{"id":156558,"date":"2026-03-19T04:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=156558"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:14:40","slug":"happy-big-band-weekend-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/happy-big-band-weekend-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Big Band Weekend 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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For 12 years now the Happy Big Band Weekend has brought together numerous big band ensembles, guest conductors, and music fans for a weekend of live performances that are free to attend. The main events will take place in Tartu at the Estonian National Museum, or ERM, in the so-called \u201cBridge\u201d of the building.<\/p>\n

Saturday will be the first day of the Happy Big Band Weekend, and the concert will take place at 15:00 on the Bridge at the ERM in Tartu. Performing groups will be Eller Big Band, MUBA Big Band, the Boston Promenade Big Band from Finland. The second day, Sunday, will see the P\u00e4rnu Music School Big Band, the Tartu Sax Choir, and Big Band Tartu with guest conductor Bianca Rantala<\/b> at 13:00.<\/p>\n

Sunday in Tallinn will see the Tallinn University of Technology Big Band and Boston Promenade Big Band perform at 15:00 in the Tallinn University of Technology\u2019s main hall.<\/p>\n

Bianca Rantala has won numerous awards for her work with big bands, including composing. She has Finnish and Estonian roots, and starting this year she is expected to become the resident composer of the UMO Jazz Orchestra.<\/p>\n

More information on performers and the concerts is available here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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