Ellerhein Children´s Choir at Tallinn Centre of Extracurricular Activities Kullo

Estonia

Ellerhein Children`s Choir at Tallinn Centre of Extracurricular Activities Kullo consists of students of different schools of Tallinn, aged 10 to 14. Most singers come from the Ellerhein Young Children´s Choir and proceed to the Girls´Choir after three years in the Children´s choir. In addition to choir practice, the children have lessons in solfeggio, harmony and individual voice training. The choir uses the movable do system, providing for faster sight-reading. The conductors of the choir are Anneli Mäeots and Ilona Muhel, supported by accompanist and music history teacher Reinut Tepp. Although most of the choir´s concerts take place in Estonia, they have also participated in several international festivals in other countries. The children´s choir has won numerous awards in competitions: 1 st prize and gold diploma at the World Peace Choral Festival in Vienna in 2015 1 st prizes cum laude in the categories of children´s choirs and folk music at the European Music Festival for Young People in Neerpelt, Belgium in April 2016 3 rd prize in the category of children´s choirs at the International Choir Festival Tallinn 2017. In May 2017, the choir was invited by the Mariinsky Theatre to participate in a performance of “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff at the Singing Baltic Festival (patrone Valery Gergiev) in Vyborg, Russia.