Veronika Portsmuth (born 27 November 1980 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian conductor and singer.
Veronika Portsmuth (born 27 November 1980 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian conductor and singer.
Portsmuth started singing at the age of 3, when she started as one of the soloists in Ave Kumpas singing studio. During that period she performed in many TV music programmes for children. [1]
Further training in orchestral conducting by Jüri Alperten and Michael Bartoch, participation in conducting project led by Cecilia Rydingen-Alin, master classes by Eri Klas and Filippo Maria Bressan.
The Estonian Concert Choir was formed in June 2010 to perform oratorios and other big vocal compositions (with orchestra). The choir works on project basis. Portsmuth has been working with the choir from its very beginning.
Projects:
Portsmuth has been teaching choir conducting and vocal training from 2005 in Tallinn Music Highschool. Since 2010 she is teaching conducting in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Portsmuth is focused on Nordic culture and contemporary music. In September 2008 she presented in Tallinn the first Faroese opera The Madman's Garden by Sunleif Rasmussen. [2]
She has created a series of concerts with the overall Nordic theme, where Nordic contemporary choir music has been performed.
In July 2007 Portsmuth conducted the mixed choirs section in the 10th Estonian Youth Song Celebration (work by Olav Ehala "Ma tahan olla öö...").
In 2009 at the XXV Song Celebration "Üheshingamine" ("To Breathe as One") Portsmuth conducted mixed choir sections a cappella work by Piret Rips-Laul "Mehed ja naised" ("Men and women"), which was specially composed for the event.
In 2011 Portsmuth was the artistic director of the Estonian 11th Youth Song Celebration "The Wide World begins in a Small Land". [3]
In 2011, Portsmuth participated as a celebrity contestant on the fifth season of Tantsud tähtedega , an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars . Her professional dancing partner was Märt Agu.
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