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A Baltic Heartbeat: Choral Music from Latvia

  • College Street Congregational Church 265 College Street Burlington VT 05401 USA (map)

Works from classical and folk traditions, featuring the 1943 cantata Dievs, Tava
Zeme Deg! (God, Thy Earth Is Aflame!)
by Lūcija Garūta, which premiered with
the sound of bombs in the distance.
Also:
Līgo! (“Sway!”) and Pūt vējiņi ("Blow Winds"), traditionally sung at Latvian song
festivals
The Fruit Of Silence by Pēteris Vasks
Ave Verum Corpus by Imant Raminsh
Stars by Ēriks Ešenvalds

Joshua Collier, tenor
Erik Kroncke, bass
Lynnette Combs, organ
Claire Black, piano

College Street Congregational Church
265 College St., Burlington, VT 05401

VPR is media sponsor for the
Burlington Choral Society's
2017-2018 season
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Earlier Event: December 12
Annual Messiah Sing
Later Event: November 17
Birthday Odes