ENSEMBLES 2010

Suvalkija Choir

Virginija Junevičienė

Conductor

Mixed choir Suvalkija was founded in 1973. Virginija Junevičienė has been the leader and conductor of the choir. The choir has been a laureate in competitions and festivals in Lithuania. They won various prizes abroad.

COMPETITIONS
1995- two third places in Middlesbrough (England).
1996- second place in choir competition F. Mendelssohn Dautphetal (Germany).
1998- third place in Suvalkai (Poland).
1999- two silver medal in Preveza (Greece).
2002- “Golden bird 2001m.” (Lithuania).
2002- third place in Vilnius (Lithuania).
2003- second place in Pecka (Chezk Respulic)
2007- special prize for performance of West Europe composer canticle G.P.da Palestrina “Nunc dimiti” in Sankt Peterburg (Russia)

FESTIVALS
1991- the international song festival “Bridges of Song” in Tallin (Estonia).
1994- the international song festival in Kopenhagen (Denmark).
1997- Nordic Baltic Choir Festival in Visby (Sweden).
1998- the festival of church music in Loreto (Italy).
2000- Nordic Baltic Choir Festival in Skien (Norway).
2001- International Choir Festival in Cantonigros (Spain).
2002- Nordic Baltic Choir Festival in Klaipeda (Lithuania).
2006- the festival of sacred music in Rumia (Poland)
2009- festival in Denmark
The choir gave concerts abroad: Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain.
The repertoire includes works by G. Palestrina, C. Monteverdi, J.Gallus, A. Scarlati, G.F. Handel, W.A. Mozart, J.S. Bach, F. Mendelssohn, A.Bruckner, R. Shuman, U. Sisask, F. Poulenc and also by Lithuania composers. The choir has recorded several cassettes.
Also choir “Suvalkija” organizing international sacred music festival “Dziugaukim….Aleliuja”. The festival started in 2000 and last year was one of the biggest sacred music festival into Lithuania ( about 2500 participants )

Celebration Program

Additional Concerts Program