“Late Junction”, a collocation that Brits are very familiar with, is the title of a BBC Radio 3 programme, which has received prestigious awards and is popular with music lovers. What makes this programme even more attractive for listeners is unique music experience where you can enjoy the sound of medieval ballads juxtaposed with contemporary electronic music or where alternative jazz is fused with folklore. Its unpredictable music combinations never fail to surprise the audience and provide different contexts of music listening.
In response to this listening tradition created by the distinguished BBC Radio 3 programme, Lithuanian artists present a concert programme called “Late Junctions”. It is an unexpected fusion of authentic sound combinations and genres. Countertenor, a voice rarely heard in the concert halls; kanklės, an instrument mainly associated with Lithuanian folk music; a vocal ensemble; Baroque arias and works of minimalism and postmodernism – these diverse elements interact to create an extraordinary concert programme. Such an unusual juxtaposition of musical works creates a sense of modern sacredness.
Performers: Ieva Marmienė (soprano), Viktorija Šedbaraitė (soprano), Gintarė Kulikauskytė (mezzo-soprano), Vaidas Bartušas (countertenor), Paulius Klangauskas (tenor), Deividas Janušas (tenor), Artūras Miknaitis (baritone), Alfredas Miniotas (bass), Lauryna Labutytė (kanklės), Ramunė Rimšienė (kanklės), Aušrinė Ulinskaitė (kanklės)
Concept by: Ana Ablamonova, Marta Finkelštein
Curated by: Ana Ablamonova, Vaidas Bartušas, Lina Žilinskaitė
Programme: Giulio Caccini, Claudio Monteverdi, Francis Poulenc, Philip Glass, David Lang, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Jonas Tamulionis, Indrė Stakvilė
Producer: Operomanija
Partners: Vokalinio meno tinklas, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Duration – 60 minutes
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