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11-579: TMHS was founded in 1961 to ensure a sufficient number of quality applicants to the Tallinn State Conservatory (now Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre ). It did fulfill its goal successfully, as 80–100% of graduates continued their studies at EAMT or at other music academies abroad. TMHS was the only school in Estonia that provided a professional music education alongside the general primary and secondary curriculum. This system prepared students for

22-595: A career in music or in any other field. There were 38 senior teachers and 23 teachers on staff with qualifications to teach at the university level. Also, no fewer than 27 professors from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre also tutored students at TMHS. TMHS was closed in spring 2022; since September 2022, similar education is provided by Tallinn School of Music and Ballet which was formed by merger of TMHS, Georg Ots Music School of Tallinn , and Tallinn Ballet School . Most of Estonia's better-known musicians of

33-462: A four-year doctoral program in musicology was introduced, whereas in 2000 specific curricula were designed for performers and composers. In 2006 a new program for dramatic art was added, which also has a creative emphasis. Since 1999 the Estonian Academy of Music is based in a building located in the center of Tallinn. Since 2002, it offers a Joint MA in Cultural Management in collaboration with

44-823: A mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire . In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. In 1993 the school was renamed the Estonian Academy of Music . In 1995

55-537: The Estonian Academy of Arts and Estonian Business School . The present name of the academy – Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre – was adopted in 2005. At the academy, Estonian Academy of Music and Theater Symphony Orchestra is operating. The orchestra was probably established in 1921. Voldemar Panso Voldemar Panso (30 November 1920 – 27 December 1977) was an Estonian stage and film actor, theatre director and pedagogue. In 1941, he graduated from Tallinn Conservatory State Stage Art School and in 1955

66-647: The 1930s. The most successful of them was Tiit Kuusik, who was awarded the first prize at the International Singing Competition in Vienna in 1938. The conservatoire became nationalized in 1935. In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. Following the arrival of German occupation powers, the conservatoire struggled to restore its earlier teaching activities. During the March 9, 1944 air raid, the building of

77-783: The Drama Faculty was renamed the Higher Theatre School. Some prominent graduates of the Estonian Academy of Music include singers Aile Asszonyi , Heli Lääts , and Ain Anger , conductors Roman Matsov , Tõnu Kaljuste , Olari Elts , Eri Klas , and Kristiina Poska , composers Arvo Pärt , Lepo Sumera , Erkki-Sven Tüür and Ardo Ran Varres , director Andres Puustusmaa , and actors Tõnu Aav , Heino Mandri , Elmo Nüganen , Ain Lutsepp , Margus Oopkaup , Jan Uuspõld , Tõnu Tepandi and Taavi Eelmaa . Source: The Tallinn Higher Music School

88-418: The conservatoire, as well as most of its equipment, was almost completely destroyed. In November 1944, following another change of power, the conservatoire was reopened. The conservatoire's creative environment began to see revival in the mid-1950s. In 1957 the Drama Faculty was established at the conservatoire, with Voldemar Panso becoming its first head. In 1989, its former name – the “Tallinn conservatoire” –

99-544: The middle and younger generations are alumnae of TMHS, including: Composers: Conductors: Pianists: 59°22′20″N 24°39′41″E  /  59.3722°N 24.6615°E  / 59.3722; 24.6615 This Estonian school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tallinn -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre ( Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia ) began as

110-404: Was restored. Four years later the school was renamed the “Estonian Academy of Music” (Eesti Muusikaakadeemia). In 1992 an extensive reform of the study structure was introduced and the school adopted a subject-based study system. Degree studies were introduced enabling students of the four-year program would receive a bachelor's degree. In 1993, a two-year master's degree program was added. In 1996

121-515: Was the predecessor of the current EAMT, with the opening ceremony taking place on September 28, 1919, in the Estonia Concert Hall. From 1919–1923 the Principal of the school was Mihkel Lüdig. In 1923, it was renamed to Tallinn Conservatoire. The academic level of the conservatoire can be considered to have been relatively high, as many of its students participated in international competitions in

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