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Vytautas Montvila (composer)
Vytautas Montvila (1 June 1935 – 13 July 2003) was a Lithuania, Lithuanian composer, bassoonist and sound engineer. Biography Montvila studied bassoon at the :lt:Kauno Juozo Gruodžio konservatorija, Juozas Gruodis Music School in Kaunas, graduating in 1954. He then continued his bassoon studies with Kazimieras (Kazys) Paulauskas at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuanian State Conservatory, completing his degree in 1959. Montvila performed with the :lt:Kauno valstybinis muzikinis teatras, Kaunas Musical Theater Orchestra 1953-54, then with the :lt:Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras, Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Orchestra 1954-58. In 1957, he won first prize at a bassoon competition in Moscow. In 1959, Montvila began working for the Lithuanian National Radio and Television, Lithuanian Radio and Television Committee, first as a music editor and later as a audio engineer, sound engineer. In 1975 he became a sound engineer for thLithuanian Composers' Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunas
Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. During the interwar period, it served as the temporary capital of Lithuania, when Vilnius was seized and controlled by Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas was celebrated for its rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco and Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural-style buildings as well as popular furniture, the interior design of the time, and a widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as among the finest examples of European Art Deco and has received the European Heritage Label. It contributed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
