For the first time, the Riga Project Choir will visit Ventspils and for the first time, a concert program with the Riga Project Choir will be conducted by guest conductor Sigvards Kļava.
“For the past 30 years, Sigvards Kļava has conducted choirs in two main formats: the 24-voice Latvian Radio Choir and the Song Festival Choir with thousands of singers. Therefore, when he agreed to create a program with the Riga Project Choir, he wanted to conduct a repertoire that could only be performed with a large choir. And this time the Riga Project Choir will consist of 65 singers,” reveals the director of the Riga Project Choir, Christopher Walsh Sinka.
The concert program will feature two pieces that require both a large ensemble and high vocal mastery: Arturs Maskats' choir concerto "Gadalaiki" and Richard Strauss's "Zwei Gesänge" — two virtuoso songs for a 16-voice choir. Among these works will also be Veljo Tormis' song "Jaanilaul" from his Midsummer song cycle.
Since its founding in 2018, the Riga Project Choir has become one of the best and most well-known amateur choirs in Latvia. The Riga Project Choir has already staged 15 unique programs and given more than 40 concerts in Riga and other cities in all regions of Latvia.
Programme
Arturs Maskats – Concerto for choir a cappella
Richard Strauss – Anthem (Anthem)
Richard Strauss – Evening (The Evening)
Richard Strauss: Zwei Gesänge, Op.34 Der Abend & Hymne for choir “A Cappella” (1897)
Veljo Tormis – St. John's Song (St. John's Song)
The concert is supported by the Riga City Council and the Ventspils City Municipality.
