On May 4, Juris Kulakov’s cantata and the power / day of Latvian music will be performed at the National Holiday Concert

The orchestra will be provided by a patriotic and emotionally saturated musical program Riga, Latvian Academy of Culture Mixed Choir SighThe National Guard Choir Ray, As well as outstanding soloists – Marlene Keine, Ieva Parša, Emil Klauz and Armands Siliņš. Valdis Butāns, Kaspars Ādamsons and Arija Šepast will come to the conductor’s desk. The concert will be hosted by a cultural journalist, musicologist Signe Lagzdiņa.

In honor of the 35th anniversary of Latvia’s independence, at the concert You live forever, Latvia!

There will be a wide range of Latvian music panorama over a century – from the oldest people
Song melodics to the messages of contemporary composers – works that open up the self -confidence and craving of our people in sound language. Choir Beam The concert will be performed by the Latvian folk song arranged by Arija Šķepasta Strong words, But the choir Sigh The performance will feature Bruno Skulte and Charles’ grass Dream land – Deep symbolic and poetic message about the ideal Latvia. The program is also complemented by Imants Kalniņš Final Music from the movie Blowing, Winds, Andrey Jurjan’s cantata Fatherland, As well as the end of the concert Joseph
Medina’s emotionally saturated composition You live forever, Latvia! Each composition reveals essential
The lounge of the story of the Latvian story – from the roots of folklore to contemporary feelings of freedom, intertwined the creative perspective of Latvian composers of different generations and styles in a united musical greeting to Latvia.
The concert included in the concert composer Jur Kulakova Fatherland and Freedom once made after the orchestra Riga Calls. It premiered as part of the centenary of Latvia in 2018, with the composer himself participating in the playback process as an performing artist. The cantata is made of specially created material and using pre -made melodies in new arrangements, including the group Thunder repertoire.

Orchestra Riga The artistic director, the author of the concert program and one of the conductors of the May 4 concert, Valdis Butāns says: “We wanted to
Fatherland and Freedom A few years ago, Jur Kulakova has been playing a few years ago, but due to the pandemic, this idea failed. This year, the cantata will be performed by the composer in the sun and will be a tribute not only to Latvia at the Festival of Independence, but also as a tribute to the musical heritage left by Juris Kulakov, which was particularly important during the Awakening and in the first years after the restoration of independence. « 

The 35th anniversary of the restoration of Latvia’s independence You live forever, Latvia! will sound 4.
May 15.00 Culture Palace Northern lights.

Anyone interested with the concert is invited to attend the concert
Free invitations available from Monday, April 28th 10.00 on the site www.bilesuparadize.lv and
in all Ticket paradise at the box office. The Riga Orchestra informs that visitors will be admitted to the concert without
Invitations if free seats are available in the hall shortly before the concert.

More information about the national holiday program in Riga is available on the website Kultura.riga.lv and on social networking pages Riga and Riga takes place in Riga.