The Soviet Union's various constituent states each had their own regional anthem.
Erkki-Sven Tüür is an Estonian composer.
Gustav Ernesaks was an Estonian composer and a choir conductor.
The International Rostrum of Composers (IRC) is an annual forum organized by the International Music Council that offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicize pieces of contemporary classical music. It is funded by contributions from participating national radio networks.
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire. In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. In 1993 the school was renamed the “Estonian Academy of Music”. In 1995 the Drama Faculty was renamed the Higher Theatre School.
Linköping University Male Voice Choir is a Swedish male chorus founded in 1972, based in Linköping. The choir has produced many recordings and performed on national and international TV and radio channels.
"Ich hab′ mich ergeben", originally titled "Gelübde" ("Vow"), is a German patriotic song. The text was written in 1820 by Hans Ferdinand Maßmann. It was one of the unofficial national anthems of West Germany from 1949 to 1952, when the "Deutschlandlied" was officially reinstated. Its tune is now used in the Micronesian national anthem.
"Mu isamaa on minu arm" is an Estonian poem by Lydia Koidula. The poem was first set to music for the first Estonian Song Festival in 1869 by Aleksander Kunileid.
Kersti Merilaas was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays.
Veronika Portsmuth is an Estonian conductor and singer.
Erki Pehk is an Estonian conductor and artistic director of opera music festival PromFest.
Elmo Tiisvald is an Estonian conductor born in Tallinn. He started his music studies at the Tallinn Music High School in the violin class of Tiiu Peäske and continued his studies, violin with Lemmo Erendi and choral conducting with Enn Oja, at the Tallinn Georg Ots Music School.
Käsmu is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It's located northwest of Võsu, on the Käsmu Peninsula in the Gulf of Finland, surrounded by the Eru Bay to the west and the Käsmu Bay to the east.
Juhan Simm was an Estonian composer, conductor and choir director.
The Governor is the leader of a county (maakond) in Estonia. Here is the list of governors of Estonian counties.
Jaan (Joann) Hargel was an Estonian conductor, music teacher, oboe and flute player.
100 great Estonians of the 20th century is a list of notable Estonians compiled in 1999 by Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, Eesti Päevaleht, National Library of Estonia, Radio Kuku, and TV3.
Ardo Ran Varres is an Estonian composer and actor.
Ain Lutsepp is an Estonian actor and politician.
