CONCERT-LITURGY

I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
(Psalm 63 of David)

Festival Glasperlenspiel
Sun, July 12th at 11 am (free entrance)
CONCERT-LITURGY
Rev. Triin Käpp and Rev. Naatan Haamer (priests)
Church choir Cantate Domino, conductor Kaisa Kuslapuu
Kaisa Kuslapuu and Anu Jaagosild (organ), Priit Peterson (theorbo), Johanna Randvere and Hanna-Ingrid Tominga (viola da gamba), Liidia Baranyai (chromatic kannel), Ken Ird (tenor), Rael Rent (mezzo-sosoprano, National Theatre Vanemuine)
Music by Pärt Uusberg (including few premieres)

It is a Holy Day. Time stands still. Church bells are ringing.
Man is a seeker, he seeks himself and through him God. And sometimes he seeks God and through him himself.
Lutheran worship is communion. It is a common prayer, a common confession of faith, word and sacrament. It is presence and serving together.
The worship is built on the basis of the unified order of worship of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Pärt Uusberg’s music sounds both in the liturgy and as congregational songs.

Organizers:
Peeter Vähi – artistic director
Tiina Jokinen – executive director
Kadri Kiis – producer, accountant
Meeta Vardja – musicologist, editor of festival booklet
Mart Kivisild – design
Olavi Sööt – co-producer, video, logistics
Reno Hekkonens – marketing director, PR
Johannes Vähi – co-producer, webmaster, sound engineering, logistics
Rebeca Birk – social media

Special thanks: Tartu City Government, Urmas Klaas, Triin Käpp, Jana Raud, Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Canon and Overall, St John’s church, Kaupo Kiis, Kristel Leppik, volunteers

Next Glasperlenspiel: July 8th – 13th, 2027