Virumaa Youth Orchestra

Estonia

We began in February 1997 playing classical music. At the instruction by Jaanus Põlder, traditional music was added to our repertoire in 2000. We have 30 young people in our orchestra, their ages ranging from 11 to 20. We have performed at Võru Folklore Festival, Viljandi Folk Music Festival and at other folklore festivals such as Viru Säru and Baltica. We have also played at festive receptions both in our own county and in the Kadrioru Palace in Tallinn. Our orchestra has been introducing Estonian folk music in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, France and St.Petersburg. We are proud to say that after our proposal Estonian traditional music was included in the repertoire of the joint orchestra of Jaan Pakk Young Musicians’ Days, and both Estonian as well as guest orchestras play together with us. We also participated in the joint orchestra of the IX Youth Dance Festival, and in the violin class organized at the Townhall Square in Tallinn as part of the folk music days organized during the 2004 Singing and Dance Festival.

Maarja Ervald, Mariann Sirgmets, Laura Sipp, Ingely Laiv, Villu Talsi, Kadri Nurk, Tuuli Viliberg, Kadri Reinsoo, Henri Hütt, Triin Niidla, Elsa Levo, Katariina Linde, Tuuli Korsar, Merily Rohtsalu, Anna-Liisa Neumann, Laura Kuusma, Mart Kuusma, Katalina-Johanna Soomets, Luise Risthein, Henri Veidenbaum, Kati Madisson, Piret Piiskoppel, Arvo Reinsoo, Taavet Niller, Riina Linde, Eve Sarnet, Tiina Pikkamäe, Evelin Tammiku, Jaanus Põlder, Pilvi Lepiksoo

• Pilvi Lepiksoo: +372 325 80 37, +372 534 239 98, pilvi.lepiksoo@l-virumv.ee