Help us fund

The project is financed by private donations only. All income above, will be donated to organise the legacy of Veljo Tormis.

On August 7, we celebrate the 90th birthday of Veljo Tormis. He will observe it from a greater distance this time, as he is no longer among us.

This last spring has been challenging, but there are many ways to celebrate such an important day. To honor his empowering influence and vast heritage, the recordings of his music will be played from sunrise to sunset on Tartu song festival arena.

This music-filled day on the festival arena is supported only by donations. A part of the budget was provided by generous entrepreneurs, but for covering all our expenses we have set up a page on Hooandja crowdfunding platform, where you can support this event. Everything exceeding the € 4800 will be donated for further work on Veljo Tormis’s musical heritage.

Help us to pay homage to Veljo Tormis and his works, and to support taking care of his legacy. His music, his ideas and his care has inspired a lot of people both here and overseas. His legacy is immense, your participation will be a significant one.

The list of rewards

As it is better to be concise about the rewards on Hooandja’s homepage, we have added a more thorough description here.

€ 7 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications.

€15 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get a free pass to the new exhibition „Raise the curtain! Vanemuine theater 150“ in Tartu Song Festival Museum. The exhibition will be opened on August 18 and your free pass is valid until 31.12.2020. As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival).

€ 25 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get a free pass to Tartu City Museum or to one of its four branches (Tartu Song Festival Museum, KGB Cells Museum, Oskar Luts Home Museum, 19th century Tartu Citizen’s Home Museum), including the new exhibition „Curtain up! Vanemuine theater 150“ in Tartu Song Festival Museum. You’ll get 50% discount on the guided tour and your free passes are valid until 31.12.2020. As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival).

€ 40 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get two free passes to the new exhibition „Curtain up! Vanemuine theater 150“ in Tartu Song Festival Museum or to any other branch of Tartu City Museum (KGB Cells Museum, Oskar Luts Home Museum, 19th century Tartu Citizen’s Home Museum). You’ll get 50% discount on the guided tour and your free passes are valid until 31.12.2020. As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival).

€60 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get two free passes to any of the five branches of Tartu City Museum, including the new exhibition „Raise the curtain! Vanemuine theater 150“ in Tartu Song Festival Museum that will be opened on August 18. As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival). You and your friend can come to a concert by Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu and/or Chamber Choir Helü during the 2020/2021 season (only if there are free seats, preliminary registration needed).

€90 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get two free passes to a concert by Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu and/or Chamber Choir Helü during the 2020/2021 season (only if there are free seats, preliminary registration needed). As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival). You’ll also get two tickets to a musical production in Vanemuine theater during 2020/2021 season. On August 7 you’ll get two wristbands that allow you to get to the festival arena even if the limit of visitors set by the government is surpassed (your places are already taken into account and you may pass the queue). You’ll also get two delicious snacks, made exclusively for you by our singers!

€ 150 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get four free passes to a concert by Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu and/or Chamber Choir Helü during the 2020/2021 season (only if there are free seats, preliminary registration needed). As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival). You’ll also get two tickets to a musical production in Vanemuine theater during 2020/2021 season. On August 7 you’ll get four wristbands that allow you to get to the festival arena even if the limit of visitors set by the government is surpassed (your places are already taken into account and you may pass the queue). You’ll also get four delicious snacks, made exclusively for you by our singers! You’ll get a souvenir of Tartu (made by a local artist) and you and your companion are invited to an event „Tormis Kõrveaial“ in August, 2021.

€391 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get four free passes to a concert by Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu and/or Chamber Choir Helü during the 2020/2021 season (only if there are free seats, preliminary registration needed). As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival). You’ll also get two tickets to a musical production in Vanemuine theater during 2020/2021 season. On August 7 you’ll get eight wristbands that allow you to get to the festival arena even if the limit of visitors set by the government is surpassed (your places are already taken into account and you may pass the queue). You’ll also get eight delicious snacks, made exclusively for you by our singers! You’ll get a souvenir of Tartu (made by a local artist) and you and three companions are invited to an event „Tormis Kõrveaial“ in August, 2021.

€930 – our heartfelt thanks! You’ll be noted as a supporter in our communications and you’ll get four free passes to a concert by Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu and/or Chamber Choir Helü during the 2020/2021 season (only if there are free seats, preliminary registration needed). As a lovely souvenir you’ll get a Tormis pin badge designed by Lilian Hiob that is waiting for you on August 7 on festival arena (with the cooperation of Leigo Lake music festival). You’ll also get two tickets to a musical production in Vanemuine theater during 2020/2021 season. On August 7 you’ll get eight wristbands that allow you to get to the festival arena even if the limit of visitors set by the government is surpassed (your places are already taken into account and you may pass the queue). You’ll also get eight delicious snacks, made exclusively for you by our singers! You’ll get a souvenir of Tartu (made by a local artist) and you and three companions are invited to an event „Tormis Kõrveaial“ in August, 2021. We would like to invite you and your companion to a dinner in Tartu or Tallinn (or elsewhere) with a member of the music choosing team (Liisa Hõbepappel or Küllike Joosing or Valter Soosalu or Risto Joost) and a representative of the organizing team. Thank you very much for your generous support!

Preliminary list of concerts

  • 19.09.2020 Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu, conductor Mikk Üleoja, “Canticle of the Sun” Tartu University Assembly Hall
  • 20.09.2020 Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu, conductor Mikk Üleoja, “Canticle of the Sun” Tallinn, House of the Blackheads
  • november 2020 “ Chamber Choir Helü 15” Tartu University Assembly Hall
  • december 2020 Chamber Choir Helü and Viljandimaa Chamber Choir, christmas concert in Viljandi. Conductors Küllike Joosing ja Kadi Ritsing
  • 27.02.2021 Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu, conductor Valter Soosalu, Tartu University Assembly Hall
  • 28.02.2021 Chamber Choir Kolm Lindu, conductor Valter Soosalu Tallinn, House of the Blackheads
  • april 2021 Chamber Choir Helü, spring concert in Tartu
  • The organizer has the right to make changes in this list or its contents.