Archived: 18th Rapla Church Music Festival

Rapla Church Music Festival was formed in 1993 with the aim of bringing to listeners professionally performed classical religious music.

THU, JULY 22

7 pm - Rapla Church
Opening concert
Cello quartet C-JAM: Pärt Tarvas, Levi-Danel Mägila, Margus Uus, Andreas Lend
Girls choir "Ellerhein" (conducted by Tiia-Ester Loitme)
D. Popper, R. Wagner, H. Schlemüller, G. Puccini, G. Gerschwin

FRI, JULY 23

7 pm - Velise Church
Orthodox Singers
Conductor Valery Petrov

SAT, JULY 24

7 pm - Käru Church
Saxophone quartet SaxEst: Virgo Veldi, Sulev Sommer, Lauri Sepp, Ivo Lille J. S. Bach, F. Mendelssohn, J. Offenbach

SUN, JULY 25

7 pm - Rapla Church
Rapla Co-Ed Gymnasium Riinimanna choirs
Conductor Urve Uusberg
Urmas Sisask's Mass No 6 (Madis' Mass) premier

THU, JULY 29

7 pm - Hageri Church
Rapla summer academy end concert
Festival chamber orchestra

FRI, JULY 30

7 pm - Vahastu Church
Brothers Johansons
Chamber choir "Head ööd, vend / Good Night, Brother"
Conductor Pärt Uusberg

SAT, JULY 31

7 pm - Alu Manor
Kersti Ala-Murr (soprano), Tõnu Jõesaar (cello)
Lilian Jõesaar (harpsichord), Jaak Lutsoja (accordion)
H. Purcell, G. F. Händel, E. Grieg

SUN, AUGUST 1

7 pm - Rapla Church
End concert
Festival chamber choir
Conductor Jonathan Brett (UK)
Annely Peebo (mezzo soprano)
B. Britten, A. Pärt, O. Respighi, P. Tšaikovski, E. Rautavaara