Musica Baltica

Līdzenuma balss (Voice of the Plain) is a virtuosic, 15 minute work by leading Latvian composer Andris Dzenītis for Alto Saxophone and Organ.

Quidditas is an extended one movement, 15 minute work for cello solo by leading Latvian composer, Andris Dzenītis. Ideal for graduate final recitalists looking for a centre-piece contemporary work. At...

Two short folk-inspired miniatures for violin by highly respected Latvian composer Pēteris Plakidis. Recorded by Gidon Kremer, a clever, palete-cleansing repertoire choice for violinists.

Veikaliņš (Little Shop) is a mini dramatic episode for solo baritone and piano by leading Latvian composer, Andris Dzenītis. Opportunities for operatic effects abound. Ideal material for auditions/gra...

Two Lines by Emily Dickinson, is a setting by leading Latvian composer, Andris Dzenītis, for alto voice of two poems: Tis so much Joy! and A long - long Sleep. Ideal for graduate final recitalists loo...

Cast: SSAATTBB Effective and attractive setting of this Liturgical text, singable by choirs at entry level.

Cast: SATBB, pno. A deeply felt chorally tribute to Riga, Latvia's captial by leading Latvian composer Arturs Maskats.

Cast: SSAATBB, solo S Delightful work by one of Latvia's popular female composers Ilona Rupaine.

Cast: SSAATTBB Powerful work for choir by Latvian composer, Pēteris Butāns.

Sunset: St. Louis is a haunting and ethereal setting by Ēriks Ešenvalds, one of the world's most successful choral composers, for mixed choir s, of a poem by one of his favourite poets, Sara Teasedale...

Cast: SSSAAATTBB Instantly appealing with a gently haunting and beautiful melody. Charming work for choirs and audiences, that will delight.

Cast: S solo, SSAATBB Excellent setting of this sacred text for choir by Latvian composer, Pēteris Butāns.

Seneca's Zodiac, by composer Ēriks Ešenvalds for mixed choir, was commissioned in 2011 by Philadelphia-based virtuosos The Crossing for their Seneca Sounds project and includes an array of non-vocal s...

Cast: SAB soli, SSAATTBB Delightful and popular choral work by one of Latvia's most successful post-war composers.

Cast: SSATB, bass drum and Tom-tom Delightful setting of this popular Latvian folksong. The two rhythmic outer sections contrast effectively with theharmonically beautiful, central slower section.

Ēriks Ešenvalds' arrangement of the popular Swedish song "Vem kan segla förutan vind?", for children's or female choir and harp or piano, in English. Commissioned by The Trinity College Choir, Cambrid...

Cast: solo S, SSSSAAAATTTTBBB; kokle Ar zvaigžņu kluso gaismu ('Silent starlight') is dedicated both to those who perished in the collapse of a suburban Rīga supermarket and to their families. Fifty...

Translation is a setting by Ēriks Ešenvalds, one of the world's most successful choral composers, for mixed choirs, of a poem by Oregon's current Poet Laureate, Paulann Petersen (1942). Mesmeric and e...

Premiere, September 16, 2014, at the Latvian National Library in Riga,by the State Choir Latvija, conducted by Māris Sirmais. A deeply evocative work for choir by one of the world's most famous choral...

Cast: SATB, SSSSSAAAAATTTTTBBBBB; vc. The work When was written for twenty-four voices and one cello. In this work I employed an excerpt from Act III Scene 2 of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet...

Cast: SSAATTBB, 3 whistling soloists, SSS solo Aeternum was written for the centenary of Latvia's independence. I find that the terse poetry of Pēters Brūveris presents an outstanding poetic formula...

Cast: SSAA, pno. My Song was the official anthem to the 2014 World Choir Games in Riga. Espousing the power of song, the text is set in a flowing texture with soaring choral lines — an ideal inspirat...

Song of the Flower is a delightful work for upper voices and percussion by one of the world's leading choral composers, Ēriks Ešenvalds. .Commissioned by the Shenzhen Senior High School Lily Girls Cho...

Cast: SSAA, pno. Commissioned by VOCO Singapore Ladies Choir , conductor Darius Lim and premiered at the Arts House Chambers (Old Parliament) on 22 September 2018. A beautiful and gentle setting of a...