Easter Concert

April 18, 2022 at 1:20 am

On April 18 at 12:00 - ecumenical Easter concert in the Dubulti ev. lut. church (Baznīcas iela 13, Jūrmala) by the Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir “Blagovest” conducted by Aleksandrs Brandavs, conductors Oksana Čerkasova and Jānis Kokins, organist Larisa Carjkova.

The program includes composition "Pokayaniya otverzi mi dveri (Open to Mo the Door of Repentance)" by the Ukrainian composer Artemiy Vedel, works by Arvo Part, Georgs Pelecis, Pēteris Butāns, Eriks Ešenvalds, and others.

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About the choir

Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir BLAGOVEST from Latvia was founded in 1990 with an aim to popularize forgotten treasures of Russian sacred music, which makes the most part of the choir's repertoire.

The choir has wide range of interests: from monophonic neumatic chants, called znamenniy raspev, based on Byzantine church music up to contemporary composers’ quests of spirituality. Various secular compositions of outstanding Russian, Latvian, and Western composers are included in the choir's repertoire as well. Read more