The EPCC was founded by Tõnu Kaljuste in 1981, who was the artistic director and chief conductor for twenty years. In 2001– 2007, the English musician Paul Hillier took over and since the season of 2008/2009 the EPCC has continued with Daniel Reuss as artistic director and chief conductor.

The repertoire of the choir extends from gregorian chant to late baroque and the music of the 21th century, ever special focus on the work of Estonian composers (Pärt, Tormis, Tüür, Grigoryeva, Tulev, Kõrvits, Tulve) and introducing it to the world. Each season the choir gives about 60–70 concerts inEstoniaand abroad.

Another important aspect in the choir’s life is recording music (for ECM, Virgin Classics, Carus, Harmonia Mundi, Ondine), resulting in award-winning CDs, including the album „Arvo Pärt. Da Pacem“ (Harmonia Mundi 2006, cond. Paul Hillier) which won the Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance. All in all, the choir have eleven Grammy nominations with the works by Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür and the music of Nordic countries.