On this Saturday we will celebrate the 110th Birthday of our Singing Father Gustav Ernesaks. The XXIV Malechoir Singing Day of South-Estonia will take place in University of Tartu Assembly Hall (Ülikooli 18, Tartu) starting 17.00.
 
Tickets (5 €) are available from Piletimaailm
At the event: discount price 6 €, full price 8 €.
 

 
We have visited our friends in Latvia (male choir “Silvicola”) together with Finnish male choir “Esmila”. The fantastic concert took place in a beautiful National Library of Latvia (Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka) and concert hall was fully crowded. Thank you our Latvian singing-brothers for a warm welcome and see you all soon in Tartu! In the video you can hear one of the pieces we sang together – Leevi Madetoja “Kaunehin maa”.
 
Paldies par jusu viesmilibu!
 

Our 45th singing camp will take place in Tõstamaa Manor (Kalli mnt. 13, Tõstamaa) from 22nd to 27th of July 2018.
 

On 15th of June we will travel to biggest island of Estonia – Saaremaa. Actually, not only us, but 2,500 singers (boys and men) from all over Estonia gather there to give two days full of concerts. Our choir together with Men Choir Sakala and Boys Choir of Viljandi will perform on 15th of June at 19.00 in Sandla culture house (Sandla, Pihtla borough, Saare county). On 16th of June the singers from all participating choirs will gather to Kuressaare City in order to celebrate 30 Years of Estonian Male Choir Assosiation (EMLS) with majestic song festival “Laulis isa, laulis poega” (“The father sang, the son sang”). Main event starts at 17:00 in Kuressaare Castle open-air stage.
 
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The fifth Uma Pido will be held in Kubija, Võru on the 2nd of June 2018. The regular tradition of a celebration in the Võro peoples’ own language has been born. Our choir Forestalia will be there!
 
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The Society of Estonian Forestworkers invites everybody on 27th of May 2018 at 10.30 to celebrate the 100th Birthday of Estonian Republic by planting 100 oak trees in Kassinurme Fort (Jõgeva county). Members of Forestalia Male Choir will help to plant the trees.
 

Ceremony honouring the Estonian flag at the University of Tartu Old Observatory on 24th of February 2018 at 10.00!
 
Speaking will be Mayor of Tartu Urmas Klaas; Member of the Steering Group of Estonia 100, Tiit Pruuli; Ants Tooming, Dean of the EELK’s Tartu Deanery, and Pastor at St. Peter’s congregation; Tartu City Writer Laureate Mika Keränen; and Kaur Teder, Vice-President of the Estonian Students’ Society.
 
Also taking part are the Tartu Academic Men’s Choir (Director Kuno Kerge); the Gaudeamus Men’s Choir of the Estonian University of Life Sciences (Director Lauri Breede); the Tartu Men’s Choir of the Estonian Men’s Choir Association (Director Made Ritsing); the Estonian Forestry Worker’s Men’s Choir Forestalia (Directors Alo Ritsing, Kuno Kerge); the Tartu Men’s Choir Academic Emajõgi (Director Karin Raamat); the Haaslava Men’s Choir (Director Kalev Lindal); the Vanemuine Choral Society Men’s Choir (Director Valli Ilvik); and the Tartu Brass Band (Director Margus Kasemaa).
 

Forestalia celebrates its 45th season with the concert on 2nd of December at 18.00 in Keila Music School (Ehitajate tee 1, Keila).
 
Conductors: Alo Ritsing and Kuno Kerge
Accompanyist Made Ritsing
 
Entrance is free!
 
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On the 11th of November 2017 we are helping to restore St. Mary’s Church by singing together with 45 choirs from South of Estonia. Forestalia will be performing in St. Peter’s Church starting at 16.00. You all are welcome to enjoy the concert! All the money from tickets will be donated to St. Mary’s Church rebuilding fund.
 
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Forestalia is about to visit our friends in Finland. The male choir “Esmila” invites us and “Silvicola” from Latvia to give a joint concert at The Espoo Cultural Centre in Espoo. There will be around 100 men singing together and celebrate the 100 years of independence of Finland. Concert will take place on 23rd of September at 18.00 (Kulttuuriaukio 2, Espoo). You are all welcome!
 
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