Estonian Television Girls' Choir

Estonian Television Girls' Choir grew out from the Music Studio of Estonian Television Children's Program founded by Eve Viilup and Aarne Saluveer in 1990. Today, there are thirty singers, aged from 15 to 25, singing in the choir.
The repertoire of the choir consists of classical and contemporary music, sacred music, folk music accompanied by dance movements and modern pop-jazz music programs.

Estonian TV Girls' Choir has won awards from several international competitions (Gorizia 2001, Arezzo 2002, Tolosa 2004, Arnhem 2005 etc). Concert tours have taken them to USA, Israel, Russia, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Andorra, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Latvia. In 2008, the choir had a concert tour in Europe where they gave more than 20 concerts in different concerts hall. The tour was dedicated to celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia.

Estonian TV Girls' Choir have collaborated with Estonian composers Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Urmas Sisask, Tõnis Mägi and appeared at a number on international conferences, symposiums, festivals. In 2003, they premiered Arvo Pärt's Peace Upon You, Jerusalem in New York. The piece is dedicated to Aarne Saluveer and Estonian TV Girls' Choir.

More info: homepage of Estonian TV Girls' Choir.

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