electronic piece. Using many samples containing human voice, including quotes from latvian classical composers A. Kalniņš and J. Mediņš art songs. As well as using bits of recorded piano and fragments from my composition "Vox Caelestis" for organ.

Klejojumi/Roaming(2021) for electronics

It's a piece written for baritone saxophone, trombone, drum set, viola and double bass. Performed by Arvīds Kazlauskis, Artūrs Hrustļovs, Edgars Vaivods, Oskars Bokanovs, Pēteris Trasuns and conductor Artūrs Gailis. It has a planned out spacing for where musicians should be, unfortunately in this recording this cannot be heard, but you can still try to imagine it. - The wind instruments and percussion were in front of hall while the strings were in the back. 
 In this piece I was thinking about changing music material as changing the tv channel or radio channel

Changing Channels (2021)

A musical interpretation of Picaso's painting "Man with a clarinet". Imagining the clarinet player coming to life, the music that he is making.
Performing - Laima Ratniece-Miltiņa

Clarinetist from Picaso's painting (2021) for clarinet solo

"Questa Musica Non ha bisogno di un nome" is an a capella choir work in Italian using the text from Dante Allegheri's "Divine comedy". The piece represents the beginning of Dantes journey through hell, purgatory and heaven. Performed by the Latvian Radio choir, conductor Matīss Circenis.

Questa musica non ha bisogno di un nome(2022)for choir

Pirmā no četrām daļām, kas rakstītas izrādei "Laikam te"
izpilda: Katrīna Krastiņa (klarnete), Haralds Arnis (kontrabass) un Henrijs Poikāns (klavieres).
First of four movements written for a contemporary dance performance. Performed by - Katrīna Krastiņa, Haralds Arnis and Henrijs Poikāns

Laika dejas

Contemporary dance performance "Laikam Te" 1. m. "Mērvienības"(2021)

Made after a quote by Oscar Wilde. solo for one female voice. Performed by Helēna Sorokina

About the supreme object and aim (2021) for solo voice

performed by K. P. Felsberga, A. Egliņa and R. Tomiņš

ar burtu m sākas Miers (2022)(With letter m peace begins)

Performed by Anna Amanda Stolere
5 short songs which try to realise what they are and aren’t and/or could be.

dziesmas, kuras mēģina apzināties sevi(2023) for solo voice

Performed by Sanita Glazenburga and Juris Žvikovs

I Am Both (2023) for two pianos

performed by - Mikus Abaroniņš(tenor/ contratenor), Ieva Saliete( harpsichord/ clavicymbalum) and Elīza Sestule(cello)

"Chansons Innocente"(1-3)(2020) E.E.Cummings

Maiņu mūzika 5 d.(1.red. 2019)

Henrijs Poikāns(b.2001) is a young contemporary music composer from Riga, Latvia. Currently studying at Latvian academy of music with prof. S. Mence and K. Auznieks. H. Poikāns has gained experience at Conservatorium van Amsterdam in an exchange semester with R. Ayres and M. Verlaak and participated in various masterclasses with composers such as A. Dzenītis, G. Šmite, J. Petraškēvics, J. Janulyte, A. Lucie etc.
 He writes mostly acoustic music for ensembles, choirs, orchestras or solo performers, but has also worked with electroacoustic music. He regularly participates in interdisciplinary projects, which include music for contemporary dance performance, film, visual art exhibition and other staged projects. 
Henrijs is open for collaborations, projects, commisions, score requests etc.
Contact: henrijs.poikans@gmail.com

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