International Contemporary Music Festival
DRUSKOMANIJA 2009
DRUSKININKAI - VILNIUS - TRAKAI - PALANGA
22 May - 16 June
TRAKAI
20 May
19:00
FLUXUS Is Back!
ARCO collective (United Kingdom), R&R Electronics (Lithuania)
British and Lithuanian composers present performances of acoustic and electronic sound, movement, video and poetry.
Trakai hotel, night club SALA
VILNIUS
22 May
19:00
The Composers Ensemble (United Kingdom)
Works by John Woolrich (United Kingdom), Morgan Hayes (United Kingdom), Rytis Mažulis (Lithuania)
St. Catherine's church
TRAKAI
24 May
19:00
Vilniaus Fagotynas (Lithuania), The Composers Ensemble (United Kingdom)
Premières of works by participants of the music laboratory network THE PROCESS – 15 young composers from Lithuania and abroad
Great hall of Trakai castle museum
25 May
19:00
Vilniaus Fagotynas
Premières of works by young composers: Neil Luck (United Kingdom), Mirella Ivicevic (Croatia), Tadas Dailyda (Lithuania), Andrius Maslekovas (Lithuania) and others
Trakai hotel, night club SALA
19:00
Lord Byron e le Sue Amiche Ruspe (Italy)
The ensemble that is to arrive to the festival exclusively will play their soft rock music with hot southern enthusiasm
Trakai hotel, night club SALA
DRUSKININKAI
29 May
20:00
ELEKTROmanija
Electronic music, electoacoustic music, video projections, sound installations and lots of other art.
Including works by Tauvydas Bajarkevičius, Rūta Vitkauskaitė, R&R Electronics, AVASPO and others.
KOLONADA restaurant – music club
30 May
13:00
Christopher Chamber Orchestra (conducted by Donatas Katkus)
Premières of diploma works by bachelor students of the LMTA composition department M.Natalevičius, G.Gelgotas, T.Kutavičius, M.Chodunaitė, J.Vėželytė
Church of Blessed Virgin Mary of the Scapular
16:00
A friendly football match: Lithuanian Composers vs All the Other Stars
An old tradition of the festival – a friendly football match which everyone willing and able to can take part in!
Stadium of the Oldtown School
22:00
Concert FREE
Guests of the festival are invited to take a brake from serious music and have a ball with guests Stipriai kitaip, FAILTE bands and DJ Vytukas
KOLONADA restaurant – music club
31 May
12:00
The State Wind Orchestra “Trimitas” Bigband Group (conducted by Ugnius Vaiginis)
Works by contemporary Lithuanian composers: Zita Bružaitė, Antanas Kučinskas, Antanas Jasenka Gintaras Sodeika, Arturas Bumšteinas, Ignas Krunglevčius, Ramūnas Motiekaitis, Linas Rimša and others
Druskininkai leisure club „Sūkurys“
LIŠKIAVA
31 May
14:30
“...pusbalsiu...” / “...sotto voce...”
Premières of contemporary works by young composers for vocal ensemble (with the Operomanija ensemble, led by Ana Ablamonova), flute (Giedrius Gelgotas) and double-bass.
Including works by Albertas Navickas, Rūta Vitkauskaitė, Mykolas Natalevičius and others
Liškiava St. Trinity church
VILNIUS
2 June
19:00
Christopher Chamber Orchestra (conducted by Donatas Katkus)
Premières of diploma works by bachelor students of the LMTA composition department M.Natalevičius, G.Gelgotas, T.Kutavičius, M.Chodunaitė, J.Vėželytė
Great hall of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
4 and 6 June
19:00
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (led by prof. Juozas Domarkas)
Premières of symphony works by the youngest generation of Lithuanian composers – masters of arts of the LMTA.
Including works by Albertas Navickas, Viktorija Rimėnaitė-Mikelevičienė, Marius Salynas, Rūta Vitkauskaitė.
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall
PALANGA
5 June
19:00
Menas gyvas! / Art is Alive!
The Klaipėda Academy of Arts and Contemporary Music Stage Performers present: an exhibition of art works by graduates of the KDA;
Contemporary music, theatre and video project “Muzika yra labai labai labai labai labai svarbi” / Music is Very Very Very Very Very Important
Installation of music and light “Kentauro RAKTIKAULIS” / The Centaur’s COLLARBONE (Simona Biekšaitė and Rūta Vitkauskaitė)
Antanas Montis Art Gallery
VILNIUS
16 June
19:00
Contemporary opera presents
Presenting CD recorded in Sound recording laboratory and a concert of the “Operomanija” collective
Piano.lt hall
21:00
Dance-music performance EBRIATUM
Première of an electroacoustic music, video, movement and dance performance by a rising Lithuanian band Fused Marc and contemporary dance ensemble ART’i (led by Marija Simona Šimulynaitė).
Lithuanian Museum of Energetics
