Choir was
founded in 1990. Since 1998 the choir has been known as “Cantare”. Arturas
Dambrauskas has become conductor and choirmaster in 2000.
A
repertoire of the choir is various - from archaic till modern music. The
choir is popular between listeners of different age.
The
conductor pays attention to the tradition of Lithuanian choir music,
especially to Lithuanian composers (J.Tamulionis, A.Remesa, K.Vasiliauskaite
and others). “Cantare” has organized a lot of concerts in the main churches
of Lithuania and took part in the festivals of religious music. Choir is
permanent contestant of S.Shimkus contest and also International contests in
Salzburg (Austria), Savigliano (Italy), Berlin, Rugen (Germany), Gdynia
(Poland).
Cantare won:
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The 1-st place in the
International contest – festival “Mogutnyi boza” in Mogiliovo
(Byelorussia) in 2004;
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Golden diploma in the contest and
festival “Cantate Domino” in Kaunas (Lithuania) in
2004;
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The 1-st place in the VI
International contest “Sudraba zvani” (Silver Bells) in
Daugavpils (Latvia) in January 2005;
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The 2-ond place and special prize
for the best execution of obligatory piece of S.Shimkus
“In
the silent of night” in the S.Shimkus contest of choirs in October 2005.
Chorus is
happy that they are as one family – they are together in happiness and
sadness, they are waiting for every meeting. “We are joined by one aim -
perfection. We want to bring joy to every heart” –said chorus. The
Choirmaster said that any trip and concert empowered the choir to improve
performance. Therefore choir plan not only prolong concert activity but also
take part in different International festivals.
