MUSICA HUMANA Ensemble
(artistic director and conductor Robertas Beinaris)
VIVA VOCE Choir of Vilnius Balys Dvarionas School of Music
(artistic directors and conductors Virginija Katinienė, Raimondas Katinas)
Soloists: AUŠRA LIUTKUTĖ (soprano), EGLĖ STUNDŽIAITĖ-BEŠĖNIENĖ (soprano), EIMANTAS BEŠĖNAS (tenor)
With participation of the Students from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Pupils from the Jadvyga Čiurlionytė School of Arts in Varėna: MEDA GUTAUSKAITĖ (Liesl), ROKAS BACHOVAS (Friedrich), SOFIJA MIŠKINYTĖ (Louisa), EDVINAS TURONIS (Kurt), ANASTASIJA RULYTĖ (Brigitta), IZABELĖ JURAITYTĖ (Marta), LĖJA KRISIULEVIČIŪTĖ (Gretl)
The originator of the concert idea ROBERTAS BEINARIS
Excerpts from Richard Rodgers’ musical The Sound of Music. Arrangements by Gediminas Kviklys
For 60 years, the musical The Sound of Music has been performed on various stages and screened in cinemas around the world. It is a heartfelt love story based on real events: the lives of the main characters, Maria, Captain Georg von Trapp, and his children, continue to move audiences of all ages to this day. The musical was staged on Broadway in New York in 1959, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. In 1965, an immortal feature film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer was shown in cinemas.
Entire generations know the memorable melodies of this musical, and many have played and sung its songs: Do Re Mi, Edelweiss, My Favourite Things, and others. Today, excerpts from The Sound of Music are presented by Musica Humana Ensemble and a whole group of its friends.
