Year 2017 is the anniversary year of the State Choir “Latvia”, at the end of which, the choir celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Embassy of Latgale GORS.
Celebratory concert program:
I part – compositions by Ēriks Ešenvalds
II part – Jēkabs Jančevskis’ grand composition “No letu zemes”.
The State Choir “Latvia” is one of the tallest lighthouses of Latvian cultural phenomena. Its musical radiance with its warm, refined and perfect instrumentation of the vocal culture, and the specific Latvian choral tradition is viewed as a wonder over the world. As the largest professional choir of Baltic States, it is regularly required on the concert programmes of the world’s most prominent conductors and orchestras. Since 1997, Māris Sirmais has been the choir’s Artistic Director and Chief Conductor.
Photo: Andrejs Vasjukevičs/ the Embassy of Latgale GORS
