Eesti Heliloojate Liit
MTÜ Eesti Heliloojate Liit
Tallinn, Estonia
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Founded in 1924, Eesti Heliloojate Liit is a non-profit association based in Tallinn, Estonia working on arts & culture, education.
Eesti Heliloojate Liit (Estonian Composers Union) is a creative union of professional Estonian composers and music researchers, based in Tallinn. It promotes the free development and dissemination of Estonian composition and musicology, defends creative freedom, and represents its members' interests. The union runs a young composers' competition, a new composition award, the Loomelabor summer school for young musicians, and a commissioning fund for new works. Its associated Eesti Muusikafond manages a music publishing and score archive. The union was founded in 1924 as the Estonian Academic Musicians' Society and celebrated its centenary in 2024.
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Noor helilooja
Arts & Culture · Estonia
Annual composition competition for young composers up to 22 years old, with jury feedback and a final concert.
LHV uue heliloomingu autasu
Arts & Culture · Estonia
Award recognising a composer whose work premiered worldwide in the previous year.
Loomelabor
Education · Estonia
Summer school for young musicians focused on developing composition skills, held in Viljandi.
Eesti Heliloomingu Arengufond
Arts & Culture · Estonia
Fund that co-finances commissions of new works from Estonian and international ensembles, with support for younger composers.
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LHV, ERSO, AFEKT, Eften Capital, Hansa Grupi Noore Muusiku Fond, Sorainen, Eesti Autorite Ühing, Eesti Kultuurkapital, Muusikakoolide Liit, Heino Elleri Muusikakool, Klassikaraadio, Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia
