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And we continue our musical, cultural, and spiritual voyages
of exploration:

In March 2015, we will perform the world premiere of Canticum Canticorum" / "Song of Songs", a collaborative project with Latvian Radio Choir and six  contemporary composers - Bushra El-Turk (Lebanon/UK), Santa Rasniece (Latvia), Lasse Thoresen (Noway), Toivo Tulev (Estonia), Martins Vilums (Latvia), and Vladimir Ivanoff, director of Sarband.

March and April also hold the first performance of "The Arabian Passion according to J. S. Bach", after three years.

2015 also is the year of "Sacred Bridges", our project with Jewish, Muslim, and Christian psalm settings, performed in collaboration with vocal ensembles & choirs worldwide - in March jou can join concerts in Cologne, Brussels & Vienna, followed up by several performances in Switzerland in May.

In September, we have the honour of performing with Dorothee Oberlinger, the renowned recorder virtuoso.   Vladimir Ivanoff created a special program for her: "Taklamakan - Paradise from Air - A musical Voyage from Venice to China"
A new transcultural adventure!


Continue traveling with us!

Great moments in th  sold out Flora, Botanical Gardens, Cologne!

After almost two years of preparation: finally the world premiere of "Canticum Canticorum" - a collaborative project with Latvian Radio Choir and six  contemporary composers - Bushra El-Turk (Lebanon/UK), Santa Rasniece (Latvia), Lasse Thoresen (Noway), Toivo Tulev (Estonia), Martins Vilums (Latvia), and Vladimir Ivanoff, director of Sarband.

15-11 Riga

Bavarian Radio recorded the premiere of our new program "Love's Triumph" with singers Joel Frederiksen and Rebal AlKhoudary at the Bavarian National Museum in Munich.

15-11 Riga

We had a wonderful and interested audience in our lecture concert during Arena Festival at Riga!

15-11 Riga

After almost two years of preparation: finally the second premiere of "Canticum Canticorum" - a collaborative project with Latvian Radio Choir and six  contemporary composers - Bushra El-Turk (Lebanon/UK), Santa Rasniece (Latvia), Lasse Thoresen (Noway), Toivo Tulev (Estonia), Martins Vilums (Latvia), and Vladimir Ivanoff, director of Sarband.
The CD will be published in 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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