St. Jonas church, Vilnius
Photo by Stephen T Chase

Klaus Lang Playing Organs in Vilnius, 2015

World Premiere on 26 July, at the Sts. Johns' Church, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Performed by mixed choir "Brevis" (Lithuania), conducted by Gintautas Venislovas

Klaus Lang 'Veronika's Thread' for mixed choir

World Premiere on 26 July, at the Sts. Johns' Church, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Performed by mixed choir "Brevis" (Lithuania), conducted by Gintautas Venislovas.

Camilla Saunders "Becoming", for mixed choir

Stephen T Chase 'Pakopa', for mixed choir

"…They that sow in tears shall reap in joy: they that rap in joy shall soar in.." (Gregorian vamps for Lithuanian swamps)

World Premiere on 26 July, at the Sts. Johns' Church, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Performed by mixed choir "Brevis" (Lithuania), conducted by Gintautas Venislovas

Renald Deppe "…they that sow in tears shall reap in joy..", for mixed choir

During two weeks in DAR (Druskininkai Artists' Residence), two Lithuanian and two Estonian composers/sounds artists/improvisers created four different interpretations, which are based on sound recordings, vocal improvisations, and electronic music. This recording is still work in progress, will be continued in MoKs residence in Estonia on November.

Linas Paulauskis (Lithuania)
Andrus Kallastu (Estonia)
Gintas K (Lithuania)
Roomet Jakapi (Estonia)

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Aiming to encourage international cultural exchange and cooperation between the artists from different genres and countries, the Lithuanian Composers' Union initiated the International A.I.R. (Artist-In-Residence) Programme in 2011, with the financial support from the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. In 2012 this programme adopted a new name DAR (Druskininkai Artists' Residence). Initially, the programme was designed to accommodate composers. Now it can also include interdisciplinary projects, involving collaborations with music performers (soloists and ensembles), professional artists working in other genres (fine arts, literature, theatre and dance), cultural managers, research scholars, etc. It aims at facilitating the challenging cooperations between artists interested in intercultural dialogue, exchange of ideas and unexpected fusions of different genres. We are also looking forward to collaborating with artists' residence programmes and institutions in other countries on a long-term basis.

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