Toomas Voll (born 17 June 1958 in
Kilingi-Nõmme) is an
Estonian composer, conductor and choir director.
From 1976 to 1979, he studied music pedagogics 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 ...
.
In 1996, he founded Toomas Voll Singing Studio. In 1996, he also founded Leelo National Girls' Choir, and until 2006 being its conductor.
He has conducted at several
Estonian Song Festival
The Estonian Song Festival (in Estonian: ''laulupidu'', ) is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It is held every five years in July on the Tallinn Song Festival Gro ...
s.
Awards:
* 1995: "Teacher of the Year"
* 2008:
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 ...
, V class
Works
He has written over 50 songs for children and choirs.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voll, Toomas
Living people
1958 births
Estonian conductors (music)
Estonian choral conductors
20th-century Estonian composers
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class
People from Kilingi-Nõmme