Riga Autumn Latvian Autumn / Day

The festival will be attended by the Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Jānis Liepiņš, as well as outstanding Latvian artists – percussionists Elīna Endzele and Ernests Mediņš, violinist Marta Spārniņa, saxophonist Baiba Tilhena, guitarist Armands Alksnis, as well as Grand Music Prize laureates Raumanis. They will collaborate with Latvian organists Ilze Rein, Aigars Rein, Larisa Carjkovs, Ilona Birgelis and Una Cintiņš.

As always, several premieres are expected – new works by Georg Pelēčs, Rihards Dubras, Andris Vecumnieks, Arturs Maskats and Edgars Cīrulis. All concerts will also be shown on screens in the church hall, giving the opportunity to watch what is happening on the balcony.

Latvian autumn – they are outstanding Latvian musicians, Latvian music from classics to contemporaries and an opportunity to talk about topics relevant to Latvia. Opening concert Meditations for Our Lady (October 9) focuses on a cycle of the same name by Latvian composer Renāte Stivriņa for soprano, saxophone and organ, which has not yet been played in Riga. It will be interpreted by soprano Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine and saxophonist Baiba Tilhena together with organist Larisa Carjkova. The program also includes Andris Vecumnieks’ new work Ave Maria world premiere and Richard Dubra’s organ poop The divine rose.

In the program Tree of life On October 11, percussionist Elīna Endzele, chamber orchestra will meet Sinfonietta Riga the first violin by Marta Spārniņa and the Riga Dome organist Aigars Reinis. Along with the opuses created for such a composition by Indra Riše, Rihards Zaļupe and Georg Pelēčs, a new work by Rihards Dubra is expected. He will wipe every tear … (And God will wipe away all tears…) premiere.

The October 16 concert was created by the Latvian ballad organist Una Cintiņa living in the Netherlands as a story and perhaps even a fairy tale about Latvia. Composer Jānis Porietis tells a legend, Selga Mence and this year’s anniversary (110) Marģeris Zariņš – ballads, but old master Alfreds Kalnins puts Latvian color in the glorious Skerco. A small view from Warsaw in the music of Imants Zemzars. The program is adorned with a composition by Madara Peterson, who won the Karl Orf competition in 2019 Time stays, we go…, which was first heard in Latvia only in May this year.

On October 21, at the Riga Dome, the Latvian Radio Choir, conductor Jānis Liepiņš and organist Ilze Reine will premiere Rihards Dubras dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the organist Fantasy and fugue. Georg Pelēčs’ new work will also see the light of day You gods for choir and organ, music by Jēkabs Jančevska, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Maija Einfelde and Renāte Stivriņa will be played.

Concert Guitar and organ. Canto di forza (Power Chants) On October 23, an interplay of atypical instruments – electric guitar and organ – is offered. Perennial ensemble I think guitarist Armands Alksnis and organist Ilona Birģele will play both the composition of Alkšnis herself and the extended opus of Uģis Prauliņš Dialogues. At the closing concert of the festival The sky clock On October 30, saxophonist Aigars Raumanis, organist Aigars Reinis and percussionist Ernests Mediņš will premiere the works of Arturs Maskats and Edgars Cīrulis and give a new reading of works by Uģis Prauliņš, Atis Stepiņš and Niks Gothamas.

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