Ants Soots (born 19 February 1956 in

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) is an

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n conductor. In 1983 he graduated from

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

. 1982-1990 he was a singer of Mixed Choir of

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and

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. He has directed the following choirs: Forestalia (1976–1991), Academic Male Choir of

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(1981–1986), Male Choir of the

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(1986–1991), Female Choir of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (1990–1991) and

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(1991–2005). He has worked as a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music since 1988, and as a professor since 2004. Awards: * 2003:

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, V class. * 2004:

Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance The Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance has been awarded since 1961. There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time: *In 1961 the award was known as Best Classical Performance - Choral (including oratorio) *Fro ...

Paavo Järvi Paavo Järvi (; born 30 December 1962) is an Estonian-American conductor. Early life Järvi was born in Tallinn, Estonia, to Liilia Järvi and the Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi. His siblings, Kristjan Järvi and Maarika Järvi, are also mu ...

(conductor),

Tiia-Ester Loitme Tiia-Ester Loitme (born 19 December 1933 in Tallinn) is an Estonian conductor. From 1944 to 1949 she studied piano at a local music school (part of the Tallinn State Conservatory). In 1949 she and her family were deported to Siberia. In 1956 she ...

and Ants Soots (chorus masters) for Sibelius: Cantatas performed by the Ellerhein Girls' Choir, the Estonian National Male Choir and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soots, Ants Living people 1956 births Estonian conductors (music) Estonian choral conductors 20th-century Estonian educators 21st-century Estonian educators Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class Grammy Award winners People from Elva Parish