Kelionės vadovas į Nikaragvą: Jauna muzika, Gleb Pyšniak, Vaclovas Augustinas

5TH INTERNATIONAL JOSEPH ACHRON MUSIC FESTIVAL Closing concert of the festival "Travel Guide to Nicaragua" Vilnius Municipality Choir "JAUNA MUZIKA" Artistic director and conductor Vaclov AUGUSTINS Soloist: Gleb PYŠNIAK (cello) Laurie OLINDER (visual projection artist) Vytautas ANUŽIS (actor, prologue) "Travel Guide to Nicaragua" by American composer Michael Gordon - an evocative musical memory journey where personal family history merges with the wider 20th century. the theme of Jewish migration, loss and survival. Michael Gordon is one of the most prominent creators of contemporary American music, co-founder and artistic director of the legendary New York band Bang on a Can. His music combines the energy of minimalism, intense rhythm, strong sound dramaturgy and the pulse of the modern world. In "Travel Guide to Nicaragua," the composer looks back on his family's journey from the town of Zietela through Cuba and Nicaragua to the United States. It is not only a geographical journey, but also a sensitive story about memory, loss, identity and connection with the past. Choir voices, cello, and Laurie Olinder's visual storytelling layer here come together in a concentrated experience of contemporary music. Olinder is a New York-based multimedia artist, co-founder of Ridge Theater, and has collaborated with creators such as Philip Glass, Kronos Quartet, David Lang and Julia Wolfe. The piece will be performed by one of the best vocal ensembles in Lithuania - the Vilnius City Municipality Choir "Jauna muzika", led by conductor and composer Vaclov Augustin, and cellist Gleb Pyšniak, who performs in the world's most famous halls and actively presents Lithuanian and contemporary music. This is a concert about a journey that begins in family history, but speaks the universal language of memory, loss and survival. PROGRAM: Michael Gordon - "Travel Guide to Nicaragua" About the Performers Vilnius City Municipality Choir "Jauna Muzika" One of the brightest and most capable vocal ensembles in Lithuania. in 1989 The choir has been established since 1992. is led by composer and conductor Vaclav Augustin. The collective organizes more than 30 concerts in Lithuania and abroad every year, has won wide international recognition, having toured in Europe, China, Israel and Japan. The choir actively participates in festivals, initiates various creative projects, conducting and music interpretation courses, the "Vox Juventutis" competition of works by young composers for the choir. Vaclovas Augustinas / artistic director and conductor
Composer, conductor and one of the most important personalities of Lithuanian choral music. Since 1992 while leading the "Jauna muzika" choir, he made a significant contribution to the development of the contemporary choral music repertoire, the promotion of the work of young composers, and the international visibility of Lithuanian choral culture. V. Augustina's works are performed in Lithuania and abroad, and his creative, conducting and pedagogical activities are closely related to the development of Lithuanian choral music. Gleb Pyšniak / cello
One of the most prominent Lithuanian cellists. At the age of fourteen, he made his debut as a soloist with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, conducted by Prof. Saul Sondeckis. A student of the legendary cellist Natalia Gutman, he performs in the world's most famous halls, including the Musikverein in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. As a soloist, he played with the Lithuanian National Symphony, Lithuanian State Symphony, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, St. Christopher's Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga, Porto Symphony and other orchestras. G. Pyšniak is a laureate of national and international competitions, awarded by the President of the Republic of Lithuania Valdas Adamkaus for promoting the name of Lithuania in the world. Laurie Olinder / visualizations New York-based multimedia designer, painter and photographer, co-founder of Ridge Theater. She has won an OBIE, a New York Dance and Performance Bessie, and an Eliot Norton Award for her theater design work. The artist has created projections and visual solutions for many contemporary music creators and performers, including John Adams, Philip Glass, Michael Gordon, Kronos Quartet, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, Gavin Bryars, Bryce Dessner and others. Her work has been presented at BAM, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and MASS MoCA.

Doors open: 30 min. until the start of the event
Event language: Lithuanian
Children admitted for free: not allowed
Age limit: N-7
Discounts: for students, seniors, persons with disabilities


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