Saulainė
Kretinga, Lithuania
Violeta Andruškevičienė - conductor
Eugenija Karkienė - second conductor
Rima Stonkuvienė - concertmaster
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Cantate Domino | Rupert Lang (b. 1948) | Liturgical |
| Madonna, io v'amo e taccio | Constanzo Festa (1485-1545) | Madrigal |
| Slavej pee na trendafil | Dragan Shuplevski (1933-2001) | Tradicional Macedonian |
| Bildukas / Poltergeist | Nijolė Sinkevičiūtė (b. 1956) | Nijolė Sinkevičiūtė (b. 1956) |
| Las Amrillas / Yellow | Stephen Hatfield (b. 1956) | Tradicional Mexican |
The youth choir of Kretinga Art`s school, „Saulainė,“ was established in the year 2002. Violeta Andruškevičienė and Eugenija Karkienė lead the choir, while the piano concertmaster is Rima Stonkuvienė.
The choir's repertoire consists of ancient, sacred, and new Lithuanian folk, alongside foreign music. They take part in Lithuanian and foreign concerts, as well as singing songs with professional artists.
In 2006 the choir “Saulainė” won a gold medal prize in XXIV international choir competition Olomouc (Czech Republic). Then, in 2007 they were awarded a gold diploma in the international Johannes Brahms choir competition Wernigerode (Germany). In 2009 they received another gold diploma from the Ohrid Choir Festival. They, in 2011 the choir was awarded first place at an internacional choir competition in Antalya (Turkey).
Conductor Violeta Andruškevičienė was born in 1959. She studied choir conducting at the Lithuanian National Academy of music and theatre. Since 1984 she has been a teacher at Kretinga Arts school, and since 2002 she has been a leader and the first conductor of the choir “Saulainė”. She is also the conductor of the 2009 Lithuanian Millennium Songs and Dance Celebration.
Eugenija Karkienė was born in 1949. She studied choir conducting at the Lithuanian Pedagogical University. Since 1974 she has been a teacher at Kretinga Arts school and, since 2002, the second conductor of the choir “Saulainė”.
Rima Stonkuvienė was born in 1972. She studied grand piano at the Lithuanian National Academy of music and theatre. Since 1999 she has been a teacher at Kretinga Arts school and, since 2002, she has been piano concertmaster of the choir “Saulainė”.
Kretinga is an old town of Western Lithuania near the Baltic Sea. This town, which has existed since the 13th century is rich in historical and cultural heritage. In the very old centre of the town there is a fascinating complex of church and monastery from the Fraciscans, dating back to the 17th century. Today the town covers an area of 1542 ha. and has a population of about 20,000 residents.
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