Friday 3rd May 2024
3 May 2024
8 pm St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
State Choir Latvia
Mãris Sirmais - director

Arvo Part (b. 1935) – The Deer’s Cry
Michael Holohan (b. 1956)– Quis est Deus
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924( - Beati Quorum Via
Rhona Clarke (b. 1958) – Lux Aeterna from Requiem
Rhona Clarke – Pie Jesu from Requiem
Rihards Dubra (b. 1964)– To Skaisto Dïva Rozi
Pēteris Plakidis (1947-2017) - Izkal Pakavu Akmens Zirgam
Raimonds Tiguls (b. 1972) – Griezes Dziesma
Vaclovas Augustinas (b. 1959) – Tykus Tykus
Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) – Rivers of Light
Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946) – Mäte Saule

The State Choir Latvia is one of the world’s most important professional choirs. They have a distinctive sound – the glorious sound of the Latvian choral tradition, characterised by warmth, balance and precision. Along with their Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, Māris Sirmais, they will present a rich programme of Latvian/Baltic music alongside that of Irish composers. This includes Arvo Pärt’s The Deer’s Cry, a setting of the well-known ‘St Patrick’s Breastplate’ commissioned by Louth Contemporary Music Society in 2007.