XIX tarptautinis folkloro festivalis POKROVO VARPAI Festivalio atidarymo koncertas MUZIKA GURMANAMS

2024 November 6 6 p.m.
St. Catherine's Church
MUSIC FOR GOURMETS
Opening concert of the 19th international folklore festival POKROVO VARPAI

For the 19th time, the international folklore festival "POKROVO BELLS" will delight its loyal audience with exceptional concerts, programs and performances. The events will take place on November 6-10 in St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius University, Vilnius Town Hall halls.

November 6. The festival will start with an impressive opening concert "Music for gourmets". St. Lithuanian and foreign folk groups will perform on the stage of St. Catherine's Church. Listeners will have the opportunity to enjoy unique examples of folk songs and traditional choreography performed by folklore ensembles from Armenia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Norway, Sakartvel, Ukraine, Germany.

UNESCO protected real cultural heritage values ​​- Armenian duduk, traditional group dance Kočari, Estonia set polyphonic singing tradition, Ukrainian Cossack songs, Lithuanian sutartins, Kartvelian traditional polyphonic music - only some of the pearls of the festival. Colorful festival programs combine performances of the best ensembles, educational and scientific events.

Fostering the traditional music of various nations, the Pokrovo Varpai festival has been running since 2006. Folk ensembles from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Holland, Sweden, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, etc. were presented to the Lithuanian audience.

Strict selection of participants gives the festival audience a valuable opportunity to hear only high-level performers. All of them nurture authentic traditions, reveal the distinctiveness of their land and region, and present original programs.

This year's Festival program includes concerts in the best halls of Vilnius, folk dance evenings, and a scientific conference. with the participation of famous specialists in ethnography from Lithuania and abroad, an exhibition of ethnographic textile works by the Department of Textile Art and Design of the Vilnius Academy of Arts in Vilnius Town Hall, master classes and traditional singing and young artisans' laboratories.

Organizer - Folklore and Ethnography Center of Lithuanian National Minorities
Partners: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Council of Culture,
Department of National Minorities under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Vilnius City Municipality, Vilnius Town Hall, St. St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius Culture Center, Vilnius University, Vilnius B.Jonuš School of Music

19th International Folklore Festival POKROVO BELLS

PROGRAM

November 6
St. St. Catherine's Church
18.00
Opening concert of the festival "MUZIKA GURMANAMS"
Folklore groups from Armenia, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania, Norway, Sakartvel,
Ukraine, Germany

November 7
Vilnius University 238 aud. (Universiteto St. 3)
10.00
Round Table Discussion "The Impact of Globalization on the Continuity of Folk Traditions"
Vilnius University Theater Hall (Universiteto St. 3)
6.00pm
Concert "UNIQUE TRADITIONS"
I d. UNESCO intangible cultural heritage:
MASTERPIECES OF POLYPHONIC SINGING OF KARTVELS. CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ARMENIA
Participating ensembles "GURDŽAANI" (Sakartvelas), "RERO" (Sakartvelas-Lithuania), "PESVEBI" (Lithuania), "TRIALOGUE" (Armenia)
II d. Performances of folklore ensembles from Lithuania and foreign countries

November 8
Folklore and Ethnography Center of Lithuanian National Minorities (Stiklių st. 6)
10.00- 17.00
TRADITIONAL SINGING LABORATORY
Alaus Namai (Goštauto st. 8)
21.00
FOLK DANCE AND SINGING EVENING

November 9
Vilnius Town Hall (Dižioji st. 31)
10.00-18.00
Fair of folk arts and culinary heritage
Exhibition of textile works of VDA Department of Textile Art and Design
Creative workshops of traditional crafts for children and adults
12.00
Republican children and youth concert of the winners of the competition of folk artists
"HEIRS OF TRADITIONS"
14.00-18.00
Concert-marathon "ARTICULAR PORTRAITS OF FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS"
18.00
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage: LITHUANIAN TREATIES

November 10
St. Catherine's Church
18.00
GUESTS FROM SAKARTVELO: "FROM THE ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT"
David AKOPIAN (violin), Milena DŽALALBEKOVA (violin),
Giorgi GURGENADZE (cello), Marika KUKHIANIDZE (piano)

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