Kaia Urb (also Kaia Galina Urb; born on 26 February 1956 in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n singer (

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

). She is especially known by her

oratorio An oratorio () is a large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias. However, opera is mus ...

performances. She has 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 ...

in music pedagogics and singing speciality. Since 1982 she has been a member of

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is a professional choir based in Estonia. It was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who was its conductor for twenty years. In 2001, Paul Hillier followed Kaljuste's tenure, becoming the EPCC's princip ...

. She has sung many solo parts at the choir. Her repertoire is wide: from baroque music to contemporary classical music. She has also sung with the ensembles

Camerata Tallinn ''This is list of musical groups (including bands, orchestras; individual list is for List of Estonian choirs) from Estonia. The list is incomplete.'' References

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and Corelli Consort. Awards:. * 1996 and 1998: Annual Prize of the Estonian Cultural Endowment for Music * 2013:

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 ...

, IV class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Urb, Kaia Living people 1956 births Estonian operatic sopranos 20th-century Estonian women singers 21st-century Estonian women singers Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Singers from Tallinn