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Ąžuoliukas
Ąžuoliukas (Translation: ''Little Oak Tree'') is a Lithuanian boys' and youth choir. The very first Lithuanian boys' choir was established in Vilnius in 1959 by professor Hermanas Perelšteinas. At the beginning, Ąžuoliukas was composed of 30 boys, but later grew into a combination of several boys' and men's choirs and its own music school. The choir did not only grow in talented singers but also in its significant achievements. One of these is the Mineur Prix in the International Children's Choir Competition in Nantes, France (1989). Ąžuoliukas continues to perform in various festivals and concerts in both Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ... and abroad. The choir is currently conducted by the professor Vytautas Miškinis. In 2009 Ąžuoliukas held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Miškinis
Vytautas Miškinis (born 5 June 1954) is a Lithuanian composer, choral conductor and academic teacher. He is the artistic director of Ąžuoliukas, a boys' and youth choir and music school, and of other ensembles, performing internationally. He has taught choral conducting at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre since 1985. His groups have won prizes at international competitions, where he also served as a member of the jury. His compositions are part of the international standard choral repertoire. Life Miškinis was born in Vilnius, then Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union, in a musical family. He began his musical career with the Vilnius Teacher House Boys Choir (now Ąžuoliukas), at the age of seven. He studied at the Vilnius Conservatory from age 17, and became choral director of the junior choir there. He graduated in 1976, in the class of . For Ąžuoliukas (the name translating to "little oak tree") he assisted Perelšteinas, its founder and conductor, as accompanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |