Events

Estonian Music Days 2026: Quiet Music Ensemble

Concert

Sun 19. April 2026, 16.00

Location

Arvo Pärt Centre

Performers

Quiet Music Ensemble (Ireland)
Caitriona Finnegan (cello), John Godfrey (electirc guitar & electronics, co-director), Anna Murray (co-director), Alexis Nealon (sound engineer), Colm O’Hara (trombone), Deirdre O’Leary (clarinet) and Michelle O’Rourke (voice)

Organiser

Estonian Composers' Union

Description

For the seventh year running, Estonia’s oldest contemporary music festival, the Estonian Music Days, is coming to Laulasmaa. The Quiet Music Ensemble (QME) is an Ireland-based collective that creates improvisational and experimental soundscapes, emphasizing silence, fragile textures, and resonance with the environment. Led by artistic director John Godfrey, the ensemble collaborates with artists across various disciplines and often performs in unusual venues.

Programme:
Liisa Hõbepappel (b 1994)
– Studies on the theme of something delicate (2026, premiere)

Karen Power (b 1977)
– Human Nature
10. if trees had bellies
11. a frog and gecko moment from Australia

Märt-Matis Lill (b 1975)
– 3 Songs of Doggerland (2026, premiere)

Karen Power
– Human Nature
2. underwater frogs of Angkor Wat
14. beneath the living sand dunes @ Gobabeb

Anna Murray (b 1987)
– my little Force explodes

Karen Power
– Human Nature
18. unique ecosystem of Garig Gunak Barlu National Park

Read more: http://www.eestimuusikapaevad.ee/

Pricing

Tickets 17€ - 22€ available from Sviby. Supporter tickets 39€ - 79€.

Events

The Centre will be closed on April 3–5 and April 10. We apologize for the inconvenience!

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