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Choral Music : Folk Music

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Choral Music

Recordings from the University of Washington Chamber Singers Concert
of Baltic and Scandinavian Music, May 7, 1999:

Noriet saule vakara (Latvian Folk Song)
Arranged by Volfgangs Darzins (1906-1962)
Dedicated to the Seattle Latvian Association Choir

    Click to hear recording. (2.90 MB, MP3)
    Click to hear recording. ( 483K, RealMedia)

Neslegtais gredzens (The Unclosed Ring)
Music by Juris Karlsons (b. 1948)
Poems by Janis Rainia (1865-1929)

    Click to hear recording. (5.31MB, MP3)
    Click to hear recording. ( 883K, RealMedia)

Put, vejini (Latvian Folk Song)
Arranged by Andrejs Jurjans (1856-1922)

    Click to hear recording. (5.31MB, MP3)
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Jaanilaul (Midsummer Song)
Estonian Folk Song
Arranged by Veljo Tormis (b. 1930)

    Click to hear recording. (5.31MB, MP3)
    Click to hear recording. ( 883K, RealMedia)

Vilniaus mozaika (Vilnius Mosaic)
Words by Vytautas Kernagis, Paulius Sirvys, and Dalia Tereskyte
Music by Tomas Leiburas
Arranged by Leonidas Abaris

    Click to hear recording.(5.31MB, MP3)
    Click to hear recording. (883K, RealMedia)

 

Folk Music

Recordings from the Baltic Folk Music Evening at the Seattle Latvian Center, featuring the leading Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian fiddlers and accordionists in the USA (from Seattle, Portland, Denver, and Minneapolis).

Estonian:

Click to hear recordingfolksong1 (2.09MB, MP3)
Click to hear recordingfolksong1 (701K, RealMedia)

Latvian:

Click to hear recordingfolksong2 (3.90MB, MP3)
Click to hear recordingfolksong2 (1.27MB, RealMedia)

Lithuanian:

Click to hear recordingfolksong3 (4.40MB, MP3)
Click to hear recordingfolksong3 (1.43K, RealMedia)

Choral Music : Folk Music
Send comments or questions to: uwscand@u.washington.edu