Moments from some recent Choralairs concerts

The choir's history begins in 1954, when folk song and dance group "Ugnele" was established. for a long time, the choir existed as part of this group, performing with its dancers and orchestra, singing mostly folk music; in 1999, Valerija Skapie...  moreThe choir's history begins in 1954, when folk song and dance group "Ugnele" was established. for a long time, the choir existed as part of this group, performing with its dancers and orchestra, singing mostly folk music; in 1999, Valerija Skapiene, the present artistic director of the choir, began working in "Ugnele", and in a few years, the choir's repertoire extended to include not only folk, but also classical, jazz, world music; in 2002, during "Mes - Lietuvos vaikai" national choral competition, the choir was acknowledged to have reached the level of the first category (this is the highest category of artistic level in Lithuania). Journeys around the world followed - "Ugnele" has presented Lithuanian culture in fifteen countries from the Netherlands to South Korea; in 2004, the choir started a national choral festival for children, "Dainu mozaika". In 2010, the choir was invited to become a part of Vilnius J. Tallat-Kelpsa Conservatoire and continues to work...    less

David Hobson, Deborah Cheetham AO, Bruce Woodley AO, Mark Holden and Danielle Matthews and the School of Hard Knocks ‘Absolutely Everybody’ 250-voice Massed choir will join with the choir of Hard Knocks and their founding Artistic Director Dr ...

Performance of Jeugdkoor Waelrant at the choir Festival Flanders, on 28 April 2019 - Apamuy Shungo, arranged by Gerardo Guevara - In Flanders Fields, by Rudi Tas - Supermarket Flowers, by Ed Sheeran, arr: André Van der Merwe - Balleilakka, A.R Rahman,...  morePerformance of Jeugdkoor Waelrant at the choir Festival Flanders, on 28 April 2019 - Apamuy Shungo, arranged by Gerardo Guevara - In Flanders Fields, by Rudi Tas - Supermarket Flowers, by Ed Sheeran, arr: André Van der Merwe - Balleilakka, A.R Rahman, arr: Ethan Sperry  

Tardigadingdangdo Arranged by Budi Susanto Y. Conducted by Septo Adi Kristanto Simanjuntak Mixed choir Category – The 14th International Warsaw choir Festival 2019 "Varsovia Cantat", Warsaw, Poland Follow us on : Instagram : https://www.instagram.c...  moreTardigadingdangdo Arranged by Budi Susanto Y. Conducted by Septo Adi Kristanto Simanjuntak Mixed choir Category – The 14th International Warsaw choir Festival 2019 "Varsovia Cantat", Warsaw, Poland Follow us on : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/jktyouthchoir  

Live recording from Aula Nova, Poznan conductor: Marek Gandecki

Music by Edward Elgar from "Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf" words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Music composed by Kim André Arnesen Improvised piano by Toni Arnold Shreve

live performance December 2023