Premiere of Raimonds Pauls’ program “Summer Moods” / Article

On June 23, on Midsummer’s Eve, Latvian Radio and Latvian Television will broadcast Raimonds Pauls’ new program “Summer Moods”, in which nine songs composed by Maestro with the words of the poet Jānis Peters will be premiered. In the concert in the 1st studio of Latvian Radio, they will be performed by Maestro himself, in the presence of the piano, and the ensemble of actors “Drama” – Dita Lūriņa, Karīna Tatarinova, Mārtiņš Egliens and Mārcis Maņjakovs. George Strap will also perform, singing popular and favorite Maestro songs.

The premiere of Raimonds Pauls’ program “Summer Moods” will take place on Wednesday, June 23, at 5 pm at Latvijas Radio 1, Latvijas Radio 2 and at LTV1 and LSM.lv at 8.35 pm. After the premiere, the songs will also be available on the Latvian Radio “YouTube” account and Replay.lv.

Maestro’s list of newly created songs includes “Midsummer Motif”, “Midsummer Night’s Fairy Tale in Riga”, “Blacksmith’s Fish”, “Polynesia”, “From A to Z”, “Song of Popularity”, “Let Hope as a Star”, “Silent Night Sounds “, “I do not remember”.

Composer Raimonds Pauls told about the program: “The new program“ Summer Moods ”was created in the first months of this year. I invited my friend Jānis Peter to write a poem about the summer solstice, the time of Midsummer, about celebrating our holiday. He made great poems, which, among other things, are full of humor and irony, all I had to do was create appropriate music. The premiere of the song is the ensemble of actors “Drama”, who are my old friends from a young age! (laughs) These are songs to listen to on Midsummer’s Eve, but as people will fall in love with them over time, it’s hard to say right now – listen to the concert! ”

In the new program “Summer Moods”, the actors will both sing and speak the poetry of Jānis Peteris, which especially enriches the festive time. It will also feature a poetry tribute to composer Marģers Zariņš, which uses ancient place names that we no longer use on a daily basis. At the end of the concert, Paul’s favorite songs will also be heard, which the lovers will be able to sing along to.

“Maestro and Jānis Peteris have a wonderful Līgo cycle, full of mood. It has both playful and evocative notes, as well as beautiful music with a serious and deep meaning, ”said actress Dita Lūriņa. “The newly created songs try to awaken a real celebration, which is recorded in our skin and blood and is more than just lighting a campfire. They are called to hurry to sing, swing, rejoice so that life vibrates and the swing is truly alive. ”

The concert will be accompanied by Viktors Ritovs (synthesizer), Rihards Goba (guitar), Edvīns Ozols (bass), Māris Briežkalns (drums), Laura Rozenberga (trombone), Oskars Ozoliņš (trumpet), Kristaps Lubovs (saxophone). Producers Māra Eglīte (Radio Theater) and Māris Briežkalns.

The television recording of the concert is provided by: director Aiga Gramste, editor Sanita Auškāpa, a team of creative cameramen led by Alda Šēnbergs, artist Kristīne Lasmane, lighting artist Gatis Līcis, lighting and stage technician Ēriks Aizpurvs and many other LTV employees.

The project has been developed within the framework of the Radio Theater in cooperation with Latvian Television.

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