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Anneli
Kont-Rahtola (born in 1964 in Põltsamaa in Estonia)
began her musical career as a child by playing violin in
a music school. In 1984 she began her studies in choir
leading and music pedagogy at the Tallinn Music Academy.
She graduated in 1989. During her studies Anneli sang and
played violin as a hobby in Leigarid folk music ensemble.
In 1989 Anneli entered the folk music department of
Sibelius Academy as a additional student, and a year
later she began her postgraduate studies there with
traditional violin playing style as her subject. At the
Sibelius Academy Anneli also studied singing and playing
violin and kantele. For MeNaiset Anneli has been an enormously important source of information while the ensemble has been getting acquainted with Estonian and Seto song culture as well as the Estonian language. Anneli herself has, in addition to MeNaiset, been co-operating with Estonian musicians, for instance with the organist Ene Salumäe. She has been active in establishing the folk music department at the Viljandi Culture College, and has been acting as their folk music teacher from the beginning, I.E. from 1990. Her fields of expertise in teaching are the music of Finno-Ugric peoples, band playing, pedagogy, theoretical subjects and improvisation. In Finland, Anneli has also acted as the choir leader of the Ostrobothnian Students´ Union Choir and the Choir of Estonian Students. Contact information: marahtola@msoynet.com |
