On November 8, the digital album of the choral music opus \u201cOverwhelmed on the Shore\u201d by Kristaps Krievkalns and K\u0101rlis Kaz\u0101ks is made available for the audience on the Spotify and other most popular streaming platforms. In addition, on November 10 the concert film \u201cOverwhelmed on the Shore\u201d is going to be released, including parts of the live performance that took place this summer on Saulkrasti beach along with some artistic intermedia. The film will be broadcasted on LMT smart TV, app LMT Straume, as well as on the webpage straume.lmt.lv.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a contemporary addition to the Latvian choral music tradition, where in one opus consisting of 13 parts, the traditional a cappella singing is combined with some powerful pieces of music with its roots in the popular and world music; it is written for mixed choir, instrumental group and electronics. We spent almost two years working on this album\u201d, tells Laura Leontjeva, the artistic director and conductor of the choir ANIMA.<\/p>\n
It is a first-ever original choral music composition created by the composer Kristaps Krievkalns, while writing the lyrics for this choral music opus was, as K\u0101rlis Kaz\u0101ks admits himself, a completely new experience.<\/p>\n
The main musical component of the film is the audio-visual concert \u201cOverwhelmed on the Shore\u201d which had its premiere night on Saulkrasti beach on July 9 this year. It is a journey from a total tranquillity to energetically loaded experience, looking for and finding some answers to the great mysteries of life. Running away from the city lights and finding oneself on the seashore, it leads the listener into a daydream revealing the love in all kind of shades \u2013 the ones taking you up to the sky, as well as the deeply transformative ones.<\/p>\n
The director of the concert film \u201cOverwhelmed on the Shore\u201d is Valters Mirk\u0161s, who is a Latvian living and working in the United States and was visiting Latvia during the production of the film.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis film was a great challenge for me demanding switching from making short films and regular films to a new genre \u2013 a concert film. I wanted to integrate some elements from the classical filmmaking thus the idea of short, artistic intermedia bringing together all parts of the musical opus\u201d, explains Valters Mirk\u0161s.<\/p>\n
The concert film \u201cOverwhelmed on the Shore\u201d will premiere on November 10 on LMT smart TV and app LMT Straume thus leading into the festive week of the national celebrations and adding to the various cultural events provided for the broad audience by LMT.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing a Latvian can mean many different things. In this musical opus and the concert film we can witness the new generation of the latvianship \u2013 strong, creative and in close relationship with the nature, but at the same time is modern and strongly linked to the technological development and innovations. We believe that this premiere will make the Latvian Independence Day a very special event, unfolding something new to each and everyone. It will also remind us all, that we are wealthier than ever with the new creative ideas and technological possibilities supplementing the centuries of experience\u201d, emphasizes Juris Binde, CEO of LMT.<\/p>\n