19.5.2006

20.5.2006 - 20.30
Ballens / VD, 29ème Giron des chanteurs de l’Aubonne

21.5.2006 - 17.00
Ballens / VD, Cortège

22.5.2006 - 19.30
Zürich, Wasserkirche, Limmatquai 31
Strassenbahn-Haltestelle Helmhaus

23.5.2006 - 20.00
Basel, Karthäuserkirche, Waisenhaus beim Wettsteinplatz
anschliessend Imbiss, Verabschiedung und Heimreise nach Estland





The Tartu University Chamber Choir




The Tartu University Chamber Choir was founded in 1971. The singers of the choir are the students and alumni of the University of Tartu. Since august 2001 the choir has been conducted by Triin Koch.

Tartu University Chamber Choir has given around 500 concerts in Estonia and abroad and during the times several hundred singers have sung in the choir. The founder of the choir was conductor Vaike Uibopuu, and since then it has been conducted by Tiiu Jaanus, Tiiu Otsus, Riho Leppoja, Kalev Lindal, Karin Herne and Triin Koch. In 2003 Triin Koch was awarded the title of „The Young Conductor of the Year“ by the Estonian Choral Association.

In recent years under the direction of Triin Koch the choir has been successful both at home and abroad. In 2003 the choir won the third prize in the category of mixed choirs at the International Choral Festival „Tallinn 2003” and the same year the choir was awarded the title of best romantic music performer in Italy, Arezzo. In 2004 the choir was awarded the I prize in B-category at the VIII Estonian Chamber Choir Festival and a special recording prize by the Estonian Classical Radio.
In February 2005 the choir was awarded the first prize in A-category at the „Tuljak“ singing contest and in August 2005 the choir won the I st prize in the spiritual category in the International Bergen Choir Festival. In April 2006 the choir won the grand prix in the IX Estonian Chamber Choir Festival in and Triin Koch was nominated the special prize of the best conductor. In May 2006 the choir will celebrate its 35th anniversary.

Tartu University Chamber Choir has participated in several joint projects, the last one being the Christmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach together with the Pärnu Chamber Choir and the City Orchestra of Pärnu at Christmas 2002 and 2003. Despite foreign festivals and performances one important aim of the choir has always been performing Estonian music in Estonia. Therefore the repertoire of the choir contains the creation of Gustav Ernesaks, Eduard Tubin, Arvo Pärt, Ester Mägi, Lembit Veevo, Veljo Tormis, Cyrillus Kreek, Miina Härma, Mart Saar and several other Estonian composers. Lately the choir has often performed Russian Orthodox music as well as other works of choral music classics from abroad. A wide range of repertoire has granted the choir music lovers both inside the choir and in the concert hall beautiful musical moments.

In 2001 the singers and the alumni of the choir founded a Foundation "Tartu University Chamber Choir" in order to support the choir. The Chamber Choir of Tartu University belongs to the Association of Estonian Chamber Choirs and the Association of Estonian Student Choirs.





Concerts in Switzerland




Part - I

Jacobus Gallus "Surge propera amica mea"
(1550-1591)

Heinrich Schütz "Zo fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ"
(1585-1672)

Pjotr Tšaikovski "Blessed is the Man"
(1840-1893)

Sergei Rahmaninov "All-night vigil" op. 37
(1873-1943) VI O Holy virgin, rejoice
VII The six psalms
VIII Praise the name of the Lord

Alo Ritsing "Ave Maria"
( b. 1937)

Rudolf Tobias "Ascendit in coelum"
(1873-1918)

Cyrillus Kreek "O sweet Jesus, I beg Thee"
(1889-1962)

Francis Poulenc "Timor et tremor"
(1899-1963)

Francis Poulenc "Tristis est anima mea"

Knut Nystedt "Peace I leave with you"
(b. 1915) "I will praise Thee o Lord"

Maurice Ravel "Nicolette"
(1875-1937) "Ronde"



Part - II

Karl-August Hermann "Sing and rejoice"
(1851-1909)

Aleksander Kunileid "My fatherland is my love"
(1845-1875)

Mart Saar "Why are you weeping, oak tree?"
(1882-1963)

Cyrillus Kreek "Sleep, o sleep, my child"
(1889-1962)

Eduard Tubin "Earning"
(1905-1982)

Gustav Ernesaks "Tartu on light summer night"
(1908-1993)

Lembit Veevo "What the flower said?"
(1926-2000)

Veljo Tormis "Autumn landscapes"
(1930)

I It is late summer
II Clouds are racing over the sky
VI Painfully red leaves
V Wind ower the barrens
VII Heather

VeljoTormis "Hochzeitslieder von Kihnu"

I Ohne Glück kann man nicht leben
II Die -verspottung des Bräutigams
III Die Schönheit geht vom Hof
IV Esst, Schwäger!

Veljo Tormis "Forced to marry a man"
from cycle "Vepsic path"





Triin Koch




Triin Koch was born in 1975 in Võru and has finished the Kreutzwald Gymnasium in Võru in 1993. In 1997 she finished the conducting class of Vaike Uibopuu in the Eller Music School in Tartu and in 2001 she graduated from the Estonian Music Academy in the conducting class of professor Kuno Areng. At present Triin is a post-graduate student of conducting in the Estonian Music Academy.

Since 1999 Triin Koch has been the conductor of the Tartu University Academic female Choir´s Tallinn senior choir and since September 2001 she has conducted the Tartu University Chamber Choir. In five years under her conducting, the Tartu University Chamber Choir has developed into one of the leading choirs in Estonia.

Triin Koch has conducted the Tartu University Chamber Choir on around 100 concerts and performances, among these performances in international festivals in both Estonia and abroad. Triin has recorded choir music for the Estonian Radio with the choir, obtained the 1st prize in B-category in the Estonian Chamber Choirs’ Festival in 2004 and the Grand Prix in the same festival in 2006. In 2005 the choir brought back the 1st prize in the category of spiritual music from the 1st International Grieg Choir Festival in Bergen, Norway, and in 2003 the choir was nominated a special prize in the category of romantic music in Arezzo Choir Festival in Italy.

In 2003 Triin was appointed the title of „Young conductor of the year” by Estonian Choir Society. In 2005 Triin was appointed the scholarship for creative work by the Tartu Cultural Endowment. Since the autumn of 2005 Triin is teaching conducting in the Eller Music School in Tartu and working also as the principal conductor of the Tartu University Academic female Choir.

Triin Koch has participated and won prizes in the young conductors’ competitions in Estonia and Latvia and participated in the jury of Estonian choir festivals and assessment of composing music.

In 2005-2007 Triin Koch participates in an international choir music program, conducting choirs in Lithuania, Spain, Italy and Estonia.