COLLECTIVES of VILNIUS KAROLINIŠKĖS SCHOOL OF MUSIC: SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (leaders Kęstutis Lipeika, Mantas Makrickas) CANTICA Choir (leader Diana Mikienė) YOUNGESTERS’ CHOIR (leader Laura Žaliumaitė) Soloists: KRISTINA ZMAILAITĖ (soprano), JONAS SAKALAUSKAS (baritone) Conductors: KĘSTUTIS LIPEIKA, DIANA MIKIENĖ With the participation school’s teachers and pupils The author and director of the programme VYTAUTAS V. BARKAUSKAS

LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conductor KAROLIS VARIAKOJIS Musicologist VIKTORAS GERULAITIS

ČIURLIONIS QUARTET SIMONA ZAJANČAUSKAITĖ (piano) Storyteller MILDA VARNAUSKAITĖ

MUSICA HUMANA Ensemble (artistic director Robertas Beinaris) VIVA VOCE Choir of Vilnius Balys Dvarionas Music School (leaders Raimondas Katinas and Virginija Katinienė) FESTA CORTESE Early music and dance group Soloists: Princess – DOVILĖ KAZONAITĖ (soprano), Lake-Man – VAIDAS BARTUŠAS (countertenor), Mermaid – SIMONA LIAMO (soprano) Characters: Theatre Manager – KRISTUPAS KAVALIAUSKAS, Snail – GIEDRĖ POPULAIGĖ, Cancer – EVALDAS PETKUS, Mom – GINTARĖ KUDARAUSKAITĖ, Father – MINDAUGAS LINKAITIS, Little Butcher - ANDRIUS BUTKYS Composer VAIDA STRIAUPAITĖ-BEINARIENĖ Conductor ROBERTAS BEINARIS Author of the rhymed text ALMA KAROSAITĖ Stage director KRISTUPAS KAVALIAUSKAS

ĄŽUOLIUKAS Boys’ and Youth Choir (artistic director and principal conductor Vytautas Miškinis)