Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu was founded in Tartu in 2017
The choir enjoys musical challenges and a thoughtful, demanding working process; respect and joy for one another and for the music are important to the ensemble. We often work with guest conductors and different poster artists.
Collaborations
In its first year we collaborated with conductor Benjamin Kirk, conductor Jaan‑Eik Tulve and percussionist Vambola Krigul. Principal conductor Valter Soosalu joined us in 2018, and in 2019 we gave four concerts with him: a programme of Nordic music in collaboration with cellist Theodor Sink, and a highly successful series of Christmas concerts in collaboration with the young Tartu violinist Uku Toots and concertmaster Ebe Müntel.
The year 2020 began with a collaboration with Kadri Voorand,
but unfortunately our performances of Arvo Pärt’s Passio with Vox
Clamantis were cancelled because of the viral outbreak. Concerts with Mikk Üleoja reached audiences again in September. That August, we together with Chamber Choir Helü and the Tartu City Museum, organised a major project in honour of Veljo Tormis’s legacy
at the Tartu Celebration Grounds: from sunrise to nightfall 18 hours of
Tormis’s music were played — 400 different recordings — interspersed
with nature sounds by Fred Jüssi.
We celebrated our fifth anniversary with four concerts and a third premiere — Suur maalritöö (Ardo Ran Varres / Ellen Niit), conducted by Valter Soosalu with lighting designer Terje Kähr. In the past couple of years, in addition to concerts with Valter Soosalu, we have collaborated with Hirvo Surva, Hyonah Song (South Korea) and young choral‑conducting student Stijn Claerhoudt (The Netherlands), with the chamber women’s choir Sireen and conductor Laura Štoma,
and took part in the University of Tartu Natural History Museum
exhibition Teadmata as the installation Furomacy, exploring more
experimental choral means (artist Damien Beyrouthy, composer Age Veeroos, curator Sara Bedard‑Goulet).
At the start of 2025 we enjoyed a wonderful collaboration with Jaan‑Eik Tulve and Vox Clamantis, celebrating Arvo Pärt’s forthcoming jubilee. In the spring we revelled in the Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra’s final concert under Risto Joost, performing Orff’s Carmina Burana
alongside soloists, the orchestra, the opera chorus, the University of
Tartu Chamber Choir and the Tartu Boys’ Choir.
Since autumn 2024 the
choir has been conducted by Kärolin Tuisk.
Kolm Lindu meets about three times a month
Most of the work is done individually at home. It is important that everyone finds a way of learning the music that is most suited for them. The choir’s main focus is on a thorough and inspiring rehearsal process, and singing varied, beautiful and demanding music. We find joy in engaging and meaningful music, and hold the process itself in high esteem.
The skirts of chamber choir Kolm Lindu are made from an environmentally friendly fine-wool material, sewn by Manna Couture in Tartu. Our female singers wear earrings from the collection “Leaves” by the artist Mari Seger.
Chamber choir Kolm Lindu sings from original sheet music.
Singers
ALTO
Anita, Epp, Elis, Kairi, Katriin, Laura-Liisa, Pille, Triinu
TENOR
Andreas, Indrek, Karl, Lauri, Robert, Tauri
BASS
Andres, Daniel, Karl, Laur, Samuel, Taavi
Chamber choir Kolm Lindu is looking for singers with prior singing experience! Contact us any time during the season: gmail / FB
SOPRANO
Amaranta, Anneli, Eleri, Elisabet, Katarina, Katrin, Rahel, Susanna
Our Name
There was still some time until the first rehearsal. The list of singers was not final yet and we had not met each other. But as work was underway in the background, we needed to give this undertaking a name. Something to convey good wishes as a dowry to keep us safe.
There is a fairytale where all the birds of the world come together to discuss what the best and most important thing in the world is. The swan thinks it is love, the hummingbird says it is pleasure, to the magpie it is money, to the pelican dedication, etc., until the phoenix interrupts. The king of the birds, according to the author, says that the most important thing is to live with all your heart, to live flaming without sparing yourself. To live in a way that your compassionate light would warm the world. He says that we are all special, we are all important, we are life. When combined with the bird motife of unimpeded gliding somewhere high over the rustling forests, these two ideas formed our name. The birds here are a symbol of values, wishes, thoughts, dreams. They may be different for all our singers, but when sown in the same soil, these differences make up our World.
Why three birds? Well, honestly – no other number came to mind. When rationalising the number retrospectively, then one seemed somewhat odd, two comparative, four too much like a reference to voice groups, five felt like an ensemble, etc. So we were left with Kolm Lindu (Three Birds). The name was chosen by popular vote.
