The annual Latvian Radio Choir Concert for the Cathed / Day will take place at St. John’s Church
For more than twenty years Siberian children unites people at a concert For the removed, To mention together in 1941, deported to Siberia. The concert is not only the preservation of historical memory, but also as a symbolic bridge between the past experience and today’s understanding of freedom, human dignity and identity. Traditionally, the music of Latvian composers is performed at the Deportation Memorial Concerts.
Sigvard Klava, conductor of the Latvian Radio Choir, tells more about the concert program: « Already on June 14th, I have extremely important and deep feelings for me. Especially at the moment. Latvia, Freedom, Home Feeling – they have become the greatest values and holiness. About faith and trust, conscience and peace.
Composer Peter Vasks, whose compositions will be performed at the concert, says: “It is a wonderful tradition when the Latvian Radio Choir has been singing on this sad day for you, us and choir singers. I believe it is one of the most important concerts of the year where they give joy, comfort, hope, hope and faith. The lyrics.
Every year on June 14 Siberian children holds a conference and a concert For the removedJune 13 this year. Director and Foundation Siberian children Founder Dzintra Geka-Vaska emphasizes: “Concert For the removed Not only is a memorial for those who suffered and died in deportation, but also a living testimony to their spirit. Through music, we open the door to memories and conscience. This concert is like a moment of silence and gratitude for those who survived and those whose path remained in the snow. My duty and my heart is reminded that they are not forgotten. ”
84 years ago, on June 14, 1941, there were deportations in Latvia, where 15,425 Latvian residents (Latvians, Jews, Russians, Poles) were suffered, including 3751 children under the age of 16.
