“Brass LT” of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre will compete at the European Brass Band Championship in Palanga

Saturday (4 May) could be a fateful day for the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre’s Brass LT at the 45th European Brass Band Championships in Palanga. It is on this day that the brass band representing Lithuania will compete in the challenge group of the championship.
Over the 45-year history of the European Brass Band Championship, this competition has become a prestigious event held in the most beautiful cities of Europe, attracting Europe’s best brass bands and their fans every year.

“We are creating a new page in the history of Lithuanian music. So it is understandable that we are making every effort to perform as successfully as possible: we have found a conductor for the orchestra who has a lot of experience in this genre, the whole Academy is involved and supports us in the championship, all 35 members of the orchestra have invested their time and energy to prepare as well as possible. That is why we set ourselves the highest goal and we think that our expectations are justified – gold”, – says Prof. Dr. Robertas Beinaris, Head of the Department of Wind and Percussion Instruments of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

By winning gold in the challenge group, Brass LT would be placed in the championship group, where they will compete next year.
According to Prof. R. Beinaris, the founder of the LMTA brass band, such competitions for brass bands are popular in Western and Northern Europe, and Lithuania, although a relatively newcomer, is already seen as a serious player: five years ago Brass LT won silver at the European Championship in Switzerland, and the right to organize the championship in Lithuania, in Palanga, was also granted for a reason.
The LMTA Brass Band will be conducted by the Academy’s lecturer Russel Gray (United Kingdom). Brass LT is directed by Prof. R. Beinaris, lecturer Remigijus Vilys, Prof. Kazys Daugėla.
Brass LT won the right to represent Lithuania at the European Championship at the XXIV Lithuanian Brass Band Championship, which took place at the beginning of March, where 27 brass bands competed.