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The new and current arched stage was built in 1959 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Estonian SSR in the upcoming year. It was designed by architect Henno Sepmann together with Alar Kotli and Endel Paalmann. The 15th Estonian Song Festival in 1960 was celebrated on the new stage. [2]
The festive procession of the IX Estonian Song Festival, 1928 XIX Song Festival in Soviet-occupied Tallinn, 1980 XXVI Song Festival in 2014 XXVII Song Festival in 2019. The Estonian Song Festival (Estonian: Eesti Üldlaulupidu, or simply laulupidu) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. [1]
Estonian name Location Time Years Notes August Blues Festival: Augustibluus: Haapsalu: August 2004–present Estonian Song Festival: Laulupidu: Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn: July 1869–present held every five years Glasperlenspiel Music Festival: Klaaspärlimäng: Tartu, Tallinn, Pärnu, Jõhvi, Vormsi: June–July 1995–present ...
Tartu Song Festival arena on 12 June 2010. Tartu Song Festival arena (Estonian: Tartu lauluväljak) is a song arena in Tartu, Estonia. The arena hosts various open-air concerts, festivals and staging performances in summer. The arena's area is about 1 ha. [1] The arena was re-opened in June 1994. The stage can accommodate about 5,000 singers.
The directors of the festival were Johann Voldemar Jannsen and Valga seminary teacher Aleksander Kunileid. The song festival concerts took place in the garden of the Resource Society in Tartu. It was located in the area opposite the main entrance of the current St. Peter's Church (there is now a memorial stone for the first song festival). The ...
Mattiisen's "Five Patriotic Songs" were performed again at the Rock Summer festival in Tallinn held on 26–28 August 1988. [9] The Song of Estonia festival was held at the Song Festival Grounds on 11 September. [6] Trivimi Velliste, Chairman of the Estonian Heritage Society, first voiced the public ambition to regain independence. [10]
The only thing the construction will impact is how festival goers get onto the grounds, but the music will keep on going.. The main entrance at Wesselman Park is still closed for renovations and ...
In the late 1980s, the songs became an integral part of the independence movement, sometimes known as the Singing Revolution. In 2014, the Estonian Song Festival attracted a total of 159,300 people. This was the largest figure recorded since Estonian re-independence.