minu eest oma palge?
  Vilets ma olen, mineja noorest east peale,
  Nõutu olen, kannatan Su õudu
  Sinu vihalõõsk, Sinu õudus
  Piirab kui vetetulv,
  Kui vetetulv, tuleb peale
  Ajad ära
  Üksnes Pimedus jääb

  
  Fp: Chamber Choir Voces Musicales, conductor Endrik Üksvärav; February 10, 2010, Pirita Monastery
  
• Evil Home [Kuri kodu]

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  • Evil Home / Chamber Choir Noored Eesti Hääled, conductor Maret Alango

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  2'
  mixed choir
  Text: folklore from Urvaste

  Lääsi’ kodu, leeli, ei’ tohe’, leeli,
  umma majja ei’ manidsõ’, –
  kotun omma’ kõik’ kurja’,
  vihadsõba’ vellenaasõ’.
  Köüti no kimpu kipõ’ vitsa’,
  vakja panti vaav’a’ roosa’ –
  kelles muilõ kui meile,
  vaesilõ karjussilõ.
  Olõs ollu’ uma imä,
  olõs söönü’-joonu’ ollu’, –
  võõrasimä meil kotun,
  võõras armu ahu iin.

  
  Fp: Chamber Choir Noored Eesti Hääled, conductor Maret Alango; April 10, 2008, Vana-Vigala manor
  Publisher: SP Muusika
  
• Lullaby [Hällülaul]

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  • Lullaby / Chamber Choir Noored Eesti Hääled, conductor Karol Kisiel

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  5'
  mixed choir
  Text: folklore from Rõuge

  Läämi’ kohalt korgõlõ,
  hädee, hää kaika,
  tahi taivaste järele.
  Korgõst ma näie kolmi mõtsa,
  taivastõ tammõmõtsa,
  miä ol‘l kuiva kuusõmõtsa,
  too ol‘l vannu meeste mõtsa,
  miä ol‘l peenü pedäjämõtsa,
  too ol‘l noorde poissa mõtsa,
  miä ol‘l kõrki kõomõtsa,
  too ol‘l noorde neiu mõtsa,
  ette ma panõ uvvõ põllõ,
  nigu uvve aidaussõ,
  rinda ma panõ suurõ sõlõ,
  nigu kuu taivanhe,
  kaala panõ hõpõ helme,
  nigu tähe’taivanhe.

  
  Fp: Chamber Choir Noored Eesti Hääled, conductor Karol Kisiel; May 24, 2009, Tallinn House of Brotherhood of Black Heads
  Publisher: SP Muusika
  

Works for female choir a cappella

• Aja kari siia (Drive the Herd Over Here)

  2022
  3'
  vocal ensemble (SSAA) or female choir
  Text: folklore
  Commissioned by: Ensemble Méliades
  
• Undsel ilmal (In Misty Weather)

  2022
  3'
  vocal ensemble (SSMzAA) or female choir
  Text: folklore
  Commissioned by: Ensemble Méliades
  
• The Beach of Maardu [Maardurand]

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  • The Beach of Maardu / Chamber Female Choir Sireen, conductor Nele Erastus

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  2018
  6'
  female choir
  Text: Marie Under
  Fp: Female chmaber choir Sireen, conductor Nele Erastus; November 7, 2020, Tallinn Methodist Church
  Digital album "Terra Feminarum" (2023); Chamber Choir Sireen, conductor Nele Erastus
  Distributor: EMIC ES 014
  

Works for male choir a cappella

• I Carry Your Heart

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  • I Carry Your Heart / Ka Bo Chan (counter tenor), Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Mikk Üleoja

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  2015
  6'
  soloist (counter tenor), male choir (TTTBBB)
  Text: E. E. Cummings

  The text consists of excerpts from 2 poems by E.E.Cummings (from 95 Poems):
  
  i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
  my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
  i go you go, my dear;
  i fear no fate
  i want no world
  this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
  i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

  
  Fp: Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Mikk Üleoja; May 13, 2015, Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn
  Commissioned by: Estonian National Male Choir, Mikk Üleoja
  Distributor: EMIC ES 011
  
• I Carry Your Heart

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  2015
  6'
  male choir (CtCtTTBBB)
  Text: E. E. Cummings

  The text consists of excerpts from 2 poems by E.E.Cummings (from 95 Poems):
  
  i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
  my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
  i go you go, my dear;
  i fear no fate
  i want no world
  this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart
  i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

  
  Distributor: EMIC ES 007
  
• Sonnet No. 43

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  • Sonnet No. 43 / Voces Musicales, conductor Martin Sildos

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  2012
  6'
  male choir
  Text: William Shakespeare (in score both in English and Estonian)

  When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,
  For all the day they view things unrespected;
  But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,
  And darkly bright, are bright in dark directed.
  Then thou, whose shadow shadows doth make bright,
  How would thy shadow's form form happy show
  To the clear day with thy much clearer light,
  When to unseeing eyes thy shade shines so!
  How would, I say, mine eyes be blessed made
  By looking on thee in the living day,
  When in dead night thy fair imperfect shade
  Through heavy sleep on sightless eyes doth stay!
        All days are nights to see till I see thee,
        And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.

  
  Fp: Male choir de.fundo, conductor Lodewijk van der Ree; January 27, 2013, Grote Kerk Overschie, Rotterdam
  FpEst: Male group of chamber choir Voces Musicales, conductor Martin Sildos; April 6, 2013, Tallinn House of Brotherhood of Black Heads, Estonian Music Days Festival / Tallinn Music Week
  Distributor: EMIC ES 004
  

Works for vocal ensemble

• Aja kari siia (Drive the Herd Over Here)

  2022
  3'
  vocal ensemble (SSAA) or female choir
  Text: folklore
  Commissioned by: Ensemble Méliades
  
• Undsel ilmal (In Misty Weather)

  2022
  3'
  vocal ensemble (SSMzAA) or female choir
  Text: folklore
  Commissioned by: Ensemble Méliades
  
• The Same Sea [Seesama meri]

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  • The Same Sea / Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve

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  5'
  mixed choir or vocal ensemble (SSAATTBB)
  Text: Jaan Kaplinski (in Estonian)

  Seesama meri meis kõigis punane pime soe Kõigi kaarte tuulte tuksumine südame- purjedes vahujoom läbi valge avaruse mõlalt pudenev küsimus veeremas laine- pinnale tagasi hirm pimeduse taga kas see- sama meri ootamas merd Jaan Kaplinski

  The same sea in all of us red dark warm The beating of winds from all cardinal points in the sails of our hearts a foam trail through white space a question tumbling from the paddle back to the surface of the waves fear behind the darkness is that same sea waiting for the sea Jaan Kaplinski (translated by Jaan Kaplinski and Sam Hamill)

   

  
  Fp: Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve; May 7, 2019, Tallinn Dome Church, World Music Days 2019
  Commissioned by: Estonian Music Days/World Music Days
  CD „New Estonian Choral Music“, Estonian Music Information Centre (2021); Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
  Distributor: EMIC ES 013
  
• Girls&Boys

  2017
  6'
  male ensemble (TTBar/CtBB)
  Text: Compiled by Evelin Seppar from girls’ and boys’ t-shirt slogans

  GIRLS
  
  Bonjour
  Hey girl hey
  The new princess has arrived
  Smile
  There is no one like me
  Be you ti ful
  I am so pretty
  Cute
  Tutu cute
  
  Flower girl
  Butterfly girl
  Little princess
  Daddy’s princess
  Daddy’s little girl
  Born to wear diamonds
  Smart like daddy sweet like mommy
  Dreamer
  It’s a rainbows and unicorns kinda day
  Yes, I believe in unicorns
  Yes, I’m a princess
  
  We all need a little sparkle
  Glitter is always an option
  Yes, I’m a princess
  My unicorn ate my homework
  Always dream big
  Open your heart
  
  Oh sweet honey
  Good girls love bad boys I love mom
  I love dad
  Love Minnie
  Love kitty
  Hello Kitty hello
  
  Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur,
  happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr
  Best friends for life
  Away with the fairies
  Hot chocolate time
  
  BOYS
  
  Here comes trouble Tough dude
  Like a boss
  I rule
  Give me space
  Blast off
  Blazing speed
  Awesome
  Space ace
  N is for noisy
  Dig it
  
  Ready to rescue
  Be a hero
  Super
  Brave
  Batman
  Mr. Strong
  Spider-boy!
  Ninja warrior
  Fear less
  
  I’ve got game
  Chicks are all over me
  Sorry ladies I only date models
  So many princesses so little time
  Lock up your princess
  
  The cool kid just showed up
  Beyond cool
  Minimal effort
  Wild child
  Life is a wave
  Surf paradise
  I’ve got game
  Time to play
  
  I did it all for… Cookies!
  
  BOYS&GIRLS
  
  Boys like unicorns too
  Boys like sparkle too
  I’m a cat guy
  Girls like tractors too
  Girls just wanna have fun-
  damental rights
  You go girl

  
  Fp: Olga Vocal Ensemble; March 8, 2018, Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg, Netherlands
  Commissioned by: Olga Vocal Ensemble
  
• Psalm 129

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  2017
  3'
  mixed choir or 16 solo voices (SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB)
  Text: Psalm 129 (in German)

  Sie haben mich oft gedränget…
  …ach….
  …alle…
  Sie haben mich oft gedränget, aber sie haben mich nicht übermocht

  
  Fp: The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, conductor Grete Pedersen; September 2, 2017, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
  Commissioned by: Netherlands Chamber Choir and the Eduard van Beinum Foundation for the project "150 psalms"
  Distributor: EMIC ES 012