Participants concerts schedule (2024 04 26)
23rd INTERNATIONAL STASYS ŠIMKUS CHOIR COMPETITION
PARTICIPANTS’ CONCERT PROGRAMME
2024 05 16 Thursday
KLAIPĖDOS KONCERTŲ SALĖ / KLAIPĖDA CONCERT HALL
(Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
17.00 – Opening Ceremony and Concert of the Competition
Participants: choirs of the competition and Kaunas Culture Center Mixed Choir “Kamertonas”, choir leader Jakeliūnas (Lithuania)
2024 05 17 Friday
18.30 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. KAZIMIERO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPEDA ST. CASIMIR'S CHURCH
(Kretingos g. 40, Klaipėda / Kretingos str. 40, Klaipėda)
Mixed Choir “Dziesma”, choir leader Normunds Kirsis (Latvia)
Mixed choir „Ogle“, choir leader Laima Krūmiņa (Latvia)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS MARIJOS TAIKOS KARALIENĖS BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖDA CHURCH OF MARY, THE QUEEN OF PEACE
(Rumpiškės g. 6, Klaipėda / Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
Mixed choir „Sōla“ of the Latvian Academy of Culture, choir leader Kaspars Ādamsons (Latvia) Klaipėda University Mixed Choir “Pajūrio aidos”, choir leader Algirdas Šumskis (Lithuania)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. JUOZAPO DARBININKO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖDA ST. CHURCH OF JOSEPH THE WORKER
(Smiltelės g. 27, Klaipėda / Smiltelės str. 27, Klaipėda)
Children choir “Lastivka” of the House Children and Youth Creativity Holosiivski district of Kyiv, choir leader Oksana Ursatii (Ukraina)
Female choir “Korallerna”, choir leader Linda Alexandersson (Sweden)
19.00 h
PALANGOS ŠVČ. MERGELĖS MARIJOS ĖMIMO Į DANGŲ BAŽNYČIA / PALANGA CHURCH OF ST. LADY MARY BRINGING TO HEAVEN
(Vytauto g. 55, Palanga / Vytauto str. 55, Palanga)
Mixed Choir „Līga“, choir leader Jānis Liepiņš-Keišs (Latvia)
Mixed Choir „Sidrabe“, choir leader Jānis Lapsa (Latvia)
19.00 h
KRETINGOS RAJONO KULTŪROS CENTRAS / KRETINGA CULTURE CENTER
(J. Pabrėžos g. 1, Kretinga / J. Pabrėžos str. 1, Kretinga)
Manhyia Palace Choir, choir leader John Obeng Mensah (Ghana)
Choir “Nova Aliança”, choir leader Ditutala Pedro (Angola)
Choir “A Graça”, choir leader Ricardo Nsilulu Mavinga (Angola)
Choir “La Gloire”, choir leader Vicky Mata Mungongo (Democratic Republic of Congo)
2024 05 18 Saturday
19.00 h
PALANGOS ŠVČ. MERGELĖS MARIJOS ĖMIMO Į DANGŲ BAŽNYČIA / PALANGA CHURCH OF ST. LADY MARY BRINGING TO HEAVEN
(Vytauto g. 55, Palanga / Vytauto str. 55, Palanga)
Mixed Choir “Ave vita” of Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy, Choir leader Kastytis Barisas (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Mixed choir „Ogle“, choir leader Laima Krūmiņa (Latvia)
18.30 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. KAZIMIERO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPEDA ST. CASIMIR'S CHURCH
(Kretingos g. 40, Klaipėda / Kretingos str. 40, Klaipėda)
Cesis Castle Choir, choir leaders Marika Austruma and Evita Konusa (Latvia)
The Alumnae Choir of the Academic Female Choir of Tartu University, choir leader Ülle Sakarias (Estonia)
Talsi Culture Centre Women‘s Choir “Vaiva”, choir leader Inese Ozolina (Latvia)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS MARIJOS TAIKOS KARALIENĖS BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖDA CHURCH OF MARY, THE QUEEN OF PEACE
(Rumpiškės g. 6, Klaipėda / Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
Mixed Choir “Ikšķile”, choir leader Māris Sirmais (Latvia)
Mixed Choir “Sidrabe”, choir leader Jānis Lapsa (Latvia)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. JUOZAPO DARBININKO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖODA ST. CHURCH OF JOSEPH THE WORKER
(Smiltelės g. 27, Klaipėda / Smiltelės str. 27, Klaipėda)
Mixed choir “Dziesma”, choir leader Normunds Kirsis (Latvia)
Riga Technical University Mixed Choir “Vivere”, choir leader Gints Ceplenieks (Latvia)
Mixed choir „Līga“, choir leader Jānis Liepiņš-Keišs (Latvia)
17.00 h
PLUNGĖS ŠV. JONO KRIKŠTYTOJO BAŽNYČIA / PLUNGĖ ST. THE CHURCH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
(Vytauto g. 32, Plungė / Vytauto str.. 32, Plungė)
Šiauliai Culture Center Chamber Choir “Atžalynas”, choir leader Mindaugas Žalalis (Šiauliai, Lithuania)
2024 05 19 Sunday
15.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS KONCERTŲ SALĖ / KLAIPĖDA CONCERT HALL
(Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
The participants’ concert “Friends to friends” (participants: choirs of the competition)
16.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS KONCERTŲ SALĖ / KLAIPĖDA CONCERT HALL
(Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Announcement of the results, awarding of special prizes in all categories.
The Great and the Minor Amber Prizes awarding.
Laureates’ concert.
The competition’s closing ceremony