One of the most important moments for Vikerlased was taking part of the Estonian Song Festival in 2019. Singing is an activity that relates to Estonia’s yearning for independence as a nation, so song festivals are very much tied to traditions in Estonia. This is why it was such a big deal to be taking part of it as a first LGBT+ choir in 2019. The experience was a very positive one for us and when we marched in the traditional song festival procession, there were supporters with rainbow flags marching besides us. It is a memory we will always remember and cherish.<\/p>\n
Apart from the Estonian Song Festival, we have performed at prides in Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and collaborated with choirs from Finland (Out ‘n loud, Helsingin queer-feministinen kuoro – HQFK, The Friends of Dorothy and Kaupungin naiset), Poland (Krakofonia) and the UK (Barberfellas). So far we have annually performed at LGBT+ film festival Festheart in Rakvere (Estonia) and at Gay Christians’ Christmas services in Tallinn. 2023 is the first year we will perform at a pride event in Tallinn, since the last one was canceled due to the pandemic. <\/p>\n
Vikerlased is based in Tallinn<\/strong>, Estonia and has members from Estonia, Finland, Netherlands, UK, Belgium, China and Cyprus. We mostly sing in Estonian and English, but have sung also in Lithuanian, Finnish, Ukrainian and Polish. The current conductor of Vikerlased is Keio Soomelt.<\/p>\n This will be the first time for Vikerlased to sing at the Various Voices festival. Taking part of Various Voices means to us belonging to and celebrating a wider family of LGBT+ singers. In Bologna, we would like to meet all the wonderful singers from Italy, the rest of Europe and elsewhere, meet old friends, make new friends and find potential cooperation partners for the future. We are very much looking forward to singing for the festival audience and exploring the beautiful and historical town of Bologna.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_social_media_follow _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vikerlased” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#E30A17″ background_enable_color=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”instagram” url=”https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vikerlased\/” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#E30A17″ background_enable_color=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]instagram[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][et_pb_slider show_pagination=”off” use_bg_overlay=”off” admin_label=”Slider Bos” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” module_alignment=”center” content_width=”90%” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_slide _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Vikerlased was created by LGBT+ people for the queer community and their supporters in 2017. More than hundred singers have been part of the choir through the years. Our repertoire includes pop songs and classical choral songs from Estonia and elsewhere. We mostly sing in Estonian and English, but have sung also in other languages. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":52480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"We are the first LGBTQIA+ choir for male voices in Italy, active since 2008. We are a TTBB (First Tenors, Second Tenors, Baritones, Basses) formation choir composed of about 25 singers and a pianist. Our repertoire ranges from Renaissance madrigals to pop music.\r\n\r\nWe are all male voices, but we are not all males. We are all very young at heart, but the age range of our choir members covers three generations. We are a microcosm of experiences and sensitivities, from which music, love, and lots of hilarious gags blossom.\r\n\r\nFor Komos it is a great privilege to host Various Voices 2023 in Bologna, our city of music and freedom, which has meant so much for Italian culture and the history of the movement in our country. This will be an opportunity to bring this history to the world, and to be enriched by the great experiences that the participating choirs will bring with them.\r\n\r\n--> Facebook: Komos - Coro LGBT di Bologna<\/a>\r\n\r\n--> Instagram: @komos.corolgbt\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[46],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/various-voices.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Vikerlased_322971305_5690671261015882_2923707770016001259_n.jpg\")
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