State Choir Latvia

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) 

The Deer’s Cry

Michael Holohan (b. 1956)

Quis est Deus 

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-19240) 

Beati Quorum Via 

Rhona Clarke (b. 1958) 

Lux Aeterna from Requiem 

Rhona Clarke 

Pie Jesu from Requiem

Rihards Dubra (b. 1964)

To Skaisto Dïva Rozi

Pēteris Plakidis (1947-2017) 

Izkal Pakavu Akmens 

Zirgam Raimonds Tiguls (b. 1972) 

Griezes Dziesma 

Vaclovas Augustinas (b. 1959) 

Tykus Tykus Ēriks 

Ešenvalds (b. 1977) 

Rivers of Light

Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946) 

Mäte Saule

The State Choir Latvia is one of the world’s most important professional choirs. They have a distinctive sound – the glorious sound of the Latvian choral tradition, characterised by warmth, balance and precision. Along with their Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, Māris Sirmais, they will present a rich programme of Latvian/Baltic music alongside that of Irish composers. This includes Arvo Pärt’s ‘The Deer’s Cry’, a setting of the well-known ‘St Patrick’s Breastplate’ commissioned by Louth Contemporary Music Society in 2007.