{"id":80207,"date":"2024-10-26T06:05:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigasacappellafestivals.lv\/?p=80207"},"modified":"2025-04-27T08:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T08:25:32","slug":"festivala-ietvaros-tiks-pirmatskanota-programma-uguns-vardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rigasacappellafestivals.lv\/en\/festivala-ietvaros-tiks-pirmatskanota-programma-uguns-vardi\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary music programme Words of Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Contemporary music programme Words of Fire<\/span><\/h1><\/div>
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October 26, 2024<\/span><\/div>

On November 6 at 7:00 PM in the Great Hall of the SPORTA 2 Quarter, the vocal group \u201cAnima Solla\u201d will premiere their new program. <\/strong>the program \u201cWords of Fire,\u201d featuring new works by eight Latvian composers. <\/strong>Programmas atska\u0146ojums norisin\u0101sies\u00a0R\u012bgas A Cappella festiv\u0101la jaun\u0101s s\u0113rijas “New Choral Sounds” (Jaun\u0101s kora ska\u0146as) ietvaros.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWords of Fire\u201d is a newly created program of contemporary Latvian composers\u2019 works on the theme of fire. In these compositions, using Latvian folk song lyrics and poetry by Latvian authors, fire reveals itself as a guardian, a burner of all that is evil and unnecessary, a purifier, and a giver of life. \n\nDrawing inspiration from folk songs are Rihards Dubra, Andris Dzen\u012btis, Andris Kontauts, and Selga Mence, while \u0122irts Bi\u0161s, Sniedze Prauli\u0146a, Andris S\u0113j\u0101ns, and Ren\u0101te Stivri\u0146a contribute original poetry. At the heart of the program lies the theme of the sun and fire, also reflecting on current events in the world. \n\nThe scores combine relatively traditional notation with graphic notation, sonoristics, aleatorics, sounding gestures, and unconventional techniques of sound creation. At times, the performance of these works becomes a true test of mastery for the singers, demanding high technical and vocal preparation as well as intonational precision. The composers represented in the program have expressed their satisfaction with the successful collaboration with the vocal group \u201cAnima Solla.\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

The premiere of the program \u201cWords of Fire\u201d brings together six professional singers from different periods of the vocal group \u201cAnima Solla.\u201d The initiator of the program is M\u0101r\u012bte Puri\u0146a, the artistic director of \u201cAnima Solla.\u201d In collaboration with the publishing house \u201cMusica Baltica,\u201d the new concert program \u201cWords of Fire\u201d was recorded as a music album in 2024, to be accompanied by a score collection of the new works.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollaboration with each composer has been an important step in the creative development of Anima Solla,\u201d says artistic director M\u0101r\u012bte Puri\u0146a. \u201cAnima Solla has begun its journey as a professional vocal ensemble, and \u2018Words of Fire\u2019 is the first project bringing together six singers from different periods of the group\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its founding in 1998, the vocal group \u201cAnima Solla\u201d has inspired the creation of many new works, while developing and popularizing contemporary Latvian vocal music. The ensemble is a laureate of numerous international competitions, a World Choir Games champion, and a three-time winner of the Grand Prize in the Vocal Ensemble Competition of the Latvian Song and Dance Festival.<\/p>\n

The premiere of the concert program and new album \u201cWords of Fire\u201d is one of the highlights of the Riga A Cappella Festival. From November 6 to 9, the festival will take place under a new theme \u2014 \u201cNew Choral Sounds.\u201d The main events and concerts will be held in the Great Hall of the SPORTA 2 Quarter, featuring premieres of new works and programs, with a special focus on unique music projects and innovative performances.\n\nOn November 7 at 7:00 PM in the Great Hall of the SPORTA 2 Quarter, the Latvian Radio Choir, dancer Lilija Lipora, and conductor Sigvards K\u013cava will invite the audience on a journey into a painterly world of sound and movement, shaped by the most unique and perfect instruments \u2014 the human voice and the human body.\n\nOn November 9 at 5:00 PM in the Great Hall of the SPORTA 2 Quarter, the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Choir will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special concert, performing together with composer U\u0123is Prauli\u0146\u0161 and the post-folklore group \u201cKaligo.\u201d\n\nTickets for festival events are available at www.bezrindas.lv.<\/p>\n

The Riga A Cappella Festival has been held since 2013, showcasing the tradition of a cappella singing as a modern and contemporary art form. Over the years, the festival has featured many renowned artists \u2014 including The Real Group, The Swingles, VOCES8, Postyr, Solala, Gentlemen Singers, Didgori, and many others.<\/p>\n

R\u012bgas A Cappella festiv\u0101la norisi atbalsta\u00a0R\u012bgas dome, Valsts kult\u016brkapit\u0101la fonds, SPORTA 2 kvart\u0101ls, VSIA \u201cLatvijas koncerti\u201d, RKTMC \u201cMaz\u0101 \u0123ilde\u201d, fotostudija \u201cStudio Imagine\u201d, Autorties\u012bbu un komunic\u0113\u0161an\u0101s konsult\u0101ciju a\u0123ent\u016bra \/ Latvijas Autoru apvien\u012bba (AKKA\/LAA).<\/p>\n

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