This was an assignment at Berklee, but upon listening back, there's some good stuff in there! Please excuse the MIDI playback. :)

Sonata in F-minor [academic exercise]

Music by Kestutis Daugirdas, text by Jurgis Baltrušaitis.

Performed by the Women's ensemble of the Liepaitės choral school, Vilnius, Lithuania, May 2022.
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The text, by poet Jurgis Baltrušaitis, is an optimistic fantasy that imagines the joys of spring to come (after a Lithuanian winter). This choral setting depicts this feeling of warm relief, but not without surprises, as one reverie gets overtaken by another.

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Po žiemos vargų karčių
Aš pavasarį švenčiu…
Laukiu tolimų svečių…

Šalčiai, pusnys – praeity,
Nes kaitros diena arti,
Saulės pirmgimė marti… 

Didį kraitį ji atneš –
Žemės globį ar bemaž
Visa, ko ilgėjaus aš… 

Ir ko buvo negana, –
Šimteriopai bus pilna
Suliepsnojusi diena… 

Skęs, kas kviestas, spinduliuos
Nors kelius ir audros šluos,
Gal nedaug kas pavėluos… 

Vaikščios viešnios po laukus,
Skins ir uostys žirnikus –
Niekas niekuo nesiskųs… 

Baigsis pokylis vėlai,
Ir svečius migdys mielai
Žalio šilko patalai… 

Ir jų dainos vis aidės,
Saulės kerą palydės
Iki vakaro žvaigždės…

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[EN] translation:
After the bitter trials of winter
I celebrate the spring
Awaiting guests from afar…

The cold and the snowdrifts are past
The day of warmth is near -
The sun’s eldest daughter-in-law…

She will bring a magnificent dowry
Fertility to the earth, or at least
Everything that I longed for…

And whatever was lacking
Will be fulfilled a hundredfold
By the blazing day…

All invited will be bathing in sunbeams
Even as the storms wash the roads,
Perhaps many will not be late…

The ladies will walk the fields
Picking and smelling the flowers
No one will have any complaints…

The feast will end late
And the guests will be soothed to sleep
On bedding of green silk

And their songs will echo,
accompanying the enchanting sun
all the way to the evening star...

Pavasario Daina (SSAA, piano)

This is a concept I came up with a while ago for a previous project.  I think it would be cool to develop this into an audio book.  What do you think?

Rudnosiukas Narration + Music Concept Sketch

Created for a historical Persian product pitch.

The Persian Mystique [middle eastern documentary]

Japan is full of electronic sounds. On a recent concert tour, I became enamored by all of the sound cues in the environment, from self-service checkout counters, to airport boarding, to street crossing, to visiting the restroom. 

This sonic portrait is composed of 5 miniatures, each derived from a single sound effect. I enjoyed exploring these bits of sound as musical motifs, and played with various techniques of layering, warping, and pitching them to create interesting sonic tapestries. 

1. Airport boarding kiosk
2. 7-Eleven self-service payment 
3. Pedestrian walkway signal
4. Hygiene announcement outside a public restroom
5. Train station arrival song + pedestrian crossing chirp

User Interface: Japan (Sound Art)

Performed by Vilnius Chamber Choir "Jauna Muzika" (Vaclovas Augustinas, director).

Winner of the 2022 Vox Juventutis contest (Jury prize, Choir Favorite Prize).

Plaudite, Psallite (SSAATTBB)

Happy Piano Day! A perfect opportunity to test drive the newly released Keyscape felt piano.  This is from a set of piano variations I wrote last year.

No.3 (from Variations for piano in Cm)

Rainbows And Butterflies [vintage dreamy]

Dainava Beets:

Marija Čyvaitė
Vidas Kulbis
Daina Polikaitytė
Vincas Rušėnas
Gabriukas Urbaitis
Lina Žmuidzinaitė

Dir. Kęstutis Daugirdas

Sukurta Moksleivių Stovykloje, Dainava MI, 2014.

[MAS 2014] Dainava Beets - Pasėjau Dobilą (Found Percussion Ensemble)

Ateities žaliavimai [festival concert band] - LIVE

This was the final creative project of my master's program at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.  It is a harmonic exploration around the axis of the key of D, visiting both the light and dark sides of this key center. The recording is a reading session by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Chiaroscuro [symphonic orchestra] (Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra reading session)

“The Singing Revolution,” is a 5-movement choral cantata that traces the Lithuanian struggle for freedom from the USSR, premiered with a chorus of 1,400 singers and symphonic band at the UIC Pavilion.

I. Tiek metų kentėta - Dainuojanti Revoliucija ("Singing Revolution")

II. Į rytojų - Dainuojanti Revoliucija ("Singing Revolution")

III. Baltijos kelias - Dainuojanti Revoliucija ("Singing Revolution")

IV. Tu Prisikelei - Dainuojanti Revoliucija ("Singing Revolution")

V. Tikekime Vienas Kitu - Dainuojanti Revoliucija ("Singing Revolution")

An energetic marching band fanfare.  Imagine the home-town band celebrating yet another heartland triumph.  Hooray!  Classic and fun. :)

March [military band fanfare]

"African Noel" written by Andre Thomas

Lithuanian choir/choras "Los Angelai"
director/vadovas: Kestutis Daugirdas

African Noel - [choras "LOS ANGELAI"] - 12/4 - 2016

Iš Kalėdinio koncerto "Mes girdėjom angelus" (2016.12.04)
Juozo NAUJALIO muzika
Adomo JAKŠTO eilės
Kęstučio DAUGIRDO aranžuotė instrumentams
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From the "Angels We Have Heard On High" Christmas Concert (2016.12.04)

music by Juozas NAUJALIS
lyrics by Adomas JAKŠTAS
instrumental arr. by Kc Daugirdas
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choras "LOS ANGELAI"
vadovas / director Kęstutis Daugirdas

Luisa Cartagena - Flute
Vicente Ortiz-Gimeno - Clarinet
Akhil Gopal - Trumpet
Frederick Johnson - Organ

Tyliają naktį - [choras "LOS ANGELAI"] - 12-4-2016

Another on-the-spot creation from the Holiday Family Jam series... This one is probably my favorite.  Šar kills it again on vocals, and I play piano.

Balto Vėjo Žinios Ėjo (from the Kes and Šar first-take series)

A reimagining of the classic Christmas carol "Silent Night" for a cappella chorus. Arranged by Kc Daugirdas. 

To purchase the track, visit: https://kcdaugirdas.bandcamp.com/album/silent-night

All proceeds from sales of this song will be donated to the Salvation Army USA for their programs supporting the poor, disadvantaged, and formerly incarcerated. 

Learn more here: www.salvationarmyusa.org 


Performed by Kc Daugirdas and Jett Kwong Kelly 
www.daugirdasmusic.com 
www.jettkwongkelly.com

Silent Night [SATB a cappella arrangement]

Musical score for the animated short film "Log Boy," the story of a grumpy alpine lumberjack who tries to catch a mischievous little log that won't leave him alone. Film by Fernando Enrique Puig Munoz at Ringling College of Art and Design.

Log Boy [animated comedy score]

Winner, 1st place, Lithuanian National Culture Center 2018 Composition Contest

Sutartinės are traditional Lithuanian multi-part songs and have been recognized by UNESCO as “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” in 2010. This piece expands upon a traditional Lithuanian sutartinė: “Užaugo liepa,” a story of a linden tree and a woman’s reverie.

Performed by Milda & Terese Andrijauskaite of Baltos Varnos
Score video here: https://youtu.be/0eYx9izsN9Y
Download score here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20965049

Užaugo Liepa (Up Grew The Linden Tree) - Lithuanian Folk Song for SSAA and piano

A wintry ballad about joining hands and spending time together.

Music by Kc Daugirdas
Lyrics by Sandra Avižienytė

Performed by Agne G
Produced by Kc Daugirdas

To purchase the album: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/agneg

Duok Man Savo Ranka - Agne G ft. Kc Daugirdas

According to the Navajo tradition, the spirit of life has two parts: Mother Earth, and Father Sky.  In Asia, we find "yin" and "yang".  In this piece, I sought to explore these two forces.  It divides into 3 short movements:

1. Mother Earth
2. Father Sky (no pause)
3. Finale

Mother Earth is effervescent, joyful, warm, improvisatory, and immanent - all around.

Father Sky is serene, focused, expansive.  His theme is a 12-tone row, being composed one note at a time, goal-oriented and cerebral.

In the finale, the two forces interact and transform each other.  
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Recorded live at Pickman Hall, Cambridge MA.

Soprano Saxophone: Vitalijus Lisovskis
Cello: ?
Piano: ?

composed by [<-]

"Mother Earth, Father Sky" [LIVE] (soprano sax, cello, and piano)

Quirky introductory theme for a sitcom.  The ending melts into the main title song, hence the fade.

Opening the Door [Sitcom Theme] (w/ Patrick McArthur)

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