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Friday February 24th, 2023

“The word „tomorrow“ no longer existed after February 24, 2022”

„We are a group of Ukrainian students for whom the word „tomorrow“ no longer existed after February 24, 2022. We had no plans for the future“, – students from Ukraine say. After the war started, they were accepted to continue their studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater. In solidarity with Ukraine and its people, we share the authentic story of the students.

These students came from Kyiv National I.K. Karpenko-Karyi Theater, Cinema and Television University. They have been studying at LMTA since the beginning of the war, here Ukrainian students attends lectures by professor Valentina Masalskis of the Faculty of Klaipėda. Students say:

“Kids, you will have your own theater!” It was strange and funny for us to hear such words at the first meeting. We are a group of Ukrainian students for whom the word “tomorrow” no longer existed after February 24, 2022. We had no plans for the future. But then we still didn’t know who Valentinas was. But when we understood who we were dealing with, the words spoken at the first meeting no longer seemed so crazy.  This is how the creative association “Amæntes” was formed – it is a play on the Latin words “amentes” – crazy and “amantes” – lovers. We would hardly have come up with such a name if we had not met Valentinas on our life path. It was he who taught us to be madly in love with the theater. We call him “Batko” (Ukrainian: Father) among ourselves and hope to be a worthy continuation of his cause, which will be embodied in our performances and creative projects, which we will certainly continue to create in Ukraine after the victory. We even had a joke that later in the textbooks they would write: “Valentinas Masalskis is the founder of the new wave of Ukrainian theater.”  “You can imagine how many things had to happen for you and I to meet, it’s not just like that” Valentinas.

LMTA information
24 February 2023 

Tuesday February 7th, 2023

On February 7, LMTA Celebrates Its Anniversary

On February 7, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre celebrates its 90th anniversary. 90 years ago, the Minister of Education signed an order for the establishment of the music education institution in Kaunas, the then temporary capital of Lithuania. The LMTA, the largest in Lithuania higher education institution in the field of music, theater, dance and film, will celebrate its anniversary through the year by inviting the public to events, exhibitions, conferences that are to take place both at the Academy and in other venues.

Today, the LMTA combines different types of performing and screen arts and the Academy’s faculties operate in Vilnius and Klaipėda, while everything started in Kaunas (the then temporary capital of Lithuania) with the launch of music studies and the establishment of the Conservatory. 

LMTA Rector, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Judita Žukienė tells that the Lithuanian musicians, for quite a while, had cherished a dream to found a conservatory in the country. This dream was associated with the need for bringing up professional musicians in Lithuania and the development of the Lithuanian art. An example of such aspirations is reflected in a letter by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: ”  It is necessary to launch courses for organists and obtain permission to establish the “National Conservatory”. He could obtain permission but can’t handle the rest. 1000 roubles for the capital is requred. ” One thousand is too little,” I explain. But he was so passionate that promised an apartment as a gift and that we don’t need a lot of pianos, one would be enough – a couple of professors and one physharmonica, and when everything goes well, it’ll be possible to rent another piano! In short, the Čiurlionis National Conservatory is almost ready.” (25 November 1909).

“After the restoration of Lithuania’s Independence in 1918, as soon as in June of the same year, Juozas Naujalis, Juozas Tallat-Kelpša and Teodoras Brazys applied to the Council of Lithuania with a request to establish the Lithuanian State Conservatory in Vilnius. However, the decision took quite a long time. It was only in 1933 that Kaunas State Music School was reorganised into a higher education institution – the Conservatory. 7 February – the day when the Minister of Education signed the order for its establishment – became the birthday of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre,” continues the LMTA Rector.

The celebration will last for a year and feature a wide range of events.  On 29 March, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall will host a solemn event to honour the Academy’s anniversary, as 90 years ago, on 1 April 1933, the opening ceremony of the Conservatory took place at the State Theatre.

The Academy’s anniversary celebration for a wider audience is scheduled for 3 June and is to take place on the Lukiškės square in Vilnius, just in front of the LMTA Central Building.

On the eve of 2023, Conversations in the Great Hall, a cycle of interviews dedicated to the LMTA anniversary year, started. The first conversation was with Professor, LMTA Doctor of Honour, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania Vytautas Landsbergis interviewed by the LMTA Rector Judita Žukienė. In January, there was a conversation with pianists, LMTA professors Petras Geniušas and Lukas Geniušas.

Later, the LMTA Great Hall is going to host more interviews: on 21 February, there will be a conversation with film directors Prof. Algimantas Puipa and Assoc. Prof. Laurynas Bareiša; the March meeting will feature theatre directors, Prof. Gintaras Varnas and LMTA graduate Antanas Obcarskas. And there will be more conversations with actors, singers, composers, modern dance art creators. The lobby of the second floor of the LMTA Central Building invites to an exhibition titled 90 Pauses. Catch Your Luck!  Apart from these, Vilnius and Klaipėda are bound to enjoy many other events dedicated to the Academy’s anniversary. 

LMTA information 
7 February 2023 

Thursday February 2nd, 2023

MOMENTS FROM LMTA ERASMUS+ STUDENT CONCERT

 On 2022, December 14 an Erasmus+ student concert took place at the Balcony Theatre. 

The concert was organized by Audrius Dobrovolskas, a senior specialist of the International Relations Department, together with Erasmus+ foreign students, to celebrate the upcoming holidays and the end of the autumn semester.

Participants:

Kyrylo Kremenchuk (Department of Acting and Directing)
Zurab Gorgiashvili (Department of String Instruments)
Asaf Erez, Voris Sarris (Department of Composition)
Massimo Restifo Pecorella, Antonella Laguardia (Department of Wind and Percussion Instruments)
Solitaire Bachhuber (Department of Vocal Performance)
Matteo Lattarulo (Department of Piano and Organ) 
Yevheniia Tkachuk (Department of Film and Television)
Kateryna Zelinska (Department of Acting and Directing)
Voris Sarris, Anna Pohlova (Department of Dance and Movement)

We are sharing the moments of this concert!

LMTA information
2 February 2023

 

Tuesday January 17th, 2023

THE YEAR OF THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LMTA HAS STARTED

An interview with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Judita Žukienė, Rector of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and a musicologist.

This year, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre celebrates its 90th anniversary. For our school, this is a remarkable year linking a time-honoured tradition and a frenetic present. The Academy’s community is starting the anniversary year by revealing itself to the public even more: we’re preparing a wide range of festivals, concerts, staged plays, various performances at the LMTA halls, Lithuanian concert spaces, Gediminas Avenue and Lukiškių Square in Vilnius, and other venues. We’re having a conversation with the LMTA Rector, musicologist, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Judita Žukienė, as we are curious to open wide the Academy’s doors, behind which you would observe lots of work in full swing.

Laimutė Ligeikaitė
7 meno dienos 

You have been part of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre for over 30 years – since the beginning of your studies in 1991. As a music historian, beyond any doubt, you have been observing and following the development of this school. So, my first question is related to the most recent times: in your view, since the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, which milestones of the LMTA transformation can be highlighted as the ones leading to what and where the Academy is today?

After the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, the expansion of the LMTA has been smooth and consistent (particularly, in terms of the study fields and programmes). The Academy has withstood transformations of higher education reforms and today it is a higher education institution that provides studies to music, theatre, film, and dance artists and researchers. During this period, the name of our school has changed twice: in 1992, the Lithuanian State Conservatory was given a name of the Lithuanian Academy of Music, and in 2004, the theatre direction – the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) – was included in the name. One of the most prominent changes during this period took place in 1993 when the Academy started training film artists. So, this year is also special for the LMTA Department of Film and TV – it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In addition, we are delighted to have dance artists under the one roof. We also foster knowledge and experience in art pedagogy and art therapy.

These thirty years have seen various transformations and migrations. The LMTA Kaunas Faculty has become part of Vytautas Magnus University. And the Klaipeda Faculty, after having been part of Klaipėda University for a couple of decades, reunited with the LMTA in 2018. It is obvious that by being together, by pooling all the resources, we can achieve much more.

We can easily state that the LMTA is the main higher education institution offering studies for professional music, theater, film, and dance artists. The school covers an incredibly wide range of professions, its graduates fill almost all the niches of the art world in Lithuania (and abroad). Unquestionably, it is a large institution that operates in Vilnius and Klaipėda. What helps and what disrupts a stable activity of this complex mechanism?

Shared beliefs and values enable creators and researchers belonging to different generations and art fields to find a common language and be part of the whole without losing their identity. The LMTA 2030 Strategy declares unanimity within our community as a value which is imperative for all of us: “Openness and sustainability, creativity, identity, academic freedom, responsibility and tolerance, equal opportunities for all, and the unity of our community.” Clearly, in a large institution, some processes are more challenging to manage, we may occasionally face problems, and communication becomes more complicated. In such cases, it is important to identify the issue in a  timely manner, find the cause and solve the problem in a systematic way to avoid its recurrence.  We do spend a lot of time on this. I am happy that we have students who often initiate relevant questions and at the same time become involved in finding the solutions. Sometimes, I’m amazed at the creativity with which representatives of different art directions and specialisations find the common denominator for their activity. Maybe, it happens because the process of creating art on stage and screen implies lots of cooperation, and without it you cannot even imagine, for example, making a film or staging an opera performance.

How would you describe the Academy’s relevance in the cultural life of present-day Lithuania? Is the Academy by itself capable of enduring the overall discouraging cultural situation, the spread of second-rate “art”? Is the LMTA visible enough to stimulate the society’s need for timeless values? What can help you? And what can become an obstacle?

It’s obvious that the Academy does not only fulfill the mission of educating aspiring artists for Lithuania and the world; it also unites the most prominent contemporary music, theater, film, and dance artists and researchers for joint activities, for assessment of prospects and insights. Our teaching staff are proactive members of the world of culture and art: they participate in the development of cultural policy and the activities of creative organisations. By providing education to the young, we are eager to provide them with the respect for fundamental values and openness to innovation. Yet, developing taste, fostering the need for higher values, and raising the prestige of the artist’s profession is a complex task that requires involvement of a wider range of stakeholders.

Now, speaking generally, what was the role of the appearance of this institution at the outset of the 20th century in the history of the formation of Lithuania as a state?

The establishment of the conservatory was an ambitious dream of our musicians (Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Česlovas Sasnauskas, Juozas Naujalis, Juozas Tallat-Kelpša, Teodoras Brazys, Stasys Šimkus, etc.) of the beginning of the 20th century. The need for professional musicians and the importance of a national higher education music school were perceived immediately after Lithuania’s restoration of independence, and this was not going to be postponed to better times. Already in 1919, when in Lithuania three hostile forces and their armies were simultaneously trying to usurp our territories and freedom, when the life was hard and tense, the state provided funding for a music school founded by Juozas Naujalis. The music school became state-owned (1920) and was an influential culture hub where the most prominent music teachers of the time, young composers and music performers returning from their studies in the West to share novelties were teaching.

The residents of Kaunas would informally refer to the school as a conservatory long before this name was legalised. Due to the lack of premises in Kaunas and the lack of funds, the reorganisation of the music school into a higher education institution was taking a long time. As the then-capital of a European state could not be imagined without an opera house and a conservatory, the establishment of the Conservatory in Kaunas in 1933 completed the stage of institutionalization of professional musical art in Lithuania. This step ensured preservation and development of the traditions of national art, provided the foundations for the teaching tradition of today.

From those earlier days of the Academy, is there a saying, a lesson or an event that you can personally relate to and that is valuable or interesting to you? Perhaps, there is a historical personality you admire?

Recently, I’ve had a chance to delve deeper into the circumstances of the establishment of the Conservatory, and in this context, the portrait of composer Juozas Naujalis, the founder and director of Kaunas Music School, has gained new colours for me. Juozas Naujalis is, in fact, the first director of our school who developed the first professional music education programme in Lithuania (from courses for organists to the programme of the Lithuanian Conservatory), built a competent teaching team and managed to obtain an entire building for the Conservatory. The documents stored in the archives reveal the adversities Naujalis was facing while transforming the school – consistently and patiently – into a conservatory. Some of the lines from the director’s documents (written a century ago) sound as if they are from today: “We are able to enrol only one quarter out of those who are willing to study”, “we need to build a new building for the school”, etc. Naujalis is an inspiring example of the relentless pursuit of the set goal.

For a higher education institution, undeniably, the most important part is students. Have you noticed how young people change with each generation – from their worldview, mindset to their everyday commitment, responsibilities and behaviour?

It is obvious that generations of students are changing and it is this change that guarantees the continuity and renewal of a higher education institution. I can get a first-hand view of how the students’ tastes, self-expression, and needs are changing. The same pieces of music receive a variety of reactions, opinions and expectations are expressed in a different way, and more and more new challenges related to studies are arising. Yet, it encourages you to rethink the content of studies, revise tasks and look for other means of motivation. Each student generation reveals new opportunities, new points of view, and inspires us to renew, modify, search for new points of contact between generations. I’ve learned a lot from my students.

I think you’ve also heard people saying that “almost anyone can get on stage, sing, jump, and act. What can you study there for four or six years?”, and so on. How would you reply?

Such considerations might be possible if you did not have direct encounters with professional art. If you go to the theater, a concert hall or the cinema, such questions will disappear. At the LMTA, we develop not only the mastery of the creative work or performance of young artists, we also develop a broader knowledge of art processes, structure, and laws, and we teach to evaluate and think critically. We educate artists who are prepared for independent work and creative process, for future changes and challenges, who are able not to replicate or reproduce, but to create, and this all is based on long-term work, a wide scope of knowledge. After all, our current first-year student will be creating or performing in the 2050s.

Other qualities of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre that are of no less (and perhaps even more) significance than a long-standing tradition are modernity and novelty. You will have even better conditions for the modernisation of studies after moving into the new campus of the Academy (which is currently being constructed). What are the indications of the Academy’s modernity and what prospects will open in the new place?

We’ve always understood and emphasised that we are providing education to the creators of the art of the future. Openness and tolerance for innovation is one of the fundamental values of the LMTA community. However, to remain relevant, you need daily efforts, new impulses, and the appropriate conditions. The Academy’s campus is one more dream of artists of different fields to study, collaborate, create together, and this dream is gradually becoming reality. Yet, new premises with state-of-the-art equipment are only a prerequisite. Who is going to teach and study in those new premises is far more important. That’s why, we pay a lot of attention to internationality, creating numerous opportunities for teachers and students to gain experience from foreign schools, updating the content of study programmes and strengthening competencies.

Staying modern means living for tomorrow every day. By understanding and building on the experience of long-standing traditions, focusing on long-lasting value and timeless beliefs and values, constantly renewing ourselves and boldly implementing innovations, we can preserve the likelihood that we will still be relevant to future generations. I have no doubt that the LMTA has a very reasonable chance.

Thank you for the conversation.

English translation by Viltė Gridasova 
24 January 2023

Thursday December 8th, 2022

Doctoral students’ art project defenses

Information about doctoral students’ art project defenses

Defence of Agnė Railaitė-Jurkūnienė Artistic Project “The partnership of collaborative pianist: Halina Znaidzilauskaitė interpretive contribution”

Supervisors of Artistic Research Project:

Artistic supervisor: Prof. Irena Armonienė

Research supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Laima Budzinauskienė

Defence Board of the artistic research project:

Chairman:

Prof. Dr. Indrė Baikštytė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music C 001)

 

Members:

Prof. Nijolė Ralytė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music C 001)

Prof. Dr. Julian Hellaby (Coventry University, Piano, Music)

Prof. Dr. Lina Navickaitė-Martinelli (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre,

Humanities, Art Research H 003, Musicology)

Prof. Dr. Habil. Leonidas Melnikas (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Humanities,

Art Research H 003, Musicology)

DEFENCE OF THE ARTISTIC PART

December 12, Tuesday, 18:30 LMTA Building 1: Great Hall (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)

Programme:

1. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) “Schlummert ein from Cantata Ich habe genug” BWV Nr. 82

2. Robert Schumann (1810–1856) “Widmung from Myrthen op. 25

3. Benjamin Godard (1849–1895) “Legende Pastorale from “Scotch scenes ”

4. Eugène Bozza (1905–1991) “Fantaisie pastorale”

5. Vytautas Montvila (1935–2003) „Trys pastoralės“

6. Jonas Jurkūnas (1978) “Vem ska trösta Knytet ”

7. Amilcarre Ponchielli (1834–1886), Fra Cristoforo aria Al tuo trono from the opera “I Promessi Sposi”

8. Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Filippo’s Aria “Ella giammai m‘amò!” from the opera “Don Carlos”

9. Charles Gounod (1818–1893) “Mephistopheles’ Couplets” from the opera “Faust”

DEFENCE OF THE RESEARCH PART

December 14, Wednesday, 10:00 LMTA Building 1: Juozas Karosas Hall (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)


Defence of Vytautas Germanavičius Artistic Project “Transformation of archaic interval structures and their application in microtonal music composition”

Supervisors of Artistic Research Project:

Artistic supervisor: Prof. Rytis Mažulis

Research supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rima Povilionienė

Defence Board of the artistic research project:

Chairman:

Prof. Dr. Ričardas Kabelis (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music, Composition)

 

Members:

Prof. Dr. Mārtiņš Viļums (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music, Composition)

Prof. Dr. Habil. Gražina Daunoravičienė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre,

Humanities, Art Research H 003, Musicology)

Prof. Dr. Rūta Stanevičiūtė-Kelmickienė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre,

Humanities, Art Research H 003, Musicology)

Prof. Juhani Nuorvala (Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Music, Composition)

DEFENCE OF THE ARTISTIC PART

December 13, Tuesday, 19:00 LMTA Building 1: LMTA Julius Juzeliūnas spatial sound sphere (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)

Programme:

Vytautas Germanavičius. „ Rotte Bäume“ (2018)

Vytautas Germanavičius. „ I was killed by a Banana Tree“ (2019)

Vytautas Germanavičius. „ Blooming Ice“ (2020)

Vytautas Germanavičius. „L`astéroïde B612“ (2020)

Vytautas Germanavičius. „Be titro / Sans Titre / No Titre“ (2021)

Vytautas Germanavičius. „Avalanche“ (2022)

DEFENCE OF THE RESEARCH PART

December 15, Thursday, 14:00 LMTA Building 1: Juozas Karosas Hall (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius


Defence of Vytis Nivinskas Artistic Project “Transformations of jazz double bass in the contexts of innovation and experimentation”

Supervisors of Artistic Research Project:

Artistic supervisor: Prof. Anders Jormin

Research supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rūta Stanevičiūtė-Kelmickienė

Defence Board of the artistic research project:

Chairman: Prof. Petras Vyšniauskas (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music C 001)

Members:

Prof. Egidijus Buožis (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Music C 001)

Prof. Dr. Lina Navickaitė-Martinelli (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Humanities, Art Research H 003, Musicology

Prof. Dr. Audronė Žiūraitytė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Humanities, Art Research H 003, Musicology)

Assoc. Prof. Thomas Markusson (University of Gothenburg, Music)

DEFENCE OF THE ARTISTIC PART

December 13, Tuesday, 19:00 LMTA Building 1: Balcony Theatre (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)

Programme:

Transformacijos (2022)

Music is the Ocean (2019)

Interviu (2021)

Nuages Gris (1881)

Balti medžiai (2018)

Po milijono metų (2020)

DEFENCE OF THE RESEARCH PART

December 15, Thursday, 10:00 LMTA Building 1: Juozas Karosas Hall (Gedimino Ave. 42, Vilnius)

Friday November 18th, 2022

Online seminars in the frame of II BALTIC STRINGS international competition-festival 2022

Online seminars in the frame of II BALTIC STRINGS international competition-festival 2022

November 21st 6 PM – “Bond2tradition: a Licence to Interpret” (Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Gediminas Dačinskas)

November 25th 6 PM – “Physical Disorders of Performers and Their Prevention” (Lecturer Prof. Dr. Indrė Baikštytė)

Indrė Baikštytė graduated Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, improved her skills at the Berlin University of the Arts, in 2015 pianist was granted Doctor of Arts degree by the LMTA. I. Baikštytė is a laureate of many international solo, concertmaster and chamber ensemble competitions, she also won first prizes as a member of the piano trio “FortVio” – in 2015 ensemble became the Winner of the Culture and Art award of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The pianist plays solo with orchestras, actively collaborates with Lithuanian and foreign instrumentalists, willingly performs contemporary music, promotes the work of Lithuanian composers. I. Baikštytė is a professor of the Department of Chamber Ensemble at LMTA and Head of the Contemporary and Improvisational Music specialization.

Physical Disorders of Performers and Their Prevention

Performing art is directly related to the physiological processes of creative activity – to the performer’s posture, movement coordination, breathing, blood circulation, as well as to the biochemical processes of the human brain. All this directly affects the success and results of creative work. For active and creative performers who link their future with instrument management and stage activities, it is strongly recommended to pay attention to all these issues and take care of their physical health. During the seminar, the somatic and vegetative expressions of the performers’ nervous system, as well as stress and its management methods, will be discussed. It has already been proven that after assessing their physical condition and adapting appropriate ways of managing it, performers could feel more stable, prevent the most common physical disorders of performers, or deal with them properly if they do occur.

Gediminas Dačinskas studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and at the University Mozarteum Salzburg. Since 2003, the musician has devoted a major part of his professional activity to the Čiurlionis Quartet, a state-funded division of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society. Gediminas Dačinskas has played solo with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Klaipėda and Šiauliai Chamber Orchestras, the Gaida Festival Ensemble, Salzburg Orchestra Pro Musica, the Mozarteum University Symphony Orchestra, and others. Since 1998, Gediminas Dačinskas has taken part in the activity of the Vilnius New Music Ensemble, has played, among others, with ensembles Trio Advance, Vilnius String Quartet, The Camerata Salzburg and Darmstadt State Opera. Apart from teaching at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, the violist joined in 2009, he also gives master classes in Lithuania and abroad.

“Bond2tradition: a Licence to Interpret”

Young aspiring musicians are confronted with enormous pressure, coming from a decade-long exposure to established patterns of interpretation devolved from teaching stuff of elder generations. Is an artistic independence just ever-fading chimere? What are important decisions to make, trailing own path in a flourishing variety of academic mastery? And where the thin line between a living tradition and worn out cliche lays? Let’s explore some decisive aspects and useful tools in this for centuries relevant discourse. So, let’s acquire ourselves an important licence – to interpret.

Tuesday November 15th, 2022

ONLINE SEMINARS IN THE FRAME OF II BALTIC STRINGS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION-FESTIVAL 2022

2022 November 21, 6 p.m. – “Bond2tradition: a Licence to Interpret” (Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Gediminas Dačinskas)
2022 November 25, 6 p.m. – “Physical Disorders of Performers and Their Prevention” (Lecturer Prof. Dr. Indrė Baikštytė)

ONLINE SEMINARS IN THE FRAME OF II BALTIC STRINGS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION-FESTIVAL 2022

Indrė Baikštytė graduated Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, improved her skills at the Berlin University of the Arts, in 2015 pianist was granted Doctor of Arts degree by the LMTA. I. Baikštytė is a laureate of many international solo, concertmaster and chamber ensemble competitions, she also won first prizes as a member of the piano trio “FortVio”  in 2015 ensemble became the Winner of the Culture and Art award of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The pianist plays solo with orchestras, actively collaborates with Lithuanian and foreign instrumentalists, willingly performs contemporary music, promotes the work of Lithuanian composers. I. Baikštytė is a professor of the Department of Chamber Ensemble at LMTA and Head of the Contemporary and Improvisational Music specialization.

Physical Disorders of Performers and Their Prevention
Performing art is directly related to the physiological processes of creative activity – to the performer’s posture, movement coordination, breathing, blood circulation, as well as to the biochemical processes of the human brain. All this directly affects the success and results of creative work. For active and creative performers who link their future with instrument management and stage activities, it is strongly recommended to pay attention to all these issues and take care of their physical health. During the seminar, the somatic and vegetative expressions of the performers’ nervous system, as well as stress and its management methods, will be discussed. It has already been proven that after assessing their physical condition and adapting appropriate ways of managing it, performers could feel more stable, prevent the most common physical disorders of performers, or deal with them properly if they do occur.

Gediminas Dačinskas studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and at the University Mozarteum Salzburg. Since 2003, the musician has devoted a major part of his professional activity to the Čiurlionis Quartet, a state-funded division of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society. Gediminas Dačinskas has played solo with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Klaipėda and Šiauliai Chamber Orchestras, the Gaida Festival Ensemble, Salzburg Orchestra Pro Musica, the Mozarteum University Symphony Orchestra, and others. Since 1998, Gediminas Dačinskas has taken part in the activity of the Vilnius New Music Ensemble, has played, among others, with ensembles Trio Advance, Vilnius String Quartet, The Camerata Salzburg and Darmstadt State Opera. Apart from teaching at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre that violist joined in 2009, he also give master classes in Lithuania and abroad.

“Bond2tradition: a Licence to Interpret”
Young aspiring musicians are confronted with enormous pressure, coming from a decade-long exposure to established patterns of interpretation devolved from teaching stuff of elder generations. Is an artistic independence just ever-fading chimere? What are important decisions to make, trailing own path in a flourishing variety of academic mastery? And where the thin line between a living tradition and worn out cliche lays? Let’s explore some decisive aspects and useful tools in this for centuries relevant discourse. So, let’s acquire ourselves an important licence – to interpret.

Registration form: https://forms.gle/L4UY4zSm15T6VhLi8

More information: styginiukatedra@gmail.com

Thursday November 10th, 2022

International Conference – Principles of Music Composing: Aspects of Communication

On November 16-18, the 22nd international conference “Principles of Music Composition: ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION” will be held at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, which explores the topicality of composition and explores them at a theoretical level.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 16th

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Juozas Karosas Hall, Gedimino pr. 42

9.30 Registration

9.50 Opening Speech

Session I: Communication as an Inherent Constituent of Music (Theoretical, Historical, Interdisciplinary Approaches) Chair: Dr. Ramūnas Motiekaitis, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre; Dr. Stephan Lewandowski, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg

10.00 Sylwia Makomaska, Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw, Poland.  “Acoustic Wallpaper” Under Control. Musique d’ameublement and Audiomarketing

10.30 Alastair White, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. “Speaker For the Dead”: Composition as Speculative Archaeoacoustics

11.00 Manuel Domínguez Salas, Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland. “Graphicacy”: Imagining, Creating and Interpreting a Musical Work Through Images

11.30 Radoš Mitrovič, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. “Listening is a Performative Act”: A Case Study of David Helbich

12.00 Coffee Break

12.30 Miloš Zatkalik, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. Musical Communication between Niklas Luhmann and Gilles Deleuze, or how Djuro Zivkovic Melts

13.00 Kristupas Gikas, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Dimensions of Interaction

13.30 Inna Ivanova, National Music Academy of Ukraine. Word Communicative Potential in Contemporary Vocal Music

14.00 Viltė Žakevičiūtė, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. The Tendencies of Musical Texture Resolutions in 21st-century Lithuanian Composer’s Works: Independence of Musical Texture, Reliance on Compositional strategies, and Aspects of Communication

14.30–18.00 Break

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, The Grand Hall, Gedimino pr. 42

18.00 Concert: The Unidentified Cycles of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. Performed by students of Prof. Jurgis Karnavičius (piano)

 

Thursday, November 17th

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Juozas Karosas Hall, Gedimino pr. 42

Session II: Relationship between the Creative Process and Communicative Spaces. Chair: Dr. Dina Lentsner, Capital University in Columbus; Dr. Charis Efthimiou, University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz

10.00 Agnė Matulevičiūtė, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Postsonus

10.30 Gvantsa Ghvinjilia, V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Georgia. Eka Chabashvili’s symphony-exhibition ‘Khma’ (the Voice)—the new compositional paradigm

11.00 Eka Chabashvili, V. Sarajishvili Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Georgia. Eco-music as a Result of Communication with the “Soundscape”

11.30 Agata Krawczyk, The Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk (Poland). Expectations and Sense of Directionality in Selected Solo Works by Hanna Kulenty

12.00 Coffee Break

12.30 Sigitas Mickis, Academy of Music of Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania. Intoning Compositional Elements of Music

13.00 Henrique Portovedo, University of Aveiro, INET-md & Ângelo Martingo, University of Minho, Portugal. The Performer as a Sound-Based Composition Method

13.30 Federico Favali, Conservatorio di Alessandria, Italy. A World of Lines and Colours. Music From a Painting by Pompeo Batoni

14.00 Stephan Lewandowski, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Germany. Communication between the Present and the Past. Multi-Referentiality in György Kurtágʼs Hommage à R. Sch., Op. 15d

14.30–19.00 Break

Church of St. Casimir, Didžioji g. 34, Vilnius

19.00 Concert: In memoriam. Reflecting the great challenges for peace, life, planet.

 Compositions by M. K. Čiurlionis, R. Janeliauskas, M. Baranauskas, V. Germanavičius, J. Jurkūnas, A. Mikoliūnas, R. Motiekaits, M. Natalevičius. Performers: K. Juodelytė (organ), D. Kazonaitė (soprano), L. Lapė (trumpet), A. Gražulis (trombone).

 

Friday, November 18th

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Juozas Karosas Hall, Gedimino pr. 42, Vilnius

Session III: Contemporary Communicative Stimuli for the Emergence of National Music. Chair: Miloš Zatkalik, University of Arts in Belgrade, Dr. Andrius Maslekovas, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

10.00 Charis Efthimiou, University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria. Miške vs. In the Forest

10.30 Kalliopi Stigka, Athens’ Music High School, Greece. The “Mikis Theodorakis Phenomenon”. From the Music Score to the After-Concert: A Unique ‘Channel of Communication’

11.00 Nana Amowee Dawson, Ghana National College, Cape Coast, Ghana. Kwadehyewa: an artistic delineation of musical recycling

11.30 Szymon Borys, The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music, Katowice, Poland. Music as a personal communicate. ‘Homage’ and ‘Message’ in works by György Kurtág

 12.00 Coffee Break

12.30 Dina Lentsner, Capital University in Columbus, USA. Ēriks Ešenvalds as a (Post-)Feminist? Communicating Body in Legend of the Walled-in Woman

13.00 Svitlana Postovoitova National Music Academy of Ukraine. Large Polyphonic Cycles of Ukrainian Composers of the 20th and Early 21st Centuries: The Problem of Musical Communication

13.30 Iryna Tukova, National Music Academy of Ukraine. Communicating War: Multimedia performance Lullaby for Mariupol by Illia Razumeiko, Roman Grygoriv, and ensemble Opera Aperta

 14.00 Discussion, concluding remarks

Thursday January 18th, 2018

Young Baltic talents on tour

Proudly celebrating the Centenaries of all three Baltic States, talented students from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and young musicians from other countries around the Baltic Sea will perform together by proclaiming freedom, togetherness, and shared sense of the Baltic and European culture.

Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks and Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis are among other well-known classical composers whose music will be performed during the first international tour of the Baltic Academies Orchestra (BAO). Led by the charismatic conductor Kristian Järvi (Estonia) , Guntis Kuzma (Latvia) and Modestas Barkauskas (Lithuania), the orchestra will perform in Tartu (Estonia), Cēsis and Rēzekne (Latvia), Vilnius and Kaunas (Lithuania), Gdansk (Poland) and Berlin (Germany). The repertoire of the concerts also includes music by Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Mussorgsky.

Kristjan Järvi has taken upon himself the artistic leadership of the BAO together with his colleagues from other Baltic countries – Guntis Kuzma form Latvia and Modestas Barkauskas form Lithuania. On the preparatory stage in Tartu the teachers from all three Music Academies in collaboration with outstanding musicians representing different countries will be working with the orchestra sections and offering masterclasses.

The Baltic composers’ music highlights significant emphasis in the programmes of all concerts, outlining the regional identity of the orchestra and advancing listeners’ interest about it, sharing the values and pointing out the distinctions, drawing the parallels and seeking for the interaction.

The Centenaries of the Baltic States is just the beginning of the BAO activities, and we wish the orchestra a long and fruitful future.

BAO project is supported and financed by the governments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Lithuanian Council for Culture, and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania), and EAS Enterprise Estonia. Opening the Centenary celebrations of the independence of three Baltic nations, BAO represents a major new cultural collaboration, presenting the greatest in Baltic culture – its music and talented musicians. 

Concerts:

08/02/2018    TALLINN
09/02/2018    TARTU
10/02/2018    CĒSIS
11/02/2018    RĒZEKNE
13/02/2018    VILNIUS
14/02/2018    KAUNAS
16/02/2018    GDANSK
18/02/2018    BERLIN

More about the project www.balticacademies.eu

 

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BAO CONCERTS IN LITHUANIA

2018 February 13, Tuesday, 18:30
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre (Gedimino pr. 4, Vilnius)
Conductor – Kristjan Järvi
PROGRAMME 
Tickets: Free, no tickets required, but please register by e-mail: BAO@lmta.lt.

 
2018 February 14, Wednesday, 18:00
Kaunas State Philharmonic (E. Ožeškienės str. 12, Kaunas)
Conductor – Modestas Barkauskas 

PROGRAMME 
Tickets: Free, no tickets required.
 

Events

2023/03/24 - 2023/03/25

Lectures with Prof. Sascha Armbruster

2023 March 24-25
LAMT Building VI, Room 402 (Pamėnkalnio Str. 15, Vilnius)

Open and individual lectures with Prof. Sascha Armbruster (Lucerne, Switzerland)

March 24, Friday
10:00-12:00 | Advanced saxophone techniques
13:00 | Individual lectures

March 25, Saturday
10:00-12:00 | Saxophone 20th-21st century repertoire
13:00 | Individual lectures

Sascha Armbruster was born in 1974 in Lahr/Schwarzwald (D). He studied saxophone in Basel with Iwan Roth and Marcus Weiss and received a “Premier Prix á l’Unanimité” at the Conservatoire de Paris in the class of Claude Delangle. In addition to his busy chamber music activities, he is an additional member of orchestras such as the Basel Symphony Orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Orchestra of the Hessischer Rundfunk. Sascha Armbruster has played with leading contemporary music ensembles such as Ensemble Modern, Ensemble Recherche, Klangforum Wien. He is a member of the ARTE Quartett (Basel), soyuz21 (Zurich), the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and, since 2020, the Collegium Novum Zurich. His solo and chamber music concert activities have taken him to Japan, America and across Europe to renowned festivals. He cultivates intensive collaboration with contemporary composers and musicians on the borderline to jazz/improvisation, such as Tim Berne, Marc Ducret, Pierre Favre, Fred Frith, Urs Leimgruber and Terry Riley. Sascha Armbruster is a lecturer for saxophone, co-director of the Studio for New Music and study coordinator at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Free entrance

 

2023/03/26

“DAYS OF ROMANCE” | CONCERT BY LAMT STUDENTS

2023 March 26, Sunday, 16:00
Vilnius Picture Gallery (Didžioji Str. 4, Vilnius)

“DAYS OF ROMANCE” | CONCERT BY LAMT STUDENTS

Participating – LAMT Departments of Vocal Performance, Piano and Organ, String Instruments, Chamber Ensemble and Accompaniment.

Concert is conducted by LAMT student Kotryna Račiūnaitė

Programme: C. M. von Weber, F. Mendelssohn, F. Chopin, R. Schumann, Ch. Gounod, E. Grieg, G. Fauré, R. Hahn, J. Brahms, F. Poulenc

Free entrance

2023/03/28 - 2023/04/03

THEATRE MASTER STUDENTS WORKS 

2023 March 28  April 3 

THEATRE MASTER STUDENTS WORKS 

March 28, Tuesday, 14:00
Vilniaus Theatre “Lėlė“ (Arklių Str. 5)
Vaiva Ona Makūnaitė play “Liepžiedžiai“
Duration: 60 min.
Guides to artistic research: Prof. Dr. Rasa Vasinauskaitė, Lect. Vaidas Jauniškis, Lect. Žilvinas Vingelis

March 28, Tuesday, 19:00
LAMT Sluškai Palace, Room 4208 (T. Kosciuškos Str. 10)
Tautvydas Galkauskas play “How To Swim“
Duration: 60 min.
Guides to artistic research: doc. dr. Ramunė Balevičiūtė, lekt. Aušra Kaminskaitė, lekt. Žilvinas Vingelis

March 30, Thursday, 18:30
Arts Printing House, Pocket Hall (Šiltadaržio Str. 6)
Armanda Rudelytė play “Kai rėkiu, niekas manęs negirdi”
Duration: 60 min.
Guides to artistic research: prof. dr. Rasa Vasinauskaitė, lekt. Vaidas Jauniškis, doc. dr. Brigita Bublytė

April 3, Monday, 17:00
LAMT Sluškai Palace, “Teatro cechas” (T. Kosciuškos Str. 10)
Justina Biekšaitė play “Švęsti kosmose ir tvarte”
Duration: 40 min.
Guides to artistic research: doc. dr. Elzė Gudavičiūtė, lekt. Žilvinas Vingelis

April 3, Monday, 19:00
LAMT Balcony Theatre (Gedimino Ave. 42)
Laura Butkutė Lecture-performance “Kaip tapti komiku per 3 minutes”
Duration: 30 min.
Guides to artistic research: doc. dr. Ramunė Balevičiūtė, lekt. Vincentas Klipčius, lekt. Žilvinas Beniušis

Free entrance. The number of seats is limited.

 

2023/03/29

Aušra Liutkutė workshop „Vocal technique in different age groups“

2023 March 29, 11:00-15:30
LAMT Klaipėda Faculty Concert Hall (K. Donelaičio Str. 4, Klaipėda)

Aušra Liutkutė workshop „Vocal technique in different age groups“

In this workshop:
– we will learn vocal techniques from the youngest to the oldest performer;
– we will look for ways to find and in what ways to promote the performer’s motivation;
– we will discuss the teacher-student relationship, how to create a strong and meaningful connection;
– we will delve into the concept of interpretation of the work in detail and how to help the student learn to interpret;
– we will discuss the possibilities of the repertoire and where to look for it.

The aim of the workshop is to provide theoretical and practical skills on vocal techniques at various age stages; discuss possible ways of adapting the repertoire.

The seminar is intended for:
– for music/vocal teachers;
– for leaders of music ensembles and choirs;
– for people working with vocal performers and musical groups of different ages.

The seminar is paid. 50% discount applies to members of the LAMT community.

Registration: https://forms.gle/424dPT484yzTXYgp7

LAMT Career and Competence Centre

2023/03/29

CELEBRATION OF THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LMTA

2023 March 29, Wednesday
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society (Aušros Vartų Str. 5, Vilnius)

CELEBRATION OF THE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LITHUANIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THEATRE 

6 p.m. – Reception, LNPS foyer, 2nd floor 
7 p.m. – Festive concert, Great Hall 

Performers: LMTA students soloists, Chamber Choir (music director and chief conductor Prof. Gintautas Venislovas), Chamber Ensemble of Folk Instruments, Symphony Orchestra (music director and chief conductor Assoc. Prof. Martynas Staškus)

Programme: Linas Rimša, Vytautas Germanavičius, Eduardas Balsys, Raminta Naujanytė-Bjelle, Frédéric Chopin, György Ligeti, Mark Ford, Camille Saint-Saëns, Ralph Vaughan Williams , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms

Entrance with invitations 

2023/04/04 - 2023/04/05

STRING QUARTET AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MASTER CLASSES

2023 April 4-5
LAMT Congress Hall, rooms 219 and 203 (Vilniaus Str. 6-2, Vilnius)
* Hours will be clarified soon

STRING QUARTET AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MASTER CLASSES

By Professor PETR PRAUSE of the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England).


Registration until March 30threnatas.jankevicius@lmta.lt


Prof. Petr Prause was born in Ostrava, Czech Republic. After graduating from school in Prague, he studied at the International Menuhin Academy of Music in Switzerland and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he was awarded the Diploma in Concert Recital (Premier Prix).
He taught cello at the Prague Conservatory of Music and was principal cellist of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, performing as a soloist around the world. Petr Prause currently teaches cello, string quartet and chamber ensemble at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (England).
From 1997 to 2019 Petr Prause was a member of the Talich String Quartet. He also joins other distinguished musicians and chamber ensembles and conducts masterclasses at various international training institutions, and has been invited to the juries of international competitions in Lyon and Munich.
Petr Prause plays an exceptional cello by Giovanni Grancino (1710), which he borrows from the collection of the Czech National Museum.

 

2023/04/04 - 2023/04/05

VOCAL PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS

VOCAL PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS

In 2023 on April 4-5, the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater will host two vocalist competitions that have become traditional – the XXIII Vincė Jonuskaitė-Zaunienė singers’ competition and the singers’ competition to win the LMTA honorary doctor Stasios Bar prize. We invite students of the LMTA Department of Singing and LMTA Klaipėda faculty to participate! Prize winners of previous competitions cannot participate in the contests.

2023, April 4, Tuesday, LAMT Great Hall
XXIII VINCĖ JONUŠKAITĖ-ZAUNIENĖ SINGERS’ COMPETITION
Students of LAMT Department of Vocal Performance and LAMT Klaipėda Faculty can participate in the competition
Competition programme:
1. XVII-XVIII centuries aria
2. XIX-XXI centuries aria
3. Romance or Lied
4. Original 20th-21st century piece by a Lithuanian composer
5. A cappella or harmonized Lithuanian folk song
Incentive-scholarship fund EUR 2000.
Applications are accepted until March 27, 23:59
https://forms.office.com/e/KhQAKaF8Zu
The incentives-scholarships were established by the Vydūnas Youth Fund

2023, April 5, Wednesday, LAMT Great Hall
SINGER COMPETITION TO WIN THE LMTA HONORARY DOCTOR STASIS BAR AWARD
Students of LAMT Department of Vocal Performance and LAMT Klaipėda Faculty, singers of all voice types can participate in the competition
Competition programme:
1. An original work by a Lithuanian composer (song or aria)
2. A work by a foreign Lithuanian composer or a harmonized Lithuanian folk song
3. Opera or concert aria by a foreign composer
4. Freely selected work
Prize fund about 2250 USD (3 prizes will be awarded to winners)
Applications are accepted until March 27, 23:59
forms.office.com/e/ubmmFDYYJF
The award was established by the Stasys and Elena Barai Scholarship Fund

Organizers:
LAMT Department of Vocal Performance
LAMT Art Centre

2023/04/26

Online Conference “Theory steps towards practice”

2023 April 26, Wednesday, 10:00
“Zoom” platform 

Online Conference “Theory steps towards practice”

Kviečiame jaunuosius tyrėjus – menų edukologijos krypties studentus į konferenciją „Teorijos žingsniai praktikos link“, kurioje diskutuosime aktualiais muzikos, šokio, teatro dalykų mokymo klausimais, dalinsimės atliktų edukacijos tyrimų rezultatais ir jų praktinio taikymo galimybėmis. Konferencija siekiama skatinti studentų – būsimų menų dalykų mokytojų – domėjimąsi muzikos, šokio, teatro edukologijos aktualijomis, gebant pastebėti stipriąsias bei problemines, taisytinas edukacijos sritis bei motyvuoti mokslinei tiriamajai veiklai, dalinantis įžvalgomis, idėjomis, ugdymo patirtimi.

Konferencijos pranešėjus kviečiame registruotis iki 2023 m. balandžio 21 d. 16.00 val., užpildant elektroninę registracijos formą (spausti čia). Registruojantis būtina nurodyti pranešimo pavadinimą ir trumpą jo anotaciją. Užsiregistravę pranešėjai gaus patvirtinimą apie sėkmingą registraciją ir taip įsipareigos dalyvauti konferencijoje. Prisijungimas ir konferencijos programa bus išsiųsti registracijos formoje nurodytu el. paštu likus dienai iki renginio.

Kas gali skaityti pranešimą?

Konferencijoje kviečiami dalyvauti menų (muzikos, šokio, teatro) edukologijos krypties bakalauro studijų ketvirto kurso studentai.

Reikalavimai pranešimui:

  • Pranešimas turi atitikti konferencijos tematiką.
  • Pranešimo trukmė – iki 10 minučių.
  • Pranešimo formatas – pristatymas žodžiu, naudojant PowerPoint prezentaciją.
  • Pranešimą gali rengti vienas pranešėjas.

Konferencijos uždaviniai:

  1. Stiprinti menų edukologijos krypties studentų gebėjimą pažinti, analizuoti ir reflektuoti menų edukacijos diskursą ir jį veikiančius faktorius, aplinkybes. 
  2. Formuoti menų edukologijos srities tyrėjo kompetencijas.
  3. Gilinti komunikavimo, bendradarbiavimo kompetencijas.

Konferencijos dalyviams išduodami LMTA KKC sertifikatai. Geriausias pranešimas bus apdovanotas prizu.

Free conference