Sites and Sounds
Match music to an ideal performance space and the results can be miraculous. We are lucky to be able to give you different venues and kinds of music to hear in them – and the galleries and museums of Glasgow open up yet more possibilities which we look forward to exploring.
In this first year we bring one of the world’s greatest choirs to the immense baroque stone space of Kelvingrove Museum’s Centre Hall: a natural space for reflection and singing. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir join forces with the Scottish Ensemble to perform the mystic music of two visionaries: their countryman, Arvo Pärt, and ours, John Tavener.
Sites and Sounds: Late night in Kelvingrove
Sat 12th Feb '11, 10.00pm
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is a professional choir based in Tallinn, Estonia. It was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who was its conductor for twenty years. In 2001, Paul Hillier followed Kaljuste’s tenure, becoming the EPCC’s current principal conductor and artistic director. The repertoire of the EPCC ranges from Gregorian Chant to modern works, particularly those of the Estonian composers Arvo Pärt and Veljo Tormis. The group has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards, and won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance with Arvo Pärt's Da pacem.
Watch the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir perform Arvo Pärt's Magnificant
Visit the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir's website
