Grammy award-winning Estonian Phiharmonic Chamber Choir auctioned its first NFT

NFT of the poster “Joonas” is designed in 2023 by graphic designer Martin Pedanik for EPCC’s concert and recording project celebrating the 150th birthday of the Estonian composer Rudolf Tobias with the music of the oratorio “Joonas” (“Jonah”) which he originally wrote

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Photo by Kaupo Kikkas

At NFT Tallinn 2023, left to right: EPCC CEO Esper Linnamägi, EPCC Partnership Manager Annika Kuuda, Patron-of-Art.com co-founder and CEO Stephan Holzer

The two-time Grammy Award-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) enters the world of NFT and Metaverse.

TALLINN, ESTONIA, May 12, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The Grammy Award-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is entering the world of NFT and Metaverse, with a purpose to expand community in the global digital community. EPCC has launched the “Joonas” NFT collection on the Patron-of-Art.com platform, which was presented at the “NFT Tallinn 2023” conference.

According to EPCC’s CEO, Esper Linnamägi, the choir wants to expand its mission in the digital sphere, offer digital works to a wider cross-border audience and find new support schemes to make the choir more visible in the global digital community. “Our partner is the Swiss NFT platform Patron-of-Art.com, whose team supports us in the web3 world. We are probably among the first in Estonia in classical music to address this topic,” says Linnamägi.

The collection of 17 limited edition NFTs is based on the “Joonas” poster, designed by leading Estonian graphic designer and artist Martin Pedanik for EPCC’s concert and recording project celebrating the 150th birthday of Estonian composer Rudolf Tobias with the music of the oratorio “Joonas” (“Jonah”) as he originally spelled it. The poster has similarities to generative algorithmic art, but is generated by a human, and features the Vesica Piscis, the intersection of two equal circles, used throughout the ages as an illustrative image of creation, divinity and biblical legends. At the same time, the poster shows a whale, the central symbol of Tobias’ oratorio “Joonas” (“Jonah”).

At the “NFT Tallinn 2023” conference held at the Tallinn Creative Hub (Tallinna Kultuurikatel), an auction was held featuring the exclusive A2-format framed artwork signed by Martin Pedanik and Tõnu Kaljuste, along with the very first NFT of EPCC and tickets to a concert by Rudolf Tobias “Joonas” in autumn 2023. The purpose of launching the collection is to support the performance and recording of Rudolf Tobias’ oratorio “Joonas”, which will take place in October 2023. EPCC also had a stand at the conference, and a joint presentation by Patron-of-Art.com co-founder Stephan Holzer and EPCC CEO Esper Linnamägi.

The final bid and sale for this first NFT was roughly the average monthly salary in Estonia.

To view the collection, please visit

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Media contacts

Esper Linnamägi | Managing Director, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir | [email protected]

Dr. Stephan Holzer | CEO Patron-of-Art.com | [email protected]

About the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

The Grammy Award-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is one of the most famous Estonian music ensembles in the world. The choir, founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, performs music from baroque to contemporary, with a special focus on the Estonian composers, such as Arvo Pärt and Veljo Tormis. Each season, the choir gives around 70 concerts in Estonia and abroad, attracting an audience of up to 40,000 people annually. EPCC has collaborated with many eminent conductors and orchestras, including Claudio Abbado, Richard Tognetti, Marc Minkowski, Sir Colin Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic etc. The choir is a welcome guest at a number of prestigious venues and music festivals across worldwide, such as BBC Proms, Sydney Opera House, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, New York Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Vienna Concert Hall, etc. Recordings by EPCC have twice won the GRAMMY Award for Best Choral Performance. All in all, the choir has 16 Grammy nominations, Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik etc. EPCC is the most listened Estonian classical music artist on Spotify with over 2M listeners per year. In 2020, BBC Music Magazine named EPCC one of the top 10 choirs in the world.

About Patron-of-Art.com

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