Tag: New York City

The first unofficial reading in New York City, January 2020.   Press photo   The new musical “Singing Revolution” has been pledged a large sponsorship from the Estonian American National Council (EANC) toward the Los Angeles World Premiere.   The musical, written by James Bearhart and Tony Spinosa has been fundraising ...

Dear Members of the New York Estonian Educational Society and friends of the Estonian House, First and foremost, our hearts go out to anyone who's been impacted by the virus, either directly or indirectly. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic crisis situation, the New York Estonian House will remain closed ...

Photo courtesy of The Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters It was sometime in mid-December, and my wife had just gotten home from a Board meeting for The Foundation for Estonian Arts & Letters, the nonprofit that is responsible for helping to keep Estonian culture alive in New York, and ...

Photos by Siiri Lind   It would be difficult for any American choir to sing in Estonian, let alone choose Estonian repertoire to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Estonia’s independence.    As 2018 draws to a close, it was most appropriate and deeply touching to attend the Downtown Voices Concert, “Voices Over Tallinn”, at St. Paul’s Chapel on November 30th. ...

Save the dates!   The 2018 New York Baltic Film Festival showcases the newest films from the Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – three Northern European countries in 2018 that are celebrating their centenaries since becoming independent nations in 1918.   The Baltic States have a highly regarded cinema history, with the first films made in 1910. Today, each ...

Children’s choir Laulurõõm at Noorte Laulupidu last summer. Photo by Merle Jalakas   As early spring snow falls over New York City, I can’t help but feel close to icecold Tallinn, where I just came from a concert tour with Esto-Atlantis Choir.    My mother, Maaja Roos, conducted the works of my grandmother and great-grandfather in St. John’s Church ...

Open House New York provides broad audiences with unparalleled access to the  extraordinary architecture of New York and to the people who help design, build, and preserve the city about how the city might take shape in the years ahead,  and address issues including planning, preservation, infrastructure, and  contemporary design.This ...

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.    www.epcc.ee/en     The leading proponent of Arvo Pärt’s music in the world, The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, has won two Grammy awards for recordings of Pärt’s works. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir will be performing Pärt at Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York ...

Maarja Nuut.       Photo by Siiri Lind / VES   The Absolute Ensemble led by Estonian conductor Kristjan Järvi, got together with composer Gene Pritsker, HAUSCHKA and Folk Music Star Maarja Nuut to revive the Nordic Spirit in a unique Music Show world tour 2017-2018. World premiere: November 2, 2016 at ...