“The tradition of estonian song festivals is more than hundred years old. It is a magic that we experience when the 30 000-strong choir performs on the giant dais under the baton of the long-time conductor Gustav Ernesaks. Everybody seems to sing… from little lassies to grey-haired grannies.”
– J. Aare, Tallinn. Таллин, Eesti Raamat, Sweden, 1985
