Active from 1990 | ||
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Similar Aarne Saluveer, Veljo Tormis, Nele‑Liis Vaiksoo, Tütarlastekoor Ellerhein, René Eespere | ||
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ETV tütarlastekoor (English: ETV Girls' Choir) is a choir of the Estonian Television. The choir has been credited both in Estonia and abroad. The choir has grown out from the Children's Television Music Studio that was founded in 1990. Today the choir is composed of 30 singers aged from 15 to 25.
The repertory includes spiritual and secular music of different ages, folk music and modern program of pop and jazz.
The choir has collaborated with Estonian composers Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Urmas Sisask and Tõnis Mägi and appeared at a number on international conferences, symposiums, festivals (La Fabbrica del Canto in Italy, Polyfollia in France, Sympaatti in Finland).
In 2001 the ETV Girls' Choir performed successfully in the international Competition of Choral Music in Gorizia gaining the title of the best female choir and the best choir in all categories. In 2005 the choir won 1st prize in the youth category of EBU International Choir Competition Let The Peoples Sing. The girls also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2002 in Tallinn.
Concert tours have taken the girls to USA, Israel, Russia, Great Britain, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Andorra, Portugal, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Latvia.
In 2008 when The Republic of Estonia celebrated its 90th anniversary, the ETV Girls' Choir was chosen to bring one of Estonian musical gifts (U. Sisask's "Veni Creator Spiritus") to Great Britain.