Baltic Musical Gems

This is the ramblings and discoveries of a Makem composer currently studying in Lithuania. Discussing new works as well as old, hidden classics, this blog will show the world what there is to love in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

1 March 2018

Interview: Juste Janulyte

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After many months of not discussing much, I am finally back in some sense of tangible rhythm, and with internet access to I can return to...

14 December 2017

Erkki-Sven Tuur: Solastalgia

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The past few days have been full of indulging in new recordings, new-ish or less familiar composers, and hunting out recordings of vari...

24 November 2017

Crossroads 2017

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Having recently got back from a wonderful time in Salzburg, and finally having a few moments free to reflect, I thought now would be a wo...

11 November 2017

Lithuanian composers winning prizes

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On the 10th November, the Lithuanian Composers' Union had their awards again . For those who have been reading the blog long enough, wi...

6 November 2017

GAIDA 2017: The Snippets I heard

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The time has essentially been and gone, GAIDA Festival 2017 stormed into Vilnius bringing a huge variety of new music as well as genuinely ...

8 August 2017

Female composers in the Baltic

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As the push for greater equality in classical gains more and more momentum, I thought now would be a decent time to just stand back and men...

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5 August 2017

Erkki-Sven Tuur - Flamma

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A rare treat for me happened last night, the BBC Proms featured a Baltic composer. To be brutal, the proms have been rather lackluster this...

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