State Choir Latvia

(b. 1935) Arvo Pärt

The Deer’s Cry

(b. 1956)Michael Holohan

Quis est Deus 

(1852-19240) Charles Villiers Stanford

Beati Quorum Via 

(b. 1958) Rhona Clarke

Lux Aeterna from Requiem 

Rhona Clarke 

Pie Jesu from Requiem

(b. 1964)Rihards Dubra

To Skaisto Dïva Rozi

(1947-2017) Pēteris Plakidis

Izkal Pakavu Akmens 

(b. 1972) Zirgam Raimonds Tiguls

Griezes Dziesma 

(b. 1959) Vaclovas Augustinas

Tykus Tykus Ēriks 

(b. 1977) Ešenvalds

Rivers of Light

(b. 1946) Pēteris Vasks

Mäte Saule

The 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, , 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.State Choir Latvia Māris Sirmais