Concert “Roots the Wind Cannot Uproot…”

Join us for a special concert devoted to the choral music of two outstanding Latvian composers, Agris Engelmanis and Imants Kalniņš. The audience will have the opportunity to hear beloved and significant songs by both composers, bringing together the traditions of Latvian choral music, poetic expression and an emotionally rich sound.

Performers: the mixed choirs “Līva” and “Laiks” of Liepājas Tautas mākslas un kultūras centrs; the women’s choir “Aija”; Saldus mixed choir “Saldava”; Jūrmala mixed choir “Vaivari”; Nīca men’s choir “Nīca”; and the Girls’ Choir of Liepājas Mūzikas, mākslas un dizaina vidusskola.

Soloist: Ieva Dreimane-Sidare. TIPA instrumental group: Normunds Kalniņš, Miks Akots, Raitis Eleris and Gatis Jugāns. Kurland Quintet.

The concert will be hosted by actors Karīna Tatarinova and Viktors Ellers.

Artistic director and conductor: Jēkabs Ozoliņš.

The concert has two parts.

Financial support was received through the “Kurzemes kultūras programma 2026” implemented by the Kurzeme Planning Region, under the State Culture Capital Foundation’s target programme “Latvian Historical Lands Development Programme”.

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