The group «Turaidas Roze» invites you to 40th anniversary concerts
The popular group «Turaidas Roze» will celebrate its 40th anniversary, and in honor of this event in the spring of 2025, they invite you to anniversary concerts together with the brass band «Horizonts».
«The songs of the composer Imants Kalniņš, although not the easiest and simplest, unite generations; they are sung and listened to both – adults and children. Therefore, next spring, we invite everyone to a joint celebration, because the holiday is here again, when we can sing together! It seems that everyone has their own humming song by Imantas Kalniņš, which changes depending on the mood, when the lyrics are said so directly and precisely…” say the musicians, adding that these anniversary concerts will be very special, because the band will be joined on stage by the wind orchestra «Horizonts», for which the songs are specially arranged, allowing them to acquire a special, previously unheard-of sound.
«Ten years ago we performed together with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, but this will be the first time we will collaborate with a wind orchestra, which has more than 40 musicians. The idea for such a collaboration came to me when I watched the very beautiful concert of the combined wind orchestras at last year’s Song and Dance Festival, which took place in Andrejsala – especially when they played the music of Imants Kalniņš from the film «Blow, Winds!». I spoke to the concert conductor Tomass Kokamegs, and we agreed that there would be a new concert program for “Turaidas Roze” in collaboration with the brass band “Horizonts”. It will be something unprecedented and very interesting! The anniversary concerts will definitely feature the songs “Ai, māsa Lietuva!”, “Kas jūs esat?”, “Nelaid, māte, bērnus mežā”, “Vējš un liepa” and other beautiful songs by Imants Kalniņš in new arrangements. The program also includes some lesser-heard songs, which will be a discovery for many,” Olga Rajecka outlines the upcoming concerts, adding that local brass bands will perform concerts in each city. “I think that this project will definitely succeed for us, and several more surprises are expected,” she adds.
The band’s soloist Uģis Roze admits: “Since there haven’t been any concerts for a wider audience for a long time, our anniversary tour will be an opportunity to please the fans of “Turaidas Roze”! There will be surprises at the concerts – both in the supporting cast and otherwise, so it will be interesting for both us and you, the listeners!
Meanwhile, the band’s guitarist Aivars Gudrais is eagerly awaiting the moment to see how everything will sound together with the brass band. “We have played together with a symphony orchestra in the past, but collaborating with a brass band will be unprecedented, because I have never heard them play Imants Kalniņš music,” he laughs and adds that he will be happy to see all the fans who attended “Turaidas Roze” concerts in the eighties at the concerts, and moreover – together with their children and grandchildren. “It’s also been a long time since we met Uģis and Olga at concerts, so this will be such a joyful meeting on stage. And I’m still waiting to see if ImKa (Imants Kalniņš) will write a new song in honor of the anniversary of “Turaidas Roze”…”
The concerts will feature an instrumental group led by Jānis Miltiņš (keyboards): Jānis Rubiks (bass), Aivars Gudrais (guitar), Armands Mediņš (percussion).
Let’s remind you that the group “Turaidas roze” was founded in 1985, and its most expressive musical calling card was the composer Imants Kalniņš, as well as soloists Olga Rajecka and Uģis Roze, becoming an irreplaceable asset of Latvian pop music in the 1980s.
See you at the concerts!
Approximate duration: 2 hours
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