Although it is not possible to celebrate November 18 in live concerts this year, Latvia will not be left without musical greetings on its 102nd birthday. The LSM.lv guidebook contains holiday concerts that can be watched online and on television.
Debut of the Latvian Virtual Wind Orchestra
At 8.00, the first greeting of the Latvian virtual wind orchestra in video format for the people of Latvia will experience publicity. The orchestra will play Imants Kalniņš’s composition “Blow, Winds!”, Which will be dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia.
The author of the idea, conductor of the Bauska Wind Orchestra, Lelde Erta, mentioned the upcoming national holiday as the main impetus for the emergence of the video project, in which wind orchestras are used to playing Latvian music concert programs. This year the concert will be missed in person, so I had to look for other, non-traditional working methods.
The video greeting of the virtual wind orchestra will be published “Facebook”.
Debut of the Latvian Virtual Wind Orchestra
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A song for the homeland
From 10.00 to midnight, you will be able to watch the concert of the State Academic Choir “Latvia” “Song for the Motherland” online.
The hour-long concert program includes works by composers such as Imants Kalniņš, Juris Vaivods, Raimonds Pauls, Arturs Maskats, Jēkabs Jančevskis, Raimonds Tiguls, Lolita Ritmane, Uldis Stabulnieks, Uldis Marhilēvičs, Emils Darzins and Lūcija Garūta.
It will be possible to watch the concert at Riga St. Peter’s Church Administration “Facebook“account.
Choir “Latvia” and conductor Maris Sirmais
Photo: Juris Zīģelis
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Song dance
Indra Vilde, a representative of the Education, Culture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council, for an online offer on public holidaysCynthia Ambote00:00 / 00:59
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At 15.00 Riga Cultural Center “Ilguciems” invites you to join Live Facebook profile and celebrate the festival together by watching the folk song concert performance “Song dance”.
The concert program includes songs and stories from Zane Jančevska’s album recorded in 2018, as well as poetry by Imants Ziedonis. It will be performed by Latvian National Theater actress Zane Jančevska together with musicians Jēkabs Jančevskis, Dārta Drava and Mika Timofejeva.
Zane Jančevska
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Concert hall “Latvija” holiday concert
At 16.00 on the portal ventspils.lv there will be a broadcast of the festive concert from the concert hall “Latvija”.
The vocal group “Framest” will play in this year’s national holiday concert. The program will include arrangements of compositions by Latvian composers Raimonds Pauls and Zigmars Liepiņš, as well as arrangements of Latvian folk songs. The vocalists will be joined by an accompanying group – double bassist Toms Poišs and percussionist Krišjānis Bremšs.
Framest Group
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Cornerstones
At 16.00 on the website “Facebook”Will be a festive concert“ Cornerstones ”with the participation of the post-folklore group“ Iļģi ”.
The concert, live from the Railway History Museum, will tell about the “cornerstones” of Latvian society and state values - Latvia’s nature, traditions, cultural peculiarities, historical experience, family values and causes of patriotism.
The concert will feature original works by the group and Latvian traditional music compositions performed by Iļģi, the performance of which will be complemented by thematic video materials on the stage screen.
The concert will be conducted by Latvian National Theater actor Mārtiņš Brūveris.
Iļģi Group
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Latvian power songs
At 16.00, a live broadcast of the concert “Songs of Latvian Power” from the Great Hall of the Culture Palace “Ziemeļblāzma” will be shown.
Songs important to Latvians at different times have been selected for the concert program: “My Nation”, “Mother Tongue”, “Freedom for the Baltics”, “Old Servant Song”, “Lightning Stars Behind the Daugava” and many others.
“Music, words, songs as a force have always united our country and songs.
We do this by believing and realizing that every word, every sound, creates our reality. That is why this concert is like our common prayer and gratitude for our independent country – Latvia, ”says actress Rēzija Kalniņa about the idea of the concert.
The concert will feature soloists: Rēzija Kalniņa, Olga Dreģe, Lilita Ozoliņa, Jānis Aišpurs and Alex, instrumental group – Māris Vitkus (keyboards), Mārtiņš Bērtulis (guitar), Jānis Olekšs (bass) and Dairis Petrauskis (drums).
Concert streaming – “Northern Lights” Facebook profile.
Culture Palace “Ziemeļblāzma”
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From Vītols to Pauls
At 16.00, a concert “From Vītols to Paula” will be broadcast live from VEF Culture Palace.
The program is intended as a symbolic look back at Latvian music important to the Latvian people.
Together with the orchestra “Riga” conducted by Valdis Butāns, solo singers – Inga Šļubovska-Kancēviča, Ieva Parša and Daumants Kalniņš – as well as saxophonist Oskars Petrauskis will perform in the concert. Dancers Reinis Rešetins and Dāniela Bāra will complement the dynamics of the sound of the music. The concert will be hosted by actors Zane Daudiņa and Vilis Dodiņš.
Part of the concert program will consist of classical works by Latvian composers. “Amethyst” from Jāzeps Vītols suite “Precious Stones” will shine in the music, a prayer full of hope from Jurjāns Andrejs cantata “Tēvijai” with a song by Inga Šļubovska-Kancēviča and Emīls Dārziņš “Spanish Romance” will be performed by Daumants Kalniņš.
There will also be Latvian melodies popular in the 1920s and 1930s, songs with poetry by poets Ojārs Vācietis, Imants Ziedonis and Aleksandrs Čaks, music by popular and pop music legends – Elga Īgenberga, Ringolds Ore, Egīls Švarcs – and the theme of Imants Kalniņš’s final Blow wind”. At the end of the concert – Raimonds Pauls’ music offer arranged by Vilnius Schmidberg.
The concert will be available for free on the profiles of the orchestra “Riga” on the sites “Facebook” a “Youtube”And VEF Culture Palace profile on the website”Facebook“.
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For the land we love
At 5 pm, a festive concert “For the Land We Love” will take place live from the Small Guild, featuring tenors Mihails Čuļpajevs, Andris Ludvigs, Juris Vizbulis and instrumental group – Ilze Ozoliņa (piano), Inita Āboliņa (accordion) and Mareks Auziņš (double bass).
The artists will perform works by Jānis Ivanovs, Alfreds Kalnins, Imants Kalnins, Edgars Račevskis, Bruno Skulte, Alfreds Vinters, Arvīds Žilinsks and other Latvian authors, as well as folk songs. The concert program will be supplemented by fragments of Ojārs Vācietis’ poetry and Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš’s essay “Remember Latvia” read by Inita Malnača.
Live concert – Small Guilds Homepage a “Facebook”.
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Padziedāsim nu, bāliņi
The festive concert “Let’s Sing Well, Balini” has been prepared by the folklore and ancient fighting group “Vilkači”.
The traditional “Vilkači” concert on November 18 will be available virtually this year, and will feature folk songs about the soldier’s life.
The concert has been pre-recorded and a link to the concert will be available on November 18 at 5 pm onFacebook”.
“Wolves”
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National holiday concert in Riga castle
At 6.30 pm, LTV1 will host a traditional national holiday concert that will be very different from other years in a pandemic.
This time it was recorded in Riga Castle and was directed by Reinis Suhanovs. The concert will feature music by Latvian authors – painful, bright, fun, also patriotic. The concert will feature Jānis Ivanovs “Landscape of the Motherland”, Arthur Muscat’s “Romance”, Georg Pelēčs “Dandelion Field”, Jēkabs Nimmanis “Auga, auga rūžūno”, Jānis Lūsēns ““ Taisnība ”and other compositions.
Riga Dome Boys’ Choir, vocal group “Insomnia”, trio “Art-i-Shock”, “Jakob Noiman festival band”, soloists – Zigfrīds Muktupāvels, Jānis Aišpurs, Maksims Busels and others will take the stage.
National holiday concert in Riga castle
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Concert performance of the first Latvian national opera “Baņuta”
At 19.00, a live performance of the first Latvian national opera “Baņuta – 100” will be shown live from the Riga Latvian Society.
In the concert performance, accompanied by two pianos, following the original libretto of the first Latvian National Opera, the opera’s most significant and beautiful arias and songs will be performed by soloists Laima Krieger (soprano), Juris Jopes (tenor), Rihards Millers (baritone), Tatjana Kalniņa (viola), Edgar (bass), performed by Dainis Kalnačs (tenor).
The Messenger – Actor of the New Riga Theater Gundars Āboliņš will help to follow the plot of the opera and reveal the poetic text of the original libretto by Artūrs Krūmiņš. At the piano – the musical director of the concert performance prof. Ventis Zilberts and pianist Inguna Puriņa. Conductor – prof. Viesturs Gailis, vocal consultant – prof. Zigrida Krieger. The concert performance was directed by Guntis Gailītis, the author of the script is Stella Līpīte.
The Riga Latvian Society will be able to watch the live Internet broadcast “Facebook”Page.
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National Armed Forces Headquarters Orchestra Festival Concert
At 20.00 “LMT Straume” there will be a concert of the National Armed Forces Headquarters Orchestra – a birthday present. The concert will feature Latvian academic and popular music.
The concert program includes works by young and Latvian-recognized composers: Karl Roerich’s Symphony for Wind Orchestra “River of Change”, Sergei Austra Universe’s “Heart of Latgale” and Alvils Altmanis Tango Horn with Orchestra.
All these compositions will have their premiere at the concert.
At the end of the concert, popular songs by Gunārs Rozenbergs, Raimonds Pauls and other authors will be performed.
The concert will be attended by the NAF Headquarters Orchestra, soloists – Corporal Gatis Supe, Corporal Artūrs Krūmiņš and Luīze Krasta, conductor Lieutenant Captain Guntis Kumačevs. The concert will be conducted by Captain Aleksandrs Kreišmanis.
National Armed Forces Headquarters Orchestra
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Cognitions of freedom
At 9 pm, a concert dedicated to the 102nd anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia “Freedom of Knowledge” will be broadcast on the television channel “Re: TV”.
The concert will feature pearls of Latvian music created by the great spirits of Latvian music and poetry – Jāzeps Vītols, Emīls Dārziņš, Emilis Melngailis, Rainis – and the most outstanding contemporary composers and poets – Jānis Lūsēns, Zigmars Liepiņš, Ēriks Ešenvalds and others – who with their convictions , creative energy and courage have been involved in the processes of restoring the country ‘s independence, inspiring and uniting.
The concert will be attended by the Riga Chamber Choir “Ave Sol”, conductors Andris Veismanis and Jurģis Cābulis, with piano Mārtiņš Zilberts. Concert moderator Kārlis Anitens.
Koris “Ave Sol”
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CONTEXT:
During the Covid-19 outbreak in the spring in Latvia, an emergency situation was declared to control the new coronavirus. The situation was stable in the summer, but the morbidity at the end of September fast increased. The government tightened security measures, but the incidence of Covid-19 continued to rise.
In November, in order to limit the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia, the government decided to re-declare a state of emergency in the country, which will be in force from November 9 to December 6, and during which there will be new, stricter restrictions.
This includes the abolition and prohibition of all on-site public cultural events by 6 December. Museums, libraries, cultural centers and other cultural sites will be able to continue the work during the limited working hours – from 06.00 to 20.00, by refusing to organize events.
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