Sacred Music Festival
DEDICATION TO MAIRONIS
4–18 August 2012
Palanga, Šventoji
PROGRAMME
Palanga Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Vytauto g. 55)
Saturday 4 August, 8 pm
Opening concert
ASTA KRIKŠČIŪNAITĖ (soprano), IEVA PRUDNIKOVAITĖ (mezzo-soprano)
Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, artistic director Mindaugas Bačkus
Klaipėda Choir AUKURAS, artistic director and chief conductor Alfonsas Vildžiūnas
Conductor MODESTAS PITRĖNAS
Programme: Algirdas Martinaitis – Oratorio The Altar of Divine Mercy
Wednesday 8 August, 8 pm
Church Music Hour
JURGITA KAZAKEVIČIŪTĖ (organ), ALLAR KAASIK (cello, Estonia)
Programme: J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, W. A. Mozart, K. Sink, A. Pärt, G. Grigorjeva, J. Naujalis
Monday 13 August, 8 pm
Reading Maironis
RIMANTAS BAGDZEVIČIUS (actor)
Kaunas State Choir, artistic director and chief conductor PETRAS BINGELIS
Programme: Č. Sasnauskas, J. Naujalis, J. Juzeliūnas, A. Kačanauskas, J. Talla-Kelpša
Tuesday 14 August, 8 pm
The feast of the Assumption
LIUDAS MIKALAUSKAS (bass)
Palanga Wind Orchestra, artistic director and chief conductor VYGANTAS REKAŠIUS
Saturday 18 August, 8 pm
Closing concert
ASTA KRIKŠČIŪNAITĖ (soprano), DOVILĖ KAZONAITĖ (soprano)
ARCO String Quartet: Irma Bakševičienė, Dalia Suraučiūtė, Ramūnas Zakaras, Dainius Palšauskas
Klaipėda Gregorian Chant Studio SCHOLA CANTORUM DE REGINA PACIS, artistic director and conductor VIDMANTAS BUDRECKIS
Programme: J. S. Bach, Fr. Schubert, C. Franck, R. Dubra, K. Jenkins
Admission free
Palanga Amber Museum (Vytauto g. 17)
Monday 6 August, 7 pm
Evening with Maironis on Birutė's Hill
GRAŽINA URBONAITĖ (actress), PETRAS VYŠNIAUSKAS (saxophone)
Programme: poetic and musical improvisations
Friday 10 August, 8 pm
The magic sound of the guitar...
BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET: Zigmas Čepulėnas, Sergejus Krinicinas, Saulius S. Lipčius, Chris Ruebens
Programme: J.S. Bach, Ch. Ruebens, Á. Piazzolla
Sunday 12 August, 8 pm
About the most important things...
EGLĖ JUOZAPAITIENĖ (soprano), IEVA JUOZAPAITYTĖ (soprano), VYTAUTAS JUOZAPAITIS (baritone)
NIJOLĖ RALYTĖ (piano)
Programme: F. Shubert, G. F. Händel, A. Ponchielli, J. Tallat-Kelpša
Wednesday 15 August, 8 pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
JUDITA LEITAITĖ (mezzo-soprano), AUDRONĖ JUOZAUSKAITĖ (piano)
Programme: H. Berlioz, E. Grieg, J. Sibelius, A. Klova
Thursday 16 August, 8 pm
A cappella for four
Male Vocal Ensemble OPUS VOCALIS: Midaugas Zimkus (tenor), Žanas Voronovas (tenor), Giedrius Prunskus (baritone), Antanas Kulakauskas (bass)
Programme: M. K. Čiurlionis, J. Naujalis, S. Šimkus, Th. Weelkes
Tickets: Lt30
Tickets for the concerts of 10, 12, 15, and 16 August are available through the national ticketing system Bilietai.lt, or at the venue, one hour prior to the start of performances.
Wellness Centre Energetikas (Kuršių takas 1, Šventoji)
Monday 6 August, 5 pm
A saga to the sea
PETRAS VYŠNIAUSKAS (saxophone)
Programme: jazz improvisations
Tuesday 7 August, 7 pm
Evening of poetry
GRAŽINA URBONAITĖ (actress)
Programme: poetic improvisations
Thursday 9 August, 7 pm
Evening of sacred music
ARS CANTUS Vocal Ensemble:
Audronė Levickytė (soprano), Rokas Spalinskas (baritone), Virgilija Smilgytė (piano), Sandra Dirgėlaitė (violin), Tomas Mikalauskas (cello)
Programme: J. S. Bach, G. Caccini, C. Saint-Saëns, C. Franck, P. Mascagni, G. Giordani, G. Donizetti, V. Bellini, F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A. Raudonikis, A. Kačanauskas, R. Lovland, C. Gardel, J. Bock, G. Gershwin, J. Sanderson
Admission free
Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stella Maris (Jūros g. 7, Šventoji)
Wednesday 15 August, 8 pm
The feast of the Assumption
LIUDAS MIKALAUSKAS (bass)
Palanga Wind Orchestra, artistic director and chief conductor VYGANTAS REKAŠIUS
Programme: J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, Fr. Cesarini, R. van Beringen, S. Šimkus, E. Morricone, J. Tallat-Kelpša, V. Klova
Thursday 16 August, 8 pm
Evening of choral music
State Choir VILNIUS, artistic director and chief conductor POVILAS GYLYS
Programme: M. K. Čiurlionis, Ch. Gounod, Fr. Schubert, J. Rutter, M. Urbaitis, L. Vilkončius
Admission free
Organiser of the festival: Public Institution "Cantus firmus"
Website: www.cantusfirmus.lt
