B8 Puccini: Messa di Gloria The workshop provides the opportunity to work on Giacomo Puccini’s Messa di Gloria. Written when Puccini was still a student, the piece was premiered in 1880, enduring a 72-year gap before its next performance. However, it hints strongly at the melodic lyricism and drama that would characterise Puccini’s later music. In the atelier concert, singers will be joined by the Estonian National Youth Symphony Orchestra. Donka Miteva (BG) Duration: 8 days Category: Mixed Venue: 45 Tallinn English College, Estonia pst 10 Final performance: 4 August 16.30, 8 St John’s Church Giacomo Puccini - Messa di Gloria
B9 Sounds of Big Band If you’ve ever dreamt of singing with a big band, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for. Come and perform well-known pieces from the swing and jazz repertoire. Jesper Holm (DK) Duration: 8 days Category: Mixed Venue: 58 Tallinn Georg Ots Music College, Freedom Square 4 Final performance: 4 August 20.00, 2 Russian Culture Centre Arrangements by Jesper Holm: Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner - On a Clear Day Arrangement inspired by The Singers Unlimited version Jesper Holm - Springtime Charlie Parker, Bob Dorough - Yardbird Suite Jesper Holm, Thad Jones (comp.&arr.) - Blues for the New One Neal Hefti - Whirly Bird
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B10 Love Songs (for Individual Singers) Want to attend the EUROPA CANTAT festival but not in a choir or ensemble? This is the atelier for you! Here, you can sing love songs with other single singers. And you never know what could happen... Kevin Fox (CA) Duration: 4 days Category: Mixed Venue: 66 Central Russian Gymnasium, Juhkentali House, Juhkentali 36 Final performance: 31 July, 15 15.00 Culture Cauldron (Black Box) Jon Smith, arr. Kevin Fox – Pride Cassandra Wilson – Sankofa Rihanna, arr. Kevin Fox – Stay Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly arr. Dylan Bell for CADENCE – True Colours Black Eyed Peas, arr. Kevin Fox – Where Is The Love? Neal Hefti - Whirly Bird
B11 Choir Meets Organ Sing choral masterworks by Mendelssohn, Britten and Faure together with the King of the Instruments. Johannes Prinz (AT) Duration: 6 days Category: Mixed Venue: 64 Tallinn School of Service, B11 Majaka 2 Final performance: 2 August 15.00, 9 Charles's Church August Söderman – Domine Gerhard Prinz – Ich weiß dass mein Erlöser lebet Henry Balfour Gardiner – Evening Hymn Gabriel Faure – Cantique de Jean Racine Benjamin Britten – Jubilate Deo Elena Camoletto (IT) – Visioni Specially commissioned for EUROPA CANTAT XX