Baltic Psaltery Meetup

Curious as to what a baltic psaltery is and interested in giving it a try? Do you have a psaltery picking up dust? Unsure how to tune, or get started playing?

KENA and VEMU Estonian Museum Canada invite you to join us at 6:30 pm on May 6th at Tartu College for an introduction to the Baltic psaltery through performances by Honeypaw and Laura Legzdins, as well as through beginner-friendly workshops of old folk songs.  One of the oldest instruments to the fenno-ugric and baltic peoples, it bears many names: kantele by the Finns, kannel by the Estonians, kokles by the Latvians, kanklės by the Lithuanians, and gusli in northwest Russia.

As such, this event will be in English and is free to attend for participants of all ages and musical backgrounds!

Please register here to reserve an instrument (quantities limited!), confirmation of reservation will be sent by kenadkanadas@gmail.com

The event is in English and is welcome to all ages and musical backgrounds. Light refreshments provided.

6:30-7:00 – Arrival, tuning instruments

7:00-7:15 – Introducing performers, workshop hosts, and instruments.

7:15-8:00 – Performances by Honeypaw (FIN/LTU) and Laura Legzdina (LAT)

8:00-9:00- Folk tune workshops

This event is co-hosted by KENA (Canadian Estonian Youth Association) and VEMU and sponsored by ECC/EKN the Estonian Central Council in Canada.