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Playing Pärt

Original title: Mängime Pärti

2012 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

A student concert of works by Arvo Pärt was held in 2011 in the Tallinn Swedish St Michael´s Church as a collaboration between the Old Town Music School in Tallinn and the Arvo Pärt Centre.

In 2011 the Old Town Music School of Collegium Educationis Revaliae and the International Arvo Pärt Centre together staged a student concert of works by Arvo Pärt in Tallinn`s Swedish St Michael`s Church. The duble DVD package is a recording of the concert and the rehearsals.
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75 years old raven

2009 | Students film, Exercises (factual/documentary) | Director: Regina Kaselaid, Eliis Pärna

"75 years old raven" peeks into the home of renowned Estonian conductor Tiia-Ester Loitme and opens fragments of her life through the main character. The 75-year-old woman, who has a unique look, values clothing, love for her girls' choir "Ellerhein" and birds. Despite her dignified age, Tiia-Ester Loitme can remain charismatic and a bit mysterious.
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My Estonia

Original title: Minu Eestimaa

2005 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Riina Hein

Documentary about Estonia where its beautiful nature and locations are enriched by interesting facts, connections, beliefs and legends.

Estonia can be cursorily viewed in several ways - either as a tiny periphery state or a border country. But there is also another way - to go deeper into the country while truly perceiving it. Here a totally different layer opens up. This documentary is an inventory of an Estonian spirit before heading towards the superficial Postmodernism era. This is the story of our country, the way it actually is, the way we see it. A sensitive and an intelligent place with its stories and facts. Sometimes familiar, sometimes strange. Not gone yet. It is a country designed by ...
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16th Estonian Days in Melbourne, Australia 95, Part 2

Title in Estonian: XVI Eesti Päevad Austraalias Melbourne 95, II jagu

1995-1996 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director: Lembit Blauhut

16th Estonian Days in Australia. Folk dance evening and choir performance at the Estonian House, Melbourne.

16th Estonian Days in Australia continue on December 29 with a folk dance celebration in the Estonian House, Melbourne. The folk dance group "Virmalised" of the expatriate Estonians in Sydney and the group "Vikerkaar" from Adelaide give their performances. After the programme, Bruno Metsar gives flower bouquets to the dance leaders Aaron Tamme, Madis Alvre, organizer Lembit Willems. Vilma Kiviväli expresses her gratitude to the participants. Choir concert takes place at the Estonian House on December 30. Women's choirs open the concert. Women's choir "Kodu" from Melbourne and the female singers of the mixed choir "Vanemuise" from Sydney perform the ...
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Audirigent

1990 | Documentary | Director: Irene Lään
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Estonian Song 1988

Original title: Eestimaa Laul '88

1988 | Documentary, Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Toomas Lepp

Estonian Song '88 was the event held in the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn on September 11, 1988, where the largest number of people took part. During six hours 11. septembril 1988 toimus Tallinna laulväljakul seni kõigi aegade rahvarohkeim üritus Eestimaa laul ‘88, kus kuue tunni jooksul peeti sütitavaid kõnesid ja lauldi isamaalisi laule.

The chain of events called the Singing Revolution culminated with Estonian Song '88 that took place on September 11, 1988. Almost quarter of a million people participated in the event where people publicly demanded restoration of Estonian independence. The great event was organized by the Popular Front of Estonia, Estonian Abstinence Society, Estonian Radio and Kodamu where the statesmen and heads of various movements held speeches, actors read poetry, music groups and choirs performed patriotic songs, all this being accompanied by the audience's sympathy and affection.
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Koorifestival "Tallinn 1988"

1988 | Musical film | Director: Jüri Tallinn
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Tasase maa laulud

1988 | Musical film, Concert | Director: Jüri Tallinn
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Bees of Sound

Title in Estonian: Heli mesilased

1987 | Documentary | Director: Toomas Lepp

Heli Teppo, music teacher of Rõuge basic school and her pupil Andres Piigli express their thoughts and emotions about the youth song celebration in 1987.

Gustav Ernesaks once greeted the young participants in song celebration: "Welcome, you vivacious bees of sound! You have gathered, note by note, the honey of song to our joint honeycomb of song with such hard work and care!" Music teacher Heli Teppo and Andres Piigli, pupil of Rõuge basic school, express their memories about the youth song celebration in 1987, that brought a new swarm of bees of song to the song festival ground. They are interviewed by Lehte Hainsalu.
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8th Latvian Song Festival in Toronto 6 July 1986 1/2

Title in Estonian: Kanada lätlaste 8. laulupidu Torontos 1/2

1986 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

The procession of the song festival of expatriate Latvians in Canada held in central Toronto on July 6, 1986.

The procession of the 8th song festival of expatriate Latvians in Canada, held in central Toronto on July 6, 1986. The festival is dedicated to the 750th anniversary of the Battle of Saule. The brass band leads the procession, followed by choirs and dance groups, everyone wearing Latvian national costumes. Latvian groups from USA (from Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, NYC etc.) have joined the Canadian Latvians. The celebrating mood of performers is spreading also to the people in the street, they are saluting and greeting the procession. Brass band is playing, songs in Latvian are being sung here and there, ...
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