Estonian Music Days & Tallinn University Institute of Fine Arts Department of Music:

MUSIC CRITICISM IN FOCUS

Under Estonian Music Days it will be explored why the social role of music criticism is fading. We live in a multicultural world full of sounds but the influence of music criticism is constantly retrograding. The metamorphosis games of media concern the whole cultural sphere.
Is the right place for music criticism really at the most distant edge of journalism or could it somehow be transferred in direction of the center of attention? What does the face or the faces of music criticism in Estonia look like? What could be the role of music criticism in ten years? Why is the music criticism distinguished in case of different music styles and what are the common universals of both pluralist music world and criticism?
There are plenty ways of looking at those things. These questions are discussed by people who are in a different way related to music and music criticism, who find music and its reflection important.

Monday, March 22:
The role of music criticism in press and society
Moderated by: Jüri Muttika
13.00 Introduction
13.10 Tristan Priimägi
13.25 Taavi Kerikmäe
13.40 Mart Kalvet
13.55 Madli-Liis Parts
14.10 Tiia Teder
14.30 Pause
15.00-16.30 Discussion (Priit Hõbemägi, Mart Kalvet, Taavi Kerikmäe, Madli-Liis Parts, Tiia Teder, Berk Vaher)

Tuesday, March 23:
Contemporary art and its relationship with criticism
Moderated by: Tui Hirv
13.00 Introduction
13.10 Merike Vaitmaa
13.25 Andrus Kallastu
13.40 Aare Tammesalu
13.55 Evelin Lagle
14.10 Maarin Mürk
14.30 Pause
15.00-16.30 Discussion (Andrus Kallastu, Evelin Lagle, Maarin Mürk, Ia Remmel, Aare Tammesalu, Merike Vaitmaa)

NB! Conversations are in Estonian.

Idea and initiative: Gerhard Lock, Mari-Liis Rebane, Maria Mölder
Logo: Mari-Liis Rebane
Supporters: Estonian Music Days, Estonian Composers Union, Kanuti Gildi SAAL, Department of Music of Tallinn University, Tallinn City Council Sports and Youth Department, Klassikaraadio - Estonian Public Broadcasting

NB! Timetable of the event as well as the program of Estonian Music Days will be available on the website of Estonian Composers Union: www.helilooja.ee