February 24, 2025 - Concert "On the Wings of Hope" in Panevezys

February 24, 2025 at 6.00 PM
PANEVĖŽYS Musical Theater, Lithuania

The concert "On the Wings of Hope" in the Panevėžys Musical Theater is dedicated to the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania, and the heroic struggle of the Ukrainian people.

Program:
Heino Eller (1887-1970) - Homeland Melody (1953) arr. by Jievaras Jasinskis (2024)
Ukrainian folk song - Plyve Kacha (A Duckling Swims) arr. by Viktor Rekalo (2022)
Oleksandr Shchetynsky (1960) - Symphonic lullaby On the Wings of Hope (2025)*
Ardyvas Malcys (1957) - Bolero for chamber orchestra (2017)
Arvo Pärt (1935) - Salve Regina for choir, celesta and string orchestra (2001/2011)
Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020) - Melody for choir and string orchestra (1982)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis  (1875-1911) - Cantata De Profundis (1899)
Valentin Silvestrov (1937) - Prayer for Ukraine  for choir and orchestra (2014/2023)

* World premiere

Panevėžys Music Theatre Choir / Giedrius Pavilionis

Panevėžys Music Theatre Orchestra

With the concert "On the Wings of Hope" by the orchestra and the choir of the Panevėžys Music Theater, February 16, the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania, the 107th Independence Day of Estonia and three years since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine on this day, paying homage to the Ukrainian people fighting for their freedom.

The concert program includes works by Ukrainian, Estonian and Lithuanian composers. 
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