Location
Arvo Pärt Centre
Performers
Vox Clamantis
Conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
Conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
Organiser
Nargenfestival
Description
During this year’s Kreek Days, we celebrate the 135th birthday of Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek with three concerts: in Haapsalu, Kreek’s hometown, which will be 745 years old this year, as well as in Laulasmaa and Tallinn. The artistic director of Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve, has interwoven the programme with music by Mart Saar, colleague from the same generation as Kreek. The life paths of both great figures of Estonian music have followed a similar path: they are graduates of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and as professors of the Tallinn Conservatory have contributed to the shaping of the Estonian music scene. The central choral compositions of both have been boosted by Estonian folk tunes, which they themselves have helped to collect. Listening to the works of Kreek and Saar gives an idea of the meeting points and differences between the two creative natures.
