The first event of the autumn season in the PLAYGROUND series asks: how is the sound of the Lithuanian landscape changing? In the programme of the double bass quartet BASS_4, it unfolds through fragments of musical memory and the perspectives of contemporary Lithuanian composers. Adaptations of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’s piano preludes meet works by Dominykas Digimas, Juniper Reminiscent; Rita Mačiliūnaitė, Fading Prayer; and Andrius Šiurys, Beethoven: Psychedelic Variations. The composers’ musical languages differ, as do their ways of listening to the same landscape.
The works featured on BASS_4’s debut album and performed in this concert reflect the ensemble’s artistic direction: to expand the original repertoire for double bass quartet, promote the work of Lithuanian composers, and reveal new possibilities for the double bass as a chamber instrument.
Programme
- Adaptations of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’s preludes for double bass quartet
- Dominykas Digimas – Juniper Reminiscent
- Rita Mačiliūnaitė – Fading Prayer
- Andrius Šiurys – Beethoven: Psychedelic Variations
Main Concert Producer: Tarp tylos
Co-production: Sapieha Palace
Curator: Arnas Kmieliauskas
Partners: Lithuanian Composers’ Union, BASS_4
Media Partners: LRT Klasika, Radio Vilnius
Sponsor: Baltic-American Freedom Foundation
Funded by: Lithuanian Council for Culture, LATGA, Vilnius City Municipality
Visual Design: Lauryna Narkevičiūtė
Text Editing and Translation: Alexandra Bondarev