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2020-12-11T22:00:00Z – 2020-12-11T23:11:00Z

ST JOHN'S (JAANI) CHURCH, TALLINN, ESTONIA

In 1989, we released a cassette of Christmas songs by the EPCC to make our friends present for Christmas. The programme presents Margo Kõlar's "Pirita Mass” alongside traditional Christmas carols.

ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR
TALLINNA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
ORGAN – KADRI TOOMOJA
CONDUCTOR – TÕNU KALJUSTE 

ERR 2020
DIRECTOR – ERLE VEBE
SOUND ENGINEER – KASPAR KARNER
PRODUCERS – RUTH ALAKÜLA, KARMEL KILLANDI

MARGO KÕLAR
Pirita Mass

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The conductor Tõnu Kaljuste: “Many years ago, in 1989, we released a cassette of Christmas songs by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir to help our friends get in the mood for Christmas. This programme presents the Estonian-language "Pirita Mass” alongside more traditional Christmas carols."

The composer Margo Kõlar: “The “Pirita Mass” was originally written as a monophonic setting for services at the Pirita Convent in Tallinn, Estonia. At Tõnu Kaljuste’s request, I adapted that setting into a concert work for choir, organ and symphony orchestra, which premiered during the “Kreek Days” festival at Haapsalu Cathedral in 2009. For this programme, I made a new version with chamber orchestra accompaniment. 

The natural flow of the Estonian language was the fundamental starting-point for the writing of the “Pirita Mass”. I received a new translation of the  liturgical text from Vello Salo, a priest and scholar at the Pirita Convent, who encouraged me to approach it creatively. The “Pirita Mass”, inspired by Father Vello, initiated a larger project to create genuinely Estonian church music, which has become my life-long work.

With a simple vocal line typical of congregational music, the “Pirita Mass” is accessible repertoire for most singers. In many performances, the audience has had the opportunity to follow the printed score and sing along.”

The concert was produced by EPCC and Tallinn Philharmonic Society.

The album is released with the same programme by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.

Margo Kõlar (1961)
“Pirita Mass“ for mixed choir, organ and chamber orchestra (2009/2020)
1. Meditatsioon I / Meditation I
2. Issand halasta / Kyrie
3. Au olgu Jumalale kõrgel / Gloria *
4. Meditatsioon II / Meditation II
5. Mina usun / Credo *
6. Püha / Sanctus
7. Meditatsioon III / Meditation III
8. Jumala Tall / Agnus Dei
9. Et tõusta taevasse / So they can rise to heaven
*Soloist: Rainer Vilu (bass)

Christmas carols

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Michael Praetorius; translation: Carl Peter Ludwig Maurach

From Heaven Above To Earth I Come
Martin Luther; translation: Johann Hornung

How Sweetly Shines the Christmas Tree
Thuringian folk tune

The Land Is So Beautiful
Music: 19th century Silesian folk song; text: Bernhard Severin Ingemann; translation: Johan Kõpp 

Shepherds In the Field
Hans Georg Nägeli, 19th century German Christmas carol

Oh Christmas Tree
Music: Joachim August Zarnack, German folk song; arranged: Aarne Männik; text: Ernst Anschütz

Oh How Joyfully
Music: 18th century Sicilian folk tune; text: Johannes Daniel Falk, Heinrich Holzschuher; translation: Johann Voldemar Jannsen

Christmas Bells
Music: Armas Maasalo; text: Helvi Auvinen; translation: Evert Mesiäinen

Angels We Have Heard on High
French folk tune 

Silent Night
Music: Franz Xaver Gruber; text: Joseph Mohr; translation: Karl August Hermann

The arrangements of the Christmas carols adapted for the orchestra by Tõnu Kaljuste

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