Young and talented singer Daumants Kalniņš, known both, as the Quasimodo of “Notre Dame Cathedral” played at National Theatre, and the soloist of large concert projects, will begin his concert tour on February 19th, performing his most recent solo program “Reflections”.
Concert program will resound „Tu nāc, tu ej” by Raimonds Pauls, „Šodien ārā saulains laiks” by Arnis Mednis, „Es nesatiku tevi” by Mārtiņš Brauns, „Septītās debesis” by Zigmārs Liepiņš, „Milžu cīņa” by Ingus Baušķenieks, „Mēs pārtiekam viens no otra” by Juris Kulakovs, „Melnā aronija” by Imants Kalniņš, „Mazā Jana” by Aleksandrs Kublinskis, „Dziesmiņa par prieku” by Raimonds Pauls and other well-known compositions.
„We have included in the program both, the classics of the Latvian bandstand, and the popular songs of the composers of the nowadays, that has been following me and my collaborators – musical group – through our lives,” tells the singer about his new musical program. He acknowledges that these songs built his relationship with Latvian popular and rock music. „These are popular and undeservedly forgotten songs, found to contain not only musical value and the breath, the smell of that time, but also the importance in scene of the nowadays. We let these songs resound with a new breath, in new versions, involving the arrangements and our own knowledge and experience gained in numerous music festivals and concerts,” says Daumants Kalniņš.
It should be noted, that despites the date of birth (Daumants is only 25 years old!), musical experience of both, his and his musical band is noticeably great. In addition to that, he has also received numerous outstanding prizes: award of “Spēlmaņu Nakts” in the category “Debut of the Year” for the role of Quasimodo at “Notre Dame Cathedral” (he has been nominated also for a the “Latvian Great Musical Award” in 2012). Meanwhile, in 2015, he received the GRAND PRIX of “Riga Jazz Stage” festival. These achievements did not become a reason for the talented musician to develop the arrogance, or rest on his own laurels; instead, he works on his new solo program, in order to go on a tour across Latvia. “Daumans is a human – gemstone,” the description given of the singer by the member of the LMA – director of “Radio Classic” Gunda Vaivode.
As informed by the producer of the concert tour Jānis Kļaviņš, the concerts of Daumants will be enriched by the participation of his loyal stage partners (the ones who have already proven themselves as pop, rock and jazz musicians, participating in different projects (orchestra of the TV project „Mana dziesma”, „Silvestri Orkestri”, „City Jazz Big Band” and „Twin Town”, Latvian Radio Big Band, accompanying group of musician Dons)) – Mārcis Auziņš (guitar), Toms Poišs (contrabass), Rūdolfs Dankfelds (drums). It is also necessary to acknowledge that the musicians of the band as well as Daumants himself, have graduated with the higher degrees in music, studying at Jazz Departments of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Music Academy and developed their knowledge and experience abroad.
