CONCERT FOR BALTIC UNITY DAY
Baltic Unity Day is a commemorative date in Lithuania and Latvia, marking the Battle of Saulė that took place on September 22, 1236, in which the united Samogitians and Semigallians defeated and destroyed the Order of the Sword Brothers, who had set out on a crusade proclaimed by Pope Gregory IX. In 2000, the Parliaments of Lithuania and Latvia declared September 22 as Baltic Unity Day.
To commemorate Baltic Unity Day, the Klaipėda Fishermen’s Hall is organizing a choral music concert featuring choirs from Latvia and Lithuania.
Program:
Works by Latvian and Lithuanian composers
Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria”
Performers:
The “Pajūrio aidos” Mixed Choir of Klaipėda University (conductor: Algirdas Šumskis)
The “Dangė” Women’s Choir of the Klaipėda Fishermen’s Hall (conducted by Judita Kiaulakytė)
The Orchestra of the Karosta Music School in Liepāja (conducted by Reinis Lapa)
Vilnius University Academic Mixed Choir “Gaudeamus” (conducted by Rasa Gelgotienė)
Vytautas the Great University Academy of Education Mixed Choir “Ave Vita” (conducted by Kastytis Barisas)
“Musica,” Mixed Choir of the Education Academy at Vytautas the Great University (conducted by Modestas Jankūnas)
Soloists Simona Liamo (soprano) and Nora Petročenko (mezzo-soprano)
Concert host: Regina Šaltenytė, actress at the Klaipėda Drama Theater
Free admission
Free event at the Klaipėda Castle Museum Conference Hall (Priešpilio St. 2)
For more information, call +370 46 410565;
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