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Estonian Music Days
Kirke Karja (varioola)
Kristjan Randalu (varioola)
PROGRAMME
Margo Kõlar (b. 1961). New work (premiere)
Marianna Liik (b. 1992). “ReCycling” for two players on Varioola and live electronics (2016, premiere)
Malle Maltis (b. 1977). New work (premiere)
Mart Siimer (b. 1967). New work (premiere)
Curated by Margo Kõlar
Anatol Sügis, the constructor of the varioola, may also be present at the concert
In 1955, as a result of a bet, Heino Pedusaar and Anatol Sügis sktarted to construct the first Estonian electronic organ. The unique instrument, with the most innovative technical possibilities at the time and highly valued by performers, was named varioola. For many years, the unique sounds of the varioola were used in popular music, theatre pieces, films, and radio plays. After some times, however, the varioola ended up in the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum and started to be forgotten about.
Luckily, in 2015, composer Margo Kõlar rediscovered the varioola and made the electronic music studio at the Estonian Music and Theatre its new home. Anatol Sügis himself, by now the grand old man of the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics at Tallinn University of Technology, was able to assist with the repairs needed for the instrument’s revival.
The concert at the EMD will reveal how this historic instrument has challenged and inspired various composers and performers more than 50 years later. New compositions for the varioola and live-electronics by Malle Maltis, Marianna Liik, Mart Siimer, and Margo Kõlar will be performed by Kirke Karja, Kristjan Randalu, and the composers themselves.
Ticket 15€: Piletilevi
Look also: Estonian Music Days
Kristjan Randalu (varioola)
PROGRAMME
Margo Kõlar (b. 1961). New work (premiere)
Marianna Liik (b. 1992). “ReCycling” for two players on Varioola and live electronics (2016, premiere)
Malle Maltis (b. 1977). New work (premiere)
Mart Siimer (b. 1967). New work (premiere)
Curated by Margo Kõlar
Anatol Sügis, the constructor of the varioola, may also be present at the concert
In 1955, as a result of a bet, Heino Pedusaar and Anatol Sügis sktarted to construct the first Estonian electronic organ. The unique instrument, with the most innovative technical possibilities at the time and highly valued by performers, was named varioola. For many years, the unique sounds of the varioola were used in popular music, theatre pieces, films, and radio plays. After some times, however, the varioola ended up in the Estonian Theatre and Music Museum and started to be forgotten about.
Luckily, in 2015, composer Margo Kõlar rediscovered the varioola and made the electronic music studio at the Estonian Music and Theatre its new home. Anatol Sügis himself, by now the grand old man of the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics at Tallinn University of Technology, was able to assist with the repairs needed for the instrument’s revival.
The concert at the EMD will reveal how this historic instrument has challenged and inspired various composers and performers more than 50 years later. New compositions for the varioola and live-electronics by Malle Maltis, Marianna Liik, Mart Siimer, and Margo Kõlar will be performed by Kirke Karja, Kristjan Randalu, and the composers themselves.
Ticket 15€: Piletilevi
Look also: Estonian Music Days
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