29th Sacred Music Festival begins, new work by Pēteris Vasks to be performed
The 29th Sacred Music Festival has begun, with the State Choir Latvija this year led not by artistic director Māris Sirmais but by three other conductors. The programme also includes newly composed works, among them a piece by Pēteris Vasks.
The 29th Sacred Music Festival has opened, bringing a change to the usual arrangement: the State Academic Choir Latvija will not be conducted by its artistic director Māris Sirmais this time, but instead by three other conductors.
Conductors Marika Austruma, Valdis Tomsons and Jānis Liepiņš will lead the choir during this year's festival concerts.
The festival programme also features newly written compositions, including a work by composer Pēteris Vasks. Audiences will therefore be able to hear both established sacred music pieces and premieres of new compositions.
