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Estonian Composers at the World Music Days Festival 2007

From 22 November to 1 December the World Music Days organized by International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) will take place in Hong Kong. To the programme of the world’s biggest new music festival were selected three works by Estonian composers: Tõnu Kõrvits’s “Beyond the Solar Fields” for bassoon and symphony orchestra (2004), Toivo Tulev’s “And then in silence there with me be only You” for vocal ensemble (2002) and Helena Tulve’s “Ligne d’Horizon” for large ensemble (2005).

The World Music Days program represents a great assortment of new music selected by the international jury. From six works submitted by Estonian Composers’ Union there were selected three to the festival programme. In the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall “And then in silence there with me be only You” by Toivo Tulev will be performed by Taipei Chamber Singers on November 24 and Helena Tulve’s “Ligne d’Horizon” by Ensemble INSOMNIO (ISCM Ensemble 2007) with Ulrich Pöhl conducting on November 27. On December 1, Martin Kuuskmann and Macau Orchestra conducted by Shao En will present “Beyond the Solar Fields” by Tõnu Kõrvits in the Theatre of Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Centre. Estonian music was first presented at the World Music Days festival in Stuttgart 2006, where Helena Tulve’s “Sula” was performed by Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and received the Young Composer Award 2006.

The annual festival of the ISCM is held in different member state of the organization every year. Next festival will take place from 24 October to 7 November in Vilnius. 

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