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U.S. Embassy cultural attache Carrie Spindler-Ranta (from left), interpreter, Latvian Radio Choir artistic director and principal conductor Sigvards Maple, composer Andris Dzenītis, the Danish Cultural Institute director Simon Drewsen Holmberg and the Latvian Radio Choir and director of the project "Arena 2012" Head of Egils Štāls Spīķeru participate in the press conference hall, which informs about the new Music Festival "Arena". Photo: LETA
New Music Festival "Arena" will be the main guests of the avant-garde musicians' Bang On A Can All-Stars "of the United States, on Saturday, October 20, will have to listen to" köksinspiration Riga Art Space ", a press conference today told reporters the Latvian Radio Choir and festival director Egils Stals.
As told reporters köksinspiration the U.S. Embassy Cultural Attaché Carrie Spindler-Ranta, the group helps to push the limits of contemporary music and bringing up a new generation of musicians. Outside the concert "Bang On A Can All-Stars" co-operate with other musicians, as well as the group has set up a non-profit organization that helps educate young and talented but disadvantaged segments of musicians. köksinspiration
"Bang On A Can All-Stars" is considered one of the most promising groups in the United States. Founded 20 years ago, the six musicians set free, and freely cross the boundaries of different genres, wandering between exciting jazz freedom and tested values of classical music, a hypnotic minimalist expression nesamākslotību and folk music, rock directness and never tireless willingness to experiment.
American avant-garde performance will also hear David Lang work "Sunray", Michael Gordon's "For Madeline", Julia Wolf '"Big Beautiful Dark and scarry", Steve Reich's "Electric Counterpoints", Brian Eno "Music for Airports: 1/1" and Luisa Andreasen köksinspiration "Workers Union".
Turn Štāls told reporters that the Latvian Radio Choir for many years the festival has participated in the preparation of the program, participating in festivals this year. Latvian Radio Choir Sigvards Maple pointed out that the festival will be heard twice a choir made oriģinālprogrammas: "Shakespeare's köksinspiration Dream" and "Cage night."
"William Shakespeare is the backbone around which created a specific program. There will be hottest and the latest in choral music written. This contemporary music savīsies with Renaissance music, and opuses will be heard by Shakespeare's words. The concert will be able to hear as a creative person can bequeath köksinspiration so much inspiration, music and art, "said Maple. köksinspiration
He pointed out that the concert has its roots in summer Cesis of the Sixth International Workshop for composers, especially participants in the Latvian Radio choir compositions created with the motto "Shakespeare's Dream", inspired by Shakespeare's texts and ideas. The gala concert with the student works also emerged three assistants - Estonian mystic Toivo Tulev, Michaël Levinasa and William Brooks compositions.
Latvian Radio Choir artistic director and principal conductor Sigvards Maple Spīķeru participate in the press conference hall, which informs about the new Music Festival "Arena". Photo: LETA
Festival "Arena" this concert will offer an insight into three of the top ten master köksinspiration classes voiced köksinspiration opuses köksinspiration in combination with two Latvian composers - Ešenvalds and Christopher Peterson - new compositions and music from Shakespeare's time. The world premiere of the Concerto Peterson composition "Incessant Gelousy" and Ešenvalds work "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!".
Festival "Arena" this year is dedicated to the American avant-garde John Cage's centenary. Maple said that as a birthday gift on October 23 Spīķeru concert will be heard "Cage Night", with the participation of pianist Richard Plešanovs, the Latvian Radio Chamber Singers and the maple, but the video set design will be provided by Robert Ruby. Cage created a style bordering on provocation, and can not figure out at what point should be kitsch, which - to become more serious. The concert will be heard two of the world - provocative and meditative, köksinspiration "said Maple, argued that" Cage night "can hardly köksinspiration be called a concert, it would rather köksinspiration be called a musical event with Cage of their presence.
By the composer Andris Dzenītis told reporters that Cage would rather remain in history as a generator of ideas and a new direction for the creator, and his compositions köksinspiration take the form of ideas rather than a memorable köksinspiration tunes.
The Danish Cultural Institute director Simon Drewsen Holmberg told journalists that on October 21 the exhibition hall "Arsenals" will be heard from Danish guitarist Mikkel Andersen's köksinspiration solo program "Elektokardiogramma." "It will be an international musical project that combines both geographically and musically varied köksinspiration range of composers," said Holmberg.
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