This exceptional concert brings together the Sorbonne University Choir & Orchestra with the Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra and Academic Mixed Choir «Gaudeamus». Conceived as a bridge between the two capitals, Paris and Vilnius, the program pays tribute to two major figures.
First, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis – composer, painter, and pioneer of Lithuanian modernism – whose post-Romantic repertoire remained unjustly unknown in Western Europe until the 1990s. Then Francis Poulenc, who, with his radiant and irreverent Gloria, created one of the great spiritual frescoes of the 20^th century, composed at a time when he had returned to faith.
In counterpoint, the evening also features contemporary works by Donatas Zakaras and Justina Repečkaitė – a Lithuanian composer based in Paris – highlighting the vitality of today’s Lithuanian music and the dialogue it establishes between tradition and modernity.

Donatas Zakaras Laiškai Sofijai (Letters to Sofija)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Kyrie  
Gloria 
Sanctus 
Kęstutis, Overture 
Trad. / Arr. Paul Ladmirault Le batelier
Julien Joubert Trois «Verlaine» a cappella – «Green» 
Justina Repečkaitė Vellum 
Francis Poulenc Gloria, FP 177

Clara Orif soprano 
Sorbonne University Choir & Orchestra 
Nicolas Agullo conductor 
Frédéric Pineau choirmaster 
Vilniaus University Chamber Orchestra  
Modestas Jankūnas conductor 
Vilnius University Academic Mixed Choir «Gaudeamus»
Rasa Gelgotienė conductor
Ignas Garla choirmaster

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