Kustas Kikerpuu (19 October 1937
Tallinn – 20 October 2008 Tallinn) was an
Estonian composer, jazz musician and conductor.
In 1961, he graduated from Tallinn Music School (nowadays
Georg Ots Tallinn Music College
Georg Ots Tallinn Music College ( et, Georg Otsa nimeline Tallinna Muusikakool) is a music school in Tallinn, Estonia.
The school is grown up from Tallinn Higher Music School (founded in 1919). In 2019, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary ...
) in choral conducting.
1965–1976, he worked at
Estonian Television as a conductor of ensemble and music editor. 1976–1985, he was a music director for the advertisement office Eesti Reklaamfilm.
Since 1983, 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 ...
.
Awards
* 1983 Estonian SSR annual prize for music
* 2006 Annual Prize of the Endowment for Music of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
* 2001
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
Songs and arrangements
* "Horoskoop"
* "Langevate lehtede aegu"
* "Meie kaks"
* "Suudluse ma saan"
* "Mul meeles veel"
* "Kannikesed emale"
* "Sulle kõik nüüd ütlen"
* "Väike neiu"
* "Lõppenud on päevad"
* "Korraks vaid"
* "Pilvevatimees"
* "See kaunis maa"
References
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1937 births
2008 deaths
20th-century Estonian composers
21st-century Estonian composers
Estonian conductors (music)
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
Musicians from Tallinn
Tallinn Georg Ots Music School alumni