Kaljo Raid

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Kaljo Raid (born March 4, 1921 in Tallinn , † January 21, 2005 in Richmond Hill ) was an Estonian composer who, after emigrating to Canada, worked as a pastor of the Estonian Baptist Church .

life and work

Raid studied at the Estonian Music Academy in Tallinn with Heino Eller . In 1944, the year he graduated, the Estonian Broadcasting Company Orchestra played its 1st symphony . In the same year the events of the Second World War forced him to emigrate, initially to Sweden. In 1945 he began studying theology in Stockholm , which he continued from 1946 to 1949 in the United States at the Andover Newton Theological School in Newton Center ( Massachusetts ). In the USA he also took lessons from Jacques Ibert and Darius Milhaud , and taught music at Bethel College in St. Paul . In 1954 Raid moved to Canada, where he was pastor at the Estonian Baptist Church in Toronto until 1989 . For several years he served as Chairman of the Union of Estonian Baptist Abroad and was involved in regular radio broadcasts for Estonians around the world. Extensive travels took him to Australia, South America and Israel, among others.

After retiring in 1989, Raid returned to music. His compositional work includes 4 symphonies. In 1993 he completed the opera Fiery Chariots, dedicated to the life of the early Christian martyr Polycarp . At the request of the conductor Neeme Järvi, he completed the orchestration of the 1st movement of the 11th symphony left as a fragment by his older compatriot Eduard Tubin .

literature

  • CD supplement Koch 3-7291-2H1 (Raid: 2nd Symphony , Tubin: 11th Symphony , Estonian State Symphony Orch., Conducted by Arvo Volmer ).

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personal data
SURNAME Raid, Kaljo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 4, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH January 21, 2005
Place of death Richmond Hill