August 7 at the composer’s birthplace, Kõrveaia, Aru village, Kuusalu parish

Program:
1 PM Gates Open
Tormis 95: Singing Contest Award Ceremony
3 PM Concert by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Open stage (program TBC)

Admission: voluntary donation
On site, you can make a donation to support the Veljo Tormis Virtual Centre (by card or in cash). Donations can also be made via bank transfer to Veljo Tormis Cultural Society NGO:
EE382200221026778739

Supported by: Janne and Andres Nurja, Kuusalu Parish, Veljo Tormis Cultural Society NGO, Estonian Cultural Endowment, and the Ministry of Culture.
Info: +372 5333 8379 – Ulvi Rand
Email: kuusalu.rahvamaja@tormis.ee

August 8 at 7:30 PM on Naissaar Island, at Omari Barn.
Tickets available at Piletikeskus (with or without transport)

Program:
Estonian Women's and Men's Songs
3 PM Concert by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Veljo Tormis’s music is one of those turtles upon whose back stands one of the three great pillars of Tõnu Kaljuste’s sound world.
The second is Arvo Pärt, and the third is everything else.

In the 1970s, Kaljuste admitted in an interview that without Tormis’s music, his choir likely would not have been born.
We don’t know what would have become of the conductor without that choir – but Kaljuste’s Choir, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, is the axis around which everything seems to have revolved.

First, they elevated Tormis to greatness and carried his deep-rooted sense of heritage out into the world. Then came a leap to the high orbits of Pärt’s music. A Grammy followed, and other international recognition.
A lot of music – of many kinds.

Photo: Kaupo Kikkas
Graphic design: Kalle Toompere