February 17, 2011

Musical Celebration

By amanda

Last night I attended a concert at the National Philharmonic in Vilnius commemorating Restoration of the Lithuanian State Day (as February 16 is officially known, hearkening back to the medieval kingdom as the first state).  Jauna Muzika, a fabulous a cappella choir, performed several songs.  I saw them twice at St. Catherine’s concert hall in 2009 and they never fail to impress.  You can listen to three of songs on their website (click on the songs in blue, #1-3).  And here is a video of a performance at St. Catherine’s…

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Creating academic and public environments for the humanities to flourish Researching Soviet and Eastern European history Engaging people and ideas as a writer and interviewer Traveling as much as possible View all posts by amanda
This entry was posted on Thursday, February 17th, 2011 at 3:00 pm and posted in Life In Vilnius, Musical Interludes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

One response to “Musical Celebration”

  • Frank Pollard
    February 17th, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    A truly wonderful group – what a find. Glad you are able to take a break from interviewing / writing. Sounds like you have been quite busy.

    Reply

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