Heino Pehk (born 25 December 1940 in

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, Estonia) is

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choir conductor Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties ...

and music teacher.

Biography

From 1955 to 1959, Pehk studied accordion in Tartu Music School. From 1960 to 1965, he studied choir conducting at

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 ...

with Arvo Ratassepp. He taught accordion for more than 50 years, from 1959 to 2010, at Võru Music School, and from 1960 to 1964 at Tallinn Music School. He has been the chief conductor of Võru Male Choir since 1965, and has worked as a conductor with many other vocal ensembles and choirs. These include: * 1964-1966 – Sõsara (Sisters), a female vocal group * 1965-2000 – Cantus, a mixed choir of Võru County music teachers * 1973 – Võru Boys Choir * 1980-2000 – Võru Male Ensemble * 1994 to present – Ensemble of Soldiers' Union of Võru

Awards

* 1975 – Honorary Artist of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic * 2009 -– Order of Võru County's coat of arms (the highest recognition for citizens of the county) * 2014 – Medal of the

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pehk, Heino 1940 births Living people Recipients of the Order of the White Star, Medal Class Estonian choral conductors Estonian musicians Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Kanepi Parish