Susan Barber Kahro’s lecture “Regilaul: Cornerstone of Estonian Culture”

On Wednseday, March 18th, 7 pm at Tartu College Susan Barber Kahro’s lecture Regilaul (Runo song): Cornerstone of Estonian Culture. Performances by Olavi Kelle, Dace Veinberga and Mark Julson.

The paper will discuss the background of the Estonian folksong tradition of regilaul, the historic significance of its revival during various periods of history and how this traditional musical form is currently used in a variety of settings.

Susan Barber Kahro recently retired from the Peel District School Board where she enjoyed teaching instrumental music for 29 years, was a Music and Arts Head and served as Music Consultant. Her secondary school ensembles achieved high levels of excellence, earning Gold Level Standings at the Provincial and National levels of MusicFest Canada. For over 25 years Susan played principal trumpet with the Oshawa Durham Symphony Orchestra and performed as concerto soloist of works by Arutiunian, Haydn and Tartini. She was a contributing writer for Ontario’s Curriculum Policy Document for the Arts in 1997, and was the recipient of the Mississauga Musician of the Year Award in 1994 and the Peel District School Board’s Award of Excellence in 2010.

Susan received her Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Toronto and later completed her Masters of Music degree at Northwestern University in Illinois. She also studied in England with Howard Snell, Principal Trumpet of the London Symphony, as well as three summers at the Banff School of Fine Arts with the Canadian Brass. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD at York University, enjoys conducting the Brampton Youth Concert Band, is the assistant conductor for the Rose Orchestra, adjudicates at various music festivals and still loves to play when she can.

 In English.

Coffee and kringel.
No admission fee. A small donation to VEMU would be appreciated.

Info: piret.noorhani@vemu.ca, t. 416 925 9405

This paper will discuss the background of the Estonian folksong tradition of regilaul, the historic significance of its revival during various periods of history and how this traditional musical form is currently used in a variety of settings.