In this episode of Sounds from Silence, host Sidney Chen talks with Lithuanian-born and New York-based composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė about her recent choral work Aletheia, which was premiered by the Latvian Radio Choir and will receive its first US performances this month in San Francisco, performed by Volti.
// REFERENCES //
• Žibuoklė Martinaitytė's website
• Lewis Hyde's A Primer for Forgetting
• Singing Revolution (Wikipedia)
• Volti
• Mark Winges's episode of Sounds from Silence
• Bang on a Can's Long Play Festival
• US premiere performances of Aletheia by Volti on May 13 & 14 (tickets)
Aletheia was commissioned by "LRT KLASIKA" and recorded live by the Lithuanian National Radio. Recording used by permission.
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