Sounds – gestures...,
vibrant air,
wave, motion...
merging into wholeness of rhythm and phonisms creates meaningful rising of music piece or disappears, drowns, sinks into forgetfulness...
IŠ ARTI music – MUSIC for long time...
XIV international contemporary music festival IŠ ARTI invites you to keep your ears open to sound gestures, to feel and experience the meanings invoked by words of author, and those heard live and “caught” by us during the concerts in small and large halls, in open spaces and under church arcs.
Celebrating the Millennium of Lithuania the exceptional attention is given to Lithuanian composers and performers who contributed to displaying Lithuanian music in our country and in the world. That‘s why this year festival will offer 11 premieres by Lithuanian composers. These compositions will continue their journey to the other festivals, concert programs or will be included in the programs of the performers from abroad. The guests of the XIV festival from Germany and Slovenia also included works by Lithuanian composers in their programs.
PROGRAM
WINDOPHONE OR BRIGHT DAY WITH LITHUANIAN MUSIC...
22 November, Sunday, 3.30 PM
Laisvės alėja
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PRELUDE OF THE FESTIVAL
22 November, Sunday, 4 PM
Kaunas St Michael the Archangel‘s (the Garrison) Church (Nepriklausomybės a. 14)
LITHUANIAN STATE WIND ORCHESTRA “TRIMITAS”
Artistic director – Algirdas Budrys
CHAMBER CHOIR “TE DEUM”
Artistic director and conductor – Audrius Petrauskas
Eduardas Balsys. Three fragments from Ballet “Eglė, Queen of the Grass-snakes”:
“Eglė and Žilvinas“, “Mermaid”, “The Feast of St John” (dedicated to 90th birthday anniversary of the composer)
Vladas Švedas. Concerto-poem for organ and wind sextet (2009, première)
Algirdas Klova. Resurrection Cantata for wind quintet, organ and choir
Vytautas Laurušas. Prière (2009, première)
Giedrius Svilainis. “Townspeople”
Soloists: Algirdas Budrys (clarinet), Renata Marcinkutė-Lesieur (organ)
Conductor: Vytautas Lukočius
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JAZZ INTERVENTIONS
23 November, Monday
LMTA Kaunas Faculty Concert Hall (V. Čepinskio g. 5)
ALEXANDER BLUME (Germany)
master class (10 AM) and concert (11.30 AM)
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MUSIC AND DESSERTS
24 November, Tuesday, 6 PM
Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall (L. Sapiegos str. 5)
KAUNAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Principal conductor – Modestas Pitrėnas
KAUNAS STATE CHOIR
Artistic director and principal conductor – Petras Bingelis
Presentation of CD “Musical Desserts” by Kaunas State Philharmonic Society and Kaunas Branch of Lithuanian Composers Union
Vladas Švedas. Symphony No. 11 (2009, première)
Algirdas Bružas. Engravings (2009, première)
Gintaras Samsonas. Old Photo (2009, première)
Eduardas Balsys. Habanera (dedicated to 90th birthday anniversary of the composer)
Vidmantas Bartulis. Oratorio “Choir Book” (2009, première)
Soloists: Raminta Vaicekauskaitė (soprano), Kristina Kuprytė (kanklės)
Lina Puodžiukaitė, dancer of the Dance Theatre “Aura”
Conductors: Vytautas Lukočius and Petras Bingelis
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Composer from up close: MINDAUGAS URBAITIS
25 November, Wednesday, 10 AM
LMTA Kaunas Faculty Concert Hall (V. Čepinskio g. 5)
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FLIGHT AND FLASHBACK
25 November, Wednesday, 6 PM
Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall (L. Sapiegos g. 5)
ET ARSIS-QUARTETT (Germany)
Velislava Taneva – violin (Bulgaria)
Ainis Kasperavičius – viola (Lithuania)
Diego Hernández Suárez – cello (Spain)
Hristina Taneva – piano (Bulgaria)
Theo Brandmüller. Nachtflug mit Messiaenfenster
Pēteris Vasks. Quartet for violin, viola, cello and piano
Dalia Kairaitytė. Post tenebras lux (2009, première)
Algirdas Brilius. Ladder (2009, première)
Daiva Rokaitė. Reminiscence (2009, première)
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(NON)PROVINCIAL MUSIC
26 November, Thursday, 6 PM
Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall (L. Sapiegos g. 5)
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE “VILNIAUS ARSENALAS”
Laima Šulskutė – flute
Rolandas Romoslauskas – viola
Sergejus Okruško – piano, harpsichord
Vidmantas Bartulis. Pas de Trois for flute, viola and harpsichord (2009, première)
Feliksas Bajoras. Wefts for viola and piano (2009, première)
Algirdas Martinaitis. XL O. B. for viola and piano
Algirdas Martinaitis. AmberLife Provincial Melody for viola and piano
Dalia Kairaitytė. Vision in Ly Bright... for flute, viola, harpsichord and mouth harmonica
Jurgis Juozapaitis. Faces for flute and piano
Giedrius Kuprevičius. The Six First Words or All from Aquatic for flute, viola and piano
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SLOVENIA from up close
27 November, Friday, 6 PM
Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall (L. Sapiegos g. 5)
SLOVENSKI TOLKALNI PROJEKT
Performers: Davor Plamberger, Barbara Kresnik, Matevz Bajde, Franci Krevh, Dejan Tamse, Tomaz Lojen, Damir Korosec
Soloist: Barbara Jernejčič Fürst (mezzo-soprano)
Tadeja Vulc. Tri iveri (Three Slivers)
Halyna Ovcharenko. Invocation of Rain
Vidmantas Bartulis. I Don‘t Like Souvenirs
Franci Krevh. Mosaics I
Brina Jež Brezavšček. Ob lepem somraku (In the Beautiful Twilight)
Vinko Globokar. Kvadrat (Square)
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ONTOLOGY OF MOTION
28 November, Saturday, 5 PM
Kaunas State Philharmonic Hall (L. Sapiegos g. 5)
PIANO DUO RŪTA AND ZBIGNEVAS IBELHAUPTAS
Algimantas Kubiliūnas. Toccata for 2 pianos (2009, première)
Osvaldas Balakauskas. Movimenti II for 2 pianos and recording
Zita Bružaitė. At a Gallop for 2 pianos and recording (2009 version, electronic part by Dainius Veršulis)
Loreta Narvilaitė. Call – Light for 2 pianos and recording (2009 version, electronic part by Gediminas Zujus)
Gintaras Sodeika. Tone Ontology No. 2 for 2 pianos and recording (2008 version, electronic part by Gintaras Sodeika)
Rytis Mažulis. Twittering Machine for 2 pianos and recording (2009 version, electronic part by Linas Paulauskis (2009)
