Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music has participated in the White Night culture forum since its first iteration in Latvia.
This year’s free-entry White Night concert by Skaņu Mežs will take place at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church (Anglikāņu street 2) on September 7, and it starts at 20:00.
As always, the program will present adventurous music from the perspectives of various genres, including neo-folk, free jazz, sound art and ambient music.
Two workshops are scheduled in relation to this event. Admission is free, and more info can be found at the bottom of this page.
A free jazz workshop is scheduled at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, hosted by Stephen Gauci, Adam Lane and Kevin Shea. It is co-funded by State Culture Capital Foundation.
A workshop by Khrystyna Kirik, titled “Point of Sound”, is secheduled at bar “Aleponija”, and is supported by: the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, which is co-funded by the EU and Pro Helvetia, and the Ministry of Culture of Latvia.
The event is co-funded by Riga City Council, with additional support by the innovative music and interdisciplinary art platform SHAPE+, which is co-funded by the EU, and also Trust for Mutual Understanding as well as the the Danish Cultural Institute.
September 7, 20.00
St. Saviour’s Anglican Church (Anglikāņu street 2)
20:00 Paula Vītola
21:00 Khrystyna Kirik
22:00 Stephen Gauci, Adam Lane, Kevin Shea
23:00 Clarissa Connelly
00:10 Nick Dunston
01:15 OGDL
Workshops
Who: Stephen Gauci, Adam Lane, Kevin Shea
When: September 6, 12:00-14:00
Where: Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Krišjāņa Barona street 1), jazz class (room nr. 328)
Attendance: free of charge
Focus: Avant-garde jazz and free improvisation.
All enthusiasts are welcome to attend; musicians are encouraged to take their instruments with them – they will be able to play with members of the trio.
Who: Khrystyna Kirik
When: September 8, 17:00
Where: Bar “Aleponija”, Ernesta Birznieka-Upīša 2
Attendance: free of charge
Focus: “Point of Sound”. Listening, sensory perception, sound exploration, body awareness, creative collaboration, improvisation.
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Riga, Latvia’s Skaņu Mežs festival for adventurous music has participated in the White Night culture forum since its first iteration in Latvia. This year’s free-entry White Night concert by Skaņu Mežs will take place at St. Saviour's Anglican Church (Anglikāņu street...
