About Youth Ensembles

Arsis Youth Ensembles started out in 1996 when the children of the chamber choir Arsis singers performed a couple of pieces at Christmas. The very same performance grew into a six-year-long cooperation. The present youth ensembles have their roots in the Arsis Handbell School. In 2003, the first students graduated from the Handbell School, and the same year, the Arsis Youth Ensemble was founded. The fourteen-member group was chosen through a contest from among 45 participants. In 2006 and 2007, other contests were held among the students who graduated that year. To date, there are four Youth Ensembles: two in Tallinn and two in Tartu.