Viena Balsi (from One Voice)

🌟 🇺🇦 Oksana Nikitiuk : A Ukrainian Voice in Latvia 🎵 Ukrainian singer, musicologist, and choir conductor Oksana Nikitiuk shares her musical journey between Ukrainian traditions and Latvian experience. Having arrived in Latvia due to the war, she continues her passion for choral singing. In this interview, Oksana discusses her deep love for Ukrainian traditional songs and Orthodox singing, while...

✨ Explore the captivating musical world of Latvian composer Rihards Zalupe , the creative force behind the enchanting soundtrack for "Flow" - the latest animated masterpiece from acclaimed director Gints Zilbalodis. 🎵🎬 We also talk about Sauciens Vējā which is a masterpiece. 🎹 Zalupe's innovative composition seamlessly blends traditional and contemporary elements, creating an immersive sonic l...

Evija Skuķe (1992) is a dynamic and vibrant Latvian composer, whose effervescent talent for composing has been apparent since her early studies. Her oeuvre includes pieces for various chamber ensembles, choral music and symphonic opuses. We discuss all typs of influences and the spirit in which she creates, which is always mindful. Enjoy watching ! This content has been created with the help of th...

Maija Einfelde’s music remained unknown for long despite its mesmerizing beauty and subtle complexity. This interview is an occasion to speak about her work, and mention obstacles during her musical journey where she never surrender on being a composer. An incredible conversation with a fantastic musician. ▶ CREDITS ◀ production, editorial content, anchor, photo, recording, video editing, voice ov...

Youtube Version Kaspars Ādamsons is the artistic director of the Latvian Academy of Culture mixed choir Sōla, as well as the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music symphony orchestra. He conducted many Operas in Latvia and In 2015, Ādamsons was nominated for the Grand Music Award in the category for Best New Artist, and was voted the audience favourite. We talk about his journey and life through m...

Andris Dzenītis is one of the most inventive composer of Latvia, able to find light into darkness, erudite (teacher of music) but very intuitive in his way to provide fantastic contrasts and rich variety of sound layers, with a research of pure energy. We can see in this interview his sense of humor and a profound reflexion on his path in music. His personal website. https://dzenitis.webs.com/ He...

Peteris Vasks is one of the most influential living Latvian composers. His work is imbued with faith and like Arvo Part his music need existential understanding. We speak about his life and trajectory, many of his important pieces that are milestones in Latvian contemporary classical music. YouTube Version Here

🇬🇧🇱🇻🇨🇵 YouTube Version (English,Latvian and French subtitles) Truth and beauty: these are the qualities Latvian pianist Reinis Zariņš seeks in the music he chooses, the interpretations he sculpts, and the collaborations he enters. Equally at home in classical and contemporary repertoire, his passion lies in the crafting of conceptual programmes that encourage interaction between music, philosoph...

We are also on YouTube (Latvian Subtitles available) Why Latvian Culture matters ? What is specific to Latvian composers and performers ? This channel tries to answer to this in showing the diversity of the point of views, and a unity that can be found between the lines. Project by Žils Deless-Vēliņš and Māra Delesa-Vēliņa

Support us on paypal.me/vienabalsi YouTube Version This content has been created with the help of the Culture Fonds of American Latvian Association. Gundega Šmite is an internationally acclaimed composer. She has collaborated with Latvian, Swedish, Berlin Radio choirs, BBC Singers, Stockholm saxophone quartet, Ensemble Lucilin (Belgium), BIT20 (Norway), Dissonart ensemble (Greece) among others. He...