CHORAL WORKSHOP WITH MĀRIS SIRMAIS AND CHOIR LATVIJA

Presented as part lecture, part performance and part audience participation, conductor Maris Sirmais and the State Choir LATVIJA will take the audience on a journey from the beginnings of the UNESCO-recognized Latvian song festival tradition in 1873 right up to today. They will also demonstrate the unique Latvian musical tradition of folk song arrangements, and will invite the audience to sing along.