International Young Composers Workshops in Cesis 2012

Workshop for composition (in 2012: vocal, choir) ; lectures, auditions, rehearsals, contact-making process. This workshop was organized in collaboration with Cesis Arts Festival.

Nine young composers created new pieces for the Latvian Radio Choir, conducted by Sigvards Klava and Kaspars Putnins, under the tutorship of William Brooks, Michael Levinas and Toivo Tulev.

http://www.musicworkshop.lv/

Have a look at the final workshop concert :

19.10.2012. 19.00 Rīga, Sv Jāņa baznīca / St.John Church

ŠEKSPĪRA SAPNIS / SHAKESPEARE’S DREAM

Program:

– new creations (WP) from Latvian composers Kristaps Pētersons, Ēriks Ešenvalds

– new creations for mixed choir from 6.International workshop for young composers (12.08.-20.08.2012.) – academy participants and coachs (Toivo Tulev, Michael Levinas, William Brooks)

1. William Byrd                 Sing joyfully

2. William Brooks            1.un 2.daļa no Six Mediaeval Lyrics

3. Lasse Thoresen            Une miraculeuse Présence, 3.daļa no Mythes Étoilés

4. Michaël Levinas           “Ma déraison d’être”

5. William Byrd                 ērģeļu solo

6. Thomas Tomkins         When David heard

7. Evelin Seppar               Sonnet No 53

8. Eugene Birman            La rosa rosa

9. Oskars Herliņš              Sonnet No 28

10. William Byrd               ērģeļu solo

11. Kristaps Pētersons      Incessant Gelousy

12. Ēriks Ešenvalds          Jaundarbs

13. William Byrd               ērģeļu solo

14. Toivo Tulev                 Flow, my tears

15. Thomas Weelkes       Gloria in excelsis Deo

Performers: Latvian Radio choir, conductors Sigvards Kļava and Kaspars Putniņš

Please find some excerpts of the concert here.