Priit Raik (9 July 1948

Väike-Maarja Väike-Maarja () is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish. The population of Väike-Maarja in January 2023 was 2,155 people. Väike-Maarja Chu ...

– 27 January 2008

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) was an

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n composer, conductor and pedagogue. In 1968, he graduated from the Heino Eller Tartu Music College. In 1973 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory in conducting specialty. 1982-1990 he taught conducting at Tallinn State Conservatory. His conducting career started in 1970s, when (1973-1982) he conducted a military orchestra. 1984-1984 he conducted the Tallinn State Conservatory's orchestras. Since 1990 he worked in Finland. Awards: * 1988: Estonian SSR merited artistic personnel

Works

Works for the choir

* "Õnne algus" - text: L. Ruud * "Valged hiired" - text: H. Muller * "Õismäe valss" - text: L. Tungal * "Mulgi laul" - text: K. Kass * "Pääsusilmad" - text: V. Kollin

References

1948 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Estonian composers 21st-century Estonian composers Estonian conductors (music) Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Väike-Maarja {{Estonia-musician-stub