Peeter Saan

Lieutenant-Colonel Peeter Saan (born 16 April 1959) is an Estonian conductor and reserve officer of the Estonian Defence Forces. He is also a clarinet and saxophone player, as well as an arranger.

Biography Peeter Saan was born in Võru on 16 April 1959. He started studying music at the Võru Children's Music School, majoring in accordion, later clarinet and saxophone. He has translated books from Russian to Estonian, including the Adventures of Captain Wrongel by Andrey Nekrasov and The Story of a Red-haired Girl by Lydia Budogoskaya.

He has worked as a musician since the 1980s, playing in the Tallinn Wind Orchestra from 1980–1993 and then in the Estonian Defense Forces Orchestra starting in 1993.

Awards

Order of the Cross of the Eagle (1999) Võru City Coat of Arms (2013) Order of the City of Võru (2018)