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Now is the right time to apply for an Erasmus+ scholarship for exchange studies in the academic year 2023/2024!
The EAMT internal scholarship round ends on February 10th.
Currently, nearly 30 EAMT students are on long-term mobility, including students who have just graduated from the academy and are participating in the internship programme. Exchange studies have taken EAMT students to Reykjavík, Glasgow, Cologne and Barcelona. This year’s popular destinations are Stockholm Royal College of Music in Sweden, Graz University of Arts in Austria, Antwerp Royal Conservatory in Belgium and the Sibelius Academy of the Helsinki University of the Arts in Finland. Within the framework of the new Erasmus programme, several new opportunities for studies abroad have been introduced – blended mobility, short-term blended intensive programmes, short-term mobilities for PhD students. More flexible possibilities within the Nordplus programme start with week-long study mobility to participate, for example, in master classes and projects at partner universities, but longer periods from one month to the entire academic year are also possible. If you want to study abroad as an EAMT scholarship holder next year, please fill out the scholarship application for Erasmus+ exchange studies on the EAMT website.
NB! Several popular partner schools are waiting for student applications already at the end of February.
Applications for ERASMUS+ internships or Nordplus short-term study mobilities can be submitted to EAMT’s International Relations department on an ongoing basis.
More information about internships and exchange studies can be obtained from:
Mari Köhler
+372 6675760
erasmus@eamt.ee (EU Erasmus studies and traineeships)
Hanneleen Pihlak
+372 6675779
hanneleen.pihlak@eamt.ee (Nordplus, Erasmus global study mobility)
We encourage all students to go abroad for one or two semesters!
Cultural Management MA program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills to move forward as culture management professionals in a rapidly changing world.
Our admission starts on 15 January via DreamApply and is opened until 2 June 2023.
More info about our Cultural Management program and admission requirements can be found here:
https://eamt.ee/en/departments/musicology/cultural-management/
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre’s Composition and Music Technology curriculum is organizing the first composition competition EMTAHK (Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia Heliloomingu Konkurss), in which all students of EAMT can participate.
Works of 7–10 minutes in length, written for mezzo-soprano, piano and percussion, are expected for the competition.
To participate, please send the score and parts of the work to the address emtahk@eamt.ee no later than March 22, 2023.
Jury: Toivo Tulev, Helena Tulve, Tõnu Kõrvits, Rene Eespere, Talvi Hunt, Iris Oja, Vambola Krigul.
Winning composers will be awarded the following awards: 1st Prize: certificate of recognition and 400 €, 2nd Prize: certificate of recognition and 200 €, 3rd Prize: certificate of recognition and 100 €, 4th Prize: certificate of recognition.
The winning works will be performed and recorded by an ensemble of Talvi Hunt, Iris Oja, Vambola Krigul and the concert will take place on May 12, 2023 in the Great Hall of EAMT.
Regulations:
1. The competition is open to all Bachelor and Master students at EAMT.
2. Composers may submit one ORIGINAL composition, meaning that the piece must not have been previously published, performed, recorded, or broadcasted and a short biography.
3. The composition must be composed for the indicated ensemble (mezzo-soprano, piano and percussion)
4. The duration of the piece should not exceed 10 minutes or be less than 7 minutes.
5. The registration deadline is on Monday, March 6, 2023, 11:59 PM. The scores must be sent before the deadline to: emtahk@eamt.ee . Works that are sent after the deadline will be disqualified.
6. The composer’s name does not appear on the score or parts. The scores will be anonymous for the jury.
7. Four pieces will be selected by the jury (Toivo Tulev, Helena Tulve, Tõnu Kõrvits, Rene Eespere, Talvi Hunt, Iris Oja and Vambola Krigul). The results will be announced on EAMT’s website.
8. The chosen works will be performed by the mentioned ensemble and recorded during the concert on May 12, 2023. A copy of the recording will be provided to the selected composers. The four winning pieces will be published in the EAMT’s YouTube channel.
9. Winning composers will be awarded the following awards:
1st Prize: certificate of recognition and 400 €
2nd Prize: certificate of recognition and 200 €
3rd Prize: certificate of recognition and 100 €
4th Prize: certificate of recognition
Kristiina Are will defend her doctoral thesis on 17 December at 11.00 room A-402 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Music): „Dünaamika kujundamise võimalused basso continuo saates“ (“Possibilities of Textural Dynamics in Basso Continuo Accompaniment”).
Supervisor: Professor Kristel Pappel, PhD (EMTA)
Opponent: Mart Jaanson, PhD (EELK)
The doctoral thesis is available here (in Estonian) and in print in the EAMT library.
The thesis ‘Possibilities of Textural Dynamics in Basso Continuo Accompaniment’
explores the features of harpsichord dynamics and the harpsichord technique’s response
to musical texture, more specifically – what are the options for creating a dynamic
harpsichord responsive texture in basso continuo accompaniment. The object of the
analysis is Johann Sebastian Bach’s trio sonata in C minor from ‘Musikalisches Opfer’/
‘Musical Offering’ BWV 1079. This research is a part of artistic doctoral studies.Basso continuo or thorough–bass designates an accompaniment style that was used
during the Baroque era. It involves a figured or unfigured bassline, a continuo–part,
played by at least two instruments. A continuo group consists of melodic bass
instrument(s) (viola da gamba, cello, double–bass, bassoon) and harmonic bass
instrument(s) (harpsichord, organ, lute, harp). The melodic bass instrument plays only
a bass melody; the harmonic instrument adds a chordal accompaniment realized
according to the figures noted above or under the bassline.
On November 9–11, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre will be hosting the annual meeting of the Norteas network of Nordic and Baltic performing arts institutions of higher education. During the three-day programme, Norteas activities in the previous and upcoming year will be reviewed, members will be sharing recent developments in their institutions and planning future collaborations. Guests will be visiting the Drama Department of EAMT and the main building, getting a look into both the study programmes at the drama department and the international Contemporary Physical Performance Making master’s programme.
The meeting is attended by more than 30 participants (including online participants) from schools all over the Nordic-Baltic region: the Theatre Academy of Uniarts Helsinki, Norwegian Theatre Academy, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, The Danish National School of Performing Arts, Tampere University, Viljandi Culture Academy of Tartu University, Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Oslo Academy of the Arts, Iceland University of the Arts, Malmö Theater Academy of Lund University, Latvian Academy of Culture, Tallinn University Baltic Film, Media and Arts School and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
The aim of the Norteas network is to develop international cooperation and create opportunities of international mobility for students and teachers. Norteas is part of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ programme Nordplus. EAMT has been a member of Norteas since 2008.
The annual meeting of the network takes place every year in a different member school. The meeting of 2022 is hosted by EAMT in collaboration with the Theatre Academy of Uniarts Helsinki.
Further info:
lavakunst@eamt.ee
The celebration of the School Music Day dedicated to Heino Kaljuste will be held on November 15 in collaboration with the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre music pedagogy and the choir conducting class of the Tallinn Ballet and Music School (MUBA).
As part of the School Music Day, EAMT students can learn about the work of MUBA choirs and visit different classes. The day ends with a discussion about Heino Kaljuste’s contribution to the development of Estonian school and choral music and today’s challenges in teaching music.
PROGRAM
8.30-9.30 – toddler choir (II-III class, girls and boys), conductors Jaanika Kuusik, Külli Kiivet
9.40-10.25 – II class solfeggio
10.35-11.20 – I class choir, conductor Jaanika Kuusik or VII klassi solfedžo (please choose)
11.30-12.15 – Janne Fridolin’s, Ingrid Kõrvits’ conducting class (hour is divided into half a’ 20 min)
12.30 – a tour of MUBA and discussion “Heino Kaljuste and our time”
Registration is open until November 14, please contact Kristi Kiilu (kristi.kiilu@eamt.ee).
Mai Simson will defend her doctoral thesis on 30 November at 14.30 room A-402 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Music):
„Rudolf Tobiase oratooriumi „Joonas“ tekstikriitilisest redigeerimisest“
(On the critical editing of Rudolf Tobias’s oratorio „Jona“)
Supervisor: Professor Kerri Kotta, PhD
Opponent: Mihhail Gerts, PhD
The doctoral thesis is available HERE (in Estonian) and in print in the EAMT library.
Rudolf Tobias started writing the oratorio “Jonah” already while working in Tartu
(1904–1908), but most of the work was completed in Germany, where the composer
went in order to get acquainted with Western European music life and find more diverse
job opportunities. The final score of “Jonah” was completed in 1909. The premiere of
the piece took place the same year on November 26, in St. Andrew’s Church in Leipzig.
After the premiere, the composer conducted individual numbers of the piece at various
concerts in both, Germany and Estonia, but the oratorio as a whole could not be
performed again during Tobias’ life.
The oratorio was brought back to performance again only before Estonia regained its
independence, where the oratorio played an important role in confirming national
identity. The scores of the work were prepared in a new redaction by pianist and
musicologist Vardo Rumessen. In the context back then, the question about the original
form of the oratorio remained in the background, and the main goal was to restore the
piece in a monumental and representative form. Today, however, in addition to the
national aspects of the oratorio, other aspects have become important too, as “Jonah” is
not only a national monument, but also an outstanding masterpiece that can be
interpreted in many different ways.
For a long time, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste had also been interested in performing
“Jonah”. To this end, he wished to study Tobias’ manuscripts thoroughly and to prepare
a new version that took into account the composer’s writings as accurately as possible.
My task in this process was initially to compare the version of Vardo Rumessen with
the manuscript of Rudolf Tobias, and later to edit the new version. This in turn grew
into the topic of my dissertation.
The aim of my research was to describe the problems that occur while being in the
process of creating a critical redaction of “Jonah”. The critical edition would be based
on a critical examination and comparison of available sources and would consider the
composer’s original intentions, as much as it is possible to reconstruct them. As a result
of my research, I hope to publish a critical edition of the piece in the future.
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Classical Music Performance department competition for pianists takes place on the 3rd of December 2022. This time it is named after the renowned Estonian pianist and long time EAMT professor Heljo Sepp, whose 100th anniversary is being celebrated this year.
All EAMT piano speciality students can participate in the competition. The program lenght is 25–30 minutes and must contain at least 12 minutes of Estonian piano music of free choice and one etude. All works must be performed from memory.
The competition has different monetary awards and for the first time an Estonian Cultural Endowment Heljo Sepp Scholarship will be given out.
For registration please send the program latest on the 28th of November to mati.mikalai@eamt.ee
On November 1 at 2:30 p.m., the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre will host an audition for students, and those who successfully pass will have the opportunity to participate in ERSO’s work.
In order to participate, please prepare the following pieces:
Violins and woodwinds – first part of a concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violas – first part of a concerto by Carl Stamitz or Franz Hoffmeister
Cellos – first part of a concerto by Joseph Haydn
Double basses – first part of a concerto by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf or Johann Baptist Vanhal
Horns – first part of the W. A. Mozart Horn Concerto No. 3 (with cadenza 39) and first part of the Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1
Trumpets – first part of a concerto by Joseph Haydn
Trombones – a piece chosen by Andres Kontus
Tubas – first part of a concerto by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Percussion – orchestral excerpts chosen by Maarja Nuut
In addition, please prepare 4 orchestral excerpts.
For registration, we ask students majoring in string instruments to contact Prof. Arvo Leibur, and students majoring in wind and percussion instruments to Prof. Toomas Vavilov.
