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This is a photo I took during the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir concert last year (which wasn’t too long ago). The concert took place in Niguliste Church, originally built in the 13th century. The performance included three pieces: Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli, Peteris Vasks’ Three Poems by Czeslaw Milosz, and Morton Feldman’s Rothko Chapel. During the final piece, images of Rothko’s paintings were projected onto the screen shown in the photo. It was a beautiful performance, and the best I’ve been to since moving here.

I downloaded an EPCC album (Pärt: Da pacem) from eMusic yesterday. A full review will follow, once I’ve had a chance to give it a good listen.