Žibuokle Martinaitytė‘s new work for violin and string orchestra entitled EKAGGATA will be performed by the three orchestras. The commission was initiated by violinist and conductor Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra in Sweden. The Lithuanian National Philharmonic will premiere the work in Vilnius, Lithuania on 25 October, during the Gaida festival, and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra…
Osmosis for brass sextet (3trp-3trb) Osmosis (2015) is scored for three trumpets and three tenor trombones. The instruments of the 12-minute-work are in osmotic relationships: various degrees of assimilation happen through the subtle variances of rhythmic or melodic contours that often create unified textures where the entire brass ensemble is functioning as one huge organism,…
The works of New York -based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) have been lauded as breathtaking and profoundly moving. Her stimulating music bristles with energy and tension and revolves often around the subject of beauty, which she calls both a guiding principle and an aesthetic measure for sonic quality. Aletheia (2022) for mixed choir…
This work by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė reflects the seasons of the year in four movements. The Finnish title stands for soul-landscape which for the composer is related to the question of cultural identity: "My physical home keeps changing and the only thing that remains is music." Buy now
