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Enn Võrk
Enn Võrk (14 March 1905 Volkovysk, Grodno Governorate – 20 September 1962 Tallinn) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and organist. In 1926, he graduated from Tallinn Conservatory. Between 1926–1933, he conducted Choir of St. John's Church in Tallinn. From 1926–1929, he conducted Radio Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. He has been the organist in Tallinn St. John's Church (1926–1933) and Rapla Church (1944–1950, 1955–1962). Between 1945-1950 and from 1959, he was a member of Estonian Composers' Union Estonian Composers' Union (abbeviation ECU; et, Eesti Heliloojate Liit) is an Estonian creative union which encompasses professional composers and musicologists in Estonia. The chairman of ECU is Märt-Matis Lill. Since 2005, ECU is a member of .... Works * choral song "Estonian Flag" ('Eesti lipp') * choral song "I Would Take a Flower Chain" * choral song "The Singer“ * oratorio "Vigilate (1957) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vork, Enn 1905 births 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkovysk
Vawkavysk ( be, Ваўкавы́ск, ; russian: Волковы́ск; pl, Wołkowysk; lt, Valkaviskas; yi, וואלקאוויסק; names in other languages) is one of the oldest towns in southwestern Belarus and the capital of the Vawkavysk district. It is located on the Wolkowyja River, roughly from Grodno and from Minsk. Its population is estimated at 43,826 inhabitants. Vawkavysk was first unofficially mentioned in the Turov Annals in 1005 and this year is widely accepted as the founding year for Vawkavysk. At that time it was a city-fortress on the border of the Baltic and the Slavic ethnic groups. Since the 12th century, Vawkavysk was the center of a small princedom. The Hypatian Chronicle mentions the city in 1252. Toponymy The name is thought to be derived from the local dialect for the phrases for searching for wolves () or the howling of wolves (). Old Belarusian tradition refers to the area surrounding Vawkavysk as once being occupied by vast forestry filled w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
