SU, Sister Cities, SWAC Present 'Singing to My Sister' September 11
SALISBURY, MD---His Excellency Väino Reinart, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, delivers a special greeting from his country and ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥’s sister city of Tartu during the presentation “Singing to My Sister” 2-4 p.m. Saturday, September 11, in the Great Hall of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥’s Holloway Hall.
Co-sponsored by SU, the Sister Cities Association of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥/Wicomico County and the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Wicomico Arts Council, the event features the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. Douglas Smith. The choir performs two traditional Estonian choir arrangements, acquired through the Maryland Estonian Exchange Council. The Baltimore-Washington Estonian Mixed Choir, directed by Mati Tammaru, also sings.
Other performances include the Baltimore Estonian Society dance troupe Pillerkaar, choreographed by Anu Oinas and, in commemoration of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the national anthems of the United States and Estonia, performed by the Maryland Defense Force Band, directed by Major Yari Villanueva.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Mayor James Ireton, SU President Janet Dudley-Eshbach and guests from the Maryland Legislature bring local greetings from ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to the residents of Tartu. The event will be videotaped and offered as a special gift of goodwill from ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to the Embassy of Estonia and the Office of the Mayor in Tartu. Refreshments will be served.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ has enjoyed a Sister City relationship with Tartu since 1999. The relationship grew out of the development work of the Maryland National Guard with the new democratic Estonian government after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
SU launched a new study abroad program, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Abroad: Estonia, this fall. The program allows SU students to explore European and business studies in English at the University of Tartu. The program provides students with the opportunity to spend a full semester in Europe for costs comparable to a full semester at the main campus in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.
For more information about Sister Cities Association visit . For more information on the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Abroad: Estonia program visit www.salisbury.edu/international and click on "study abroad."