On June 4 at 7 p.m. at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, the University of Latvia Women’s Choir “Minjona” and the University of Latvia Mixed Choir “Juventus” will participate in a concert-exam in choral conducting titled “The Baltic Song Trail.” The concert will be conducted by Xinyuan Chen (a doctoral student in Prof. Romāns Vanags’ class).
On June 6, the youth dance group and the middle-aged dance group “Dancītis” will participate in a concert at the Open-Air Museum at 10 a.m., and the youth dance group “Dancītis” will perform at the Ādaži Cultural Center at 2 p.m.
On June 6, the University of Latvia women’s choirs “Balta,” “Minjona,” and “Latve,” and the men’s choirs “Dziedonis” and “PKVK” will participate in the Latvian Women’s and Men’s Festival in Cēsis.
The 20th Baltic Student Song and Dance Festival “Gaudeamus” will take place from June 19 to 21.
On June 19 at 2 p.m., the “Zāļu tirgus” will be held in Doma Square, featuring a program of folk music and dance. At 5 p.m., the festival’s opening concert will take place in the Great Hall of the University of Latvia, and at 8 p.m. at the Dailes Theater — the folk dance ensemble concert “On the Same Path.”
On June 20, from 11 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., wind orchestras will perform in Vērmane Garden, while a concert of Lithuanian music will take place at 6.30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the University of Latvia. At 8 p.m., a concert of sacred music is scheduled at Riga Cathedral.
On June 21, at 4 p.m., festival participants will march from Old Riga to Brīvības Square, where a grand concert titled “To Infinity…” will take place at 5 p.m.
Admission to the concerts is free with tickets, which will be available at Biļešu paradīze ticket offices starting June 8.
On June 21, from 8:00 PM to midnight, the Summer Solstice celebrations will take place at the Daugava Museum in the historic park of Doles Island Manor. Creative workshops are planned for both adults and children, and from 9:00 PM until midnight, there will be dancing with the University of Latvia’s folk dance group “Dandari.” Admission to the event is according to the Daugava Museum’s price list.
From June 25 to 29, the University of Latvia youth dance group “Dancītis” will participate in an international dance event in Poland.
