Evening of songs by Mikalojus Novikas
On the occasion of his 70th anniversary
Singers: FERDINANDAS and VYTAUTAS RAUDONIAI, MEČISLOVAS SUBELIS, RAIMONDA TALLAT-KELPŠAITĖ, VYTAUTAS JUOZAPAITIS, EVA BASEVIČIŪTĖ, DEIVIS, VITA RUSAITYTĖ, ONUTĖ VALIUKEVIČIŪTĖ, IRENA STAROŠAITĖ and ŽILVINAS ŽVAGULIS
Groups: EGLĖ Vocal Ensemble (dir. Eglė Juozapaitienė), MOKINUKĖS (dir. Laima Lapkauskaitė)
MINI JAZZ (dir. Giedrė Rimšaitė), Pop Vocal Ensemble of the Mykolas Römeris University
(dir. Artūras Novikas),Trio TAKE FIVE, JAZZ ISLAND (dir. Artūras Novikas), Lithuanian State Wind Orchestra TRIMITAS, conductor UGNIUS VAIGINIS
Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Mikalojus Novikas, a composer and pedagogue, recipient of the Best Pop Music Composer 2001 award, composer of Lithuanian pop music hits, this concert will be a kaleidoscopic, playful and perhaps tenderly nostalgic evening featuring Lithuanian retro songs and voices as well as youthful vocal jazz ensembles.
