{"id":19968,"date":"2025-06-02T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ansamblis-lietuva.lt\/?post_type=renginys&p=19968"},"modified":"2025-06-04T05:37:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:37:16","slug":"sacred-music-concert-secret-06-13","status":"publish","type":"renginys","link":"https:\/\/ansamblis-lietuva.lt\/en\/event\/sacred-music-concert-secret-06-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacred music concert \u201cSecret\u201d | Vilnius"},"content":{"rendered":"

To commemorate the Day of Mourning and Hope, we invite you to attend the concert \u201cPaslaptis\u201d (Secret) by the ensemble \u201cLietuva.\u201d On the eve of the commemoration, June 13 at 7 pm., a new program of sacred music will be performed at St. Francis of Assisi (Bernardinai) Church in Vilnius. The program will feature lively sounds, sensitive experiences, and professionally recognized works. The concert will be performed by the choir of the state ensemble Lietuva and the Lithuanian national instrument orchestra, together with soloists Vaidas Bartu\u0161as, Paulius Klangauskas, Jevgenijus Koval\u010dukas, and kankl\u0117s player Lauryna Labutyt\u0117.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is not the first time we have organized sacred music programs that leave people feeling inspired and enriched by sensitive experiences, inviting them to honor and remember our history. Although the music is light, an emotionally profound evening awaits, as it is dedicated to those who died in exile or survived it, symbolizing hope and faith that such events will never happen again. We will commemorate not only one of the most painful historical events for Lithuania \u2013 the anniversary of the beginning of deportation to Siberia \u2013 but also what is happening now in our neighbourhood and around the world. Our nation knows the pain that other nations are suffering now, and it knows the determination to win. Every initiative is a reminder, so it is important to do this constantly, tirelessly, until victory is achieved in every sense,” says Egidijus Kaveckas, chief conductor of the ensemble “Lietuva”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The program will feature seven works by contemporary composers, blending into a coherent and compelling musical narrative that reveals themes of sacredness, spiritual state, and identity, offering a unique interpretation of the experiences of the human inner world and collective memory. The title of the concert was inspired by composer Feliksas Bajoras’ choral work \u201cPaslaptis\u201d (Secret), which reflects existentially on the fragility and temporality of being. It is a dramatic, philosophically charged musical opus, whose composition is distinguished by its meditative mood and subtle whispers. Sometimes silence speaks as much as sound, and mystery becomes not only the theme but also the form of the music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Algirdas Martinaitis’ work MK\u010c, which commemorates the widely celebrated Mikalojus Konstantinas \u010ciurlionis Year, will invite listeners to return to their Lithuanian roots, search for their identity, and feel nature. We will invite you to support those fighting for their freedom with Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk’s \u201cMelody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The program will traditionally feature \u201cStabat Mater (dolorosa),\u201d which translates into English as \u201cThe Mother Stood (in Pain).\u201d This year, we will present composer Giedrius Svilainis’ original version, which was created exclusively for the Day of Mourning and Hope and commemorates its long history.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe work \u201dStabat Mater\u201c was commissioned by the choir \u201dJauna muzika\u201c in 2001. Symbolically, the premiere took place on June 14 of the same year at St. John’s Church in Vilnius, performed by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and the choir \u201dJauna muzika”. Later, this work was performed every year at concerts traditionally dedicated to this occasion. Since then, this work was performed annually at concerts traditionally dedicated to this occasion. I am delighted that this year it will be performed for the first time by the ensemble “Lietuva”. In creating this music and basing it on the liturgical text of “Stabat Mater”, I wanted to show the pain and suffering of the exiles, as experienced by the Mother when she saw her son Christ crucified. Especially in the context of today’s events, we urge you not to lose faith and to unite in music, to believe that everything will eventually come to an end and that history will never repeat itself,” says composer G. Svilainis.<\/span><\/p>\n

The State Ensemble “Lietuva” reminds us with its repertoire that we create history together, and it is up to us how we remember it and how we will go down in history. In this tense period, when we are still observing and feeling the consequences of war and social division, the ensemble invites everyone who has built and continues to build the country, rather than destroy it, to join together, regardless of their nationality or worldview.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On June 14, the Day of Mourning and Hope, the whole country will commemorate the 84th anniversary of the beginning of deportation to Siberia. The event is free to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Free entry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Performers: <\/b>\u00a0choir and orchestra of the State Ensemble \u201cLietuva\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Soloists:<\/b> Vaidas Bartu\u0161as, Paulius Klangauskas, Jevgenijus Koval\u010dukas and kankl\u0117s player Lauryna Labutyt\u0117<\/span><\/p>\n

Chief Conductor:<\/b> Egidijus Kaveckas<\/span><\/p>\n

Chief Choir Master:<\/b> Algimantas Kri\u016bnas<\/span><\/p>\n

Art Director:<\/b> Giedrius Svilainis<\/span><\/p>\n

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PROGRAMME:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Algirdas Martinaitis, <\/span>\u201cMK\u010c”<\/b>. Performed by the choir of the ensemble \u201dLietuva” and soloist L. Labutyt\u0117 (kankl\u0117s).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Jurgita Mie\u017eelyt\u0117, <\/span>“O Ignis Spiritus”<\/b>. Liturgical text, performed by the Lietuva ensemble choir and soloist V. Bartu\u0161as.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Feliksas Bajoras, <\/span>\u201cPaslaptis\u201d (Secret): 1) Nesibaigianti auka (Endless Sacrifice) 2) D\u016b\u017etanti banga (Crashing Wave)<\/b>. Text by Jonas Gutauskas, performed by the Lietuva choir a capella.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Bronius Kutavi\u010dius,<\/span> \u201cAtne\u0161u r\u016btos \u0161ak\u0105\u201d (Bringing a Branch of Rue)<\/b>. Text by Sigitas Geda, performed a cappella by the “Lietuva” choir.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Giedrius Svilainis, <\/span>\u201cStabat Mater\u201d.<\/b> Liturgical text performed by the \u201cLietuva\u201d ensemble orchestra, percussion and choir, soloists V. Bartu\u0161as, P. Klangauskas, and J. Koval\u010dukas.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Myroslav Skoryk, <\/span>\u201cMelodija\u201d (Melody)<\/b>. Orchestration by R. Raginyt\u0117, performed by the “Lietuva” ensemble orchestra and choir.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Vidmantas Bartulis, <\/span>“Ma\u017eosios mi\u0161ios” (The Little Mass)<\/b>. Liturgical text performed by the “Lietuva” ensemble orchestra and choir.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19969,"template":"","event_type":[626],"class_list":["post-19968","renginys","type-renginys","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_type-concert-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSacred music concert \u201cSecret\u201d | Vilnius - ansamblis-lietuva.lt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join the sacred music concert \u201cSecret\u201d | Vilnius 06.13 in St. Francis of Assisi (Bernardinai). 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