DAY OF SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL - Sunday, July 2
Song- and dance festival will take place in
Tartu Songfestival Arena, where 6000 performers will gather to sing, dance and
enjoy the harmony of music. Song- and dance festival is preceded by traditional
Procession through the city of Tartu.
The start will be given in Toomemägi with exhilarating singing competition on Angels Bridge. The procession will end in the Songfestival
Arena. The patron of Gaudeamus is the President of Republic of Estonia Arnold
Rüütel.
15.00 Lighting
up song festival fire at the memorial of First General Songfestival
15.30 Gaudeamus
procession through the centre of Tartu
to Songfestival Arena (Lossi, Ülikooli, Jaani, Lai, Jakobi, Fr.R. Kreutswaldi, Tuglase)
17.00 – 21.00 Baltic
Students’ Song and Dance Festival Gaudeamus 2006
XV BALTIC SONG AND
DANCE FESTIVAL GAUDEAMUS At the Tartu Song Festivals Arena 2 July at 5 p.m.
United choir
Traditional students’ song – Gaudeamus
The
festival flame is ignited
Greeting.
Arnold Rüütel, the President of the Estonian Republic
Fredrik Pacius – My
native land, my joy, delight
Kārlis
Baumanis – God, bless Latvia!
Vincas Kudirka – Lithuania,
my homeland
Karl August Hermann – Kungla rahvas from
the song-play Uku and Vanemuine
Jānis Lūsēns – This
miraculous world
Algimantas Raudonikis – The sea
United brass band
Vakaris Laurynas Lopas – This is us
Raimonds
Pauls – Devil’s disciples
Uno
Naissoo – A medley of songs
Lithuanian performers
Giedrius Svilainis – Vivat! Gaudeamus!
Lyrics from folklore - Oh, there on the hill
Folk
music - The willow
Folk song - Rue the green
Algirdas Martinaitis – Laul Laul
Lalalinę
Folk song - On the other side of the lake
The
herald dance
Rezginėlė
Paplėštuodegis
Trandipolkė
Laimis Vilkončius – The old cars
Marijonas Mikutavičius – Let’s greet each other
Vivant
studiosi!
Latvian performers
Valdis Zilveris – The song of the
Sun
Valdis Zilveris – The birds’ song
Alsunga polka
Weavers’ dance
Valdis Zilveris – Blow,
blow, the gust of wind
Valdis Zilveris – I don’t
give a hoot to fear
Come with me to Vidzeme
Latgalian’s dances
Valdis Zilveris – A song
about a song
Estonian performers
Evald Aav – We are the children of the Nordic land
Eduard Oja – Weavers’ song
Veljo Tormis – Three songs
based on Estonian folk dance melodies from the set Five Estonian folk dance melodies
for mixed choirs
- Labajalg
- Long Ingliska
- Kaarajaan
Priit Pajusaar – Tii
Clapping dance
Aadu Regi – The march of the month of May
Raimond Valgre – Medley of the songs
- Melody
- The right choice
- Through the rainfall
- You say to me: “You are my
Sunshine”
United
dance groups
Suite of the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian folk dances
- Column dance
- Sudmaliņas
- Medley of Lithuanian folk dances
United choir
Juozas Gudavičius – Where
the green colour of the forests can be seen
Valters Kaminskis – I’ll bury my
sorrow
Miina Härma – Tuljak
We thank you. Mailis Reps, Minister of Education and Research
Delivering of the festival flame
Gustav Ernesaks – My native
land you are my love
Raimond Valgre – Tartu march
Honorary Directors: Helju Mikkel, Kuno
Areng, Imants Kokars, Uldis Šteins, Antanas Jozėnas, Juozas Gudavičius
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor:
Alo Ritsing
Artistic Director and Chief Producer:
Rene Nõmmik
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
of brass bands: Aavo Ots
Assistants to the Chief Producer:
Angela Arraste and Jaanus Randma
Stage Director: Heiki Unt
Artistic Director and Conductor of Latvian
choirs: Juris Kļaviņš
Artistic Director and Chief
Choreographer of folk dance groups: Rolands
Juraševskis
Choreographer: Gunta Skuja
Production Director of the repertoire:
Jānis Siliņš
Chief Artistic Director and Conductor
of brass bands: Māris Martinsons
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
of Lithuanian choirs: Povilas Gylys
Artistic Director and Chief
Choreographer: Vidmantas Mačiulskis
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
of brass bands: Valerijus Filonovas
Announcers: Liina Olmaru and Ain Mäeots
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