Reflections of St. Valentine

 

 

Performers:

VILNIUS BASSOONS:

ROBERTAS ŠIDIŠKIS

ARŪNAS ZUJUS

ARTŪRAS MIKOLIŪNAS

ŠARŪNAS KAČIONAS

Soloist MARTA LUKOŠIŪTĖ (soprano)

 

Programme:

HENRY PURCELL – Chaconne in G minor

MICHEL CORRETTE – Le Phénix (3rd mvt.)

ARTŪRAS MIKOLIŪNAS – Regards from the Užupis Bridges

JULIUS WEISSENBORN – Polka, Polonaise

ŽIBUOKLĖ MARTINAITYTĖ – Continuity-Discontinuity (11:11-11:22) for 4 bassoons and tape

HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for soprano and 8 cellos (arr. for soprano and bassoon orchestra by Levan Gotsiridze)

JOSÉ MARÍA CANO – Hijo de la luna for soprano and bassoon quartet (arr. by Šarūnas Kačionas)

GEDIMINAS RIMKUS-RIMKEVIČIUS – Cacciona for 4 bassons and tape

ARVO PÄRT – Pari Intervallo

Encore: DON BARTKOWIAK – The Walk of Blue Elks and Pagan Pachyderms for bassoon quartet

 

Part of the MUSIC IN TRAKAI CASTLE series

 

This kind of bassoon ensemble is unique not only in Lithuania but also in the Baltic States. Fifteen years ago an ardent bassoon advocate Šarūnas Kačionas gathered four likeminded musicians into a vibrant team called Vilnius Bassoons, which continually treats its audiences with memorable programmes. The ensemble’s repertoire spans from Baroque to contemporary opuses. Unorthodox ensemble lends new colours to time-proven masterpieces and enhances contemporary opuses.

 

Young soprano Marta Lukošiūtė, having graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre under the Prof. Virgilijus Noreika and familiar to many of us from the TV project “Triumfo arka” (The Arch of Triumph), is most often heard in opera repertoire. This time she happily joins the programme of the Vilnius Bassoons dedicated to the St Valentine.

 

Organised in association with:

Trakai History Museum

Tourism, Health and Entertainment Centre "Trasalis"

 

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Ticket prices: Lt25 Lt30

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