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Alo Ritsing to be Artistic Director of 2009 Tartu Song Festival

Press statement 3.04.2008

Tartu Song Festival's Chief Committee held their first meeting today and appointed Alo Ritsing as the Artistic Director of the festival taking place in summer 2009.
„The 2009 Festival's repertoire, as well as the directorial approach and artistic design, will be original and characteristic of Tartu“, hoped the newly-chosen Artistic Director, mentioning also his appreciation of the town's cultural creators.
Tiigi Community Centre will be organizing the Song Festival. The Chief Committee also values Vanemuine Society's contribution to the birth and upholding of the Estonian song festival tradition.
Mayor of Tartu Urmas Kruuse thinks it very important that the dignity of the song festivals' long history integrate with innovation and relate to younger generations. "That will make it possible for song festivals to become connecting links between different generations", he said.
The chief committee will have their next meeting on 15 May in order to appoint the Song Festival Director who will establish and coordinate organizing working parties.