A Journey of Artistic Discovery Across Europe
ULYSSES JOURNEYS FOR COMPOSERS
Organised by JVLMA , Latvia
Composition Workshop with Latvian Radio Choir Chamber Singers: New Compositions for 8 Voices and Electronics
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA), with their contemporary music festival deciBels, invites emerging composers to participate in an international workshop organised with the Latvian Radio Choir Chamber singers. The workshop offers an opportunity to compose for the choir’s chamber singers (SSAATTBB) and electronics, providing participants with the chance to write a new piece under the guidance of experienced tutors. Selected works will be rehearsed, performed and recorded during the workshop.
Ensemble in residence: Latvian Radio Choir Chamber Singers (Kaspars Putniņš, Conductor)
Composition tutors: Juste Janulyte, Liisa Hirsch, Mārtiņš Viļums, Dimitris Maronidis
The selected eight composers are invited to write an original work for eight singers and electronics in the form of a sketch, with a duration not exceeding 5 minutes.The works are then rehearsed and recorded during a one-week workshop which will take place in August 2025 in Riga. Participants get the opportunity to have individual meetings with each of the tutors plus three rehearsals of their sketch (each rehearsal is 35 minutes). The jury then shortlists five composers who have the opportunity to complete and extend their works to a maximum of 10 minutes. A public concert of the selected compositions takes place at the deciBels festival on March 20, 2026, in Riga, Latvia.
In 2025, composers Guilherme de Almeidda (PT) and Massimiliano Vizzini (IT) will join the composition workshop as part of their ULYSSES Journey.
Date of workshop: 11-17 August 2025
Date of public concert: 20 March 2026 at deciBels festival, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga, Latvia
