Concert – Reflections Through Time. In memory of Tālivaldis Deksnis

A festival of organ music, featuring the magnificent organ of the Great Hall at the University of Latvia, is a musical tribute to the outstanding Latvian organist, professor, and organ expert Tālivaldis Deksnis (1946–2018). Many well-known musicians — organists, instrumentalists, singers, and choirs — will perform in a diverse concert program of Latvian music.

The program will feature T. Deksnis’ favorite Latvian musical works and his own arrangements for organ. The audience will hear music by Jānis Ivanovs, Jāzeps Mediņš, Marģers Zariņš, Pauls Dambis, Tālivaldis Ķeniņš, and Pēteris Vasks.

The concert will feature a whole host of renowned Latvian organists who are former students of Prof. T. Deksnis – Aigars Reinis, Ligita Sneibe, Ilona Birģele, Diāna Jaunzeme-Portnaja, Līga Ivāne, Guna Kise and Edīte Alpe Deksne.

Accompanying the organ will be singer Inga Šļubovska-Kancēviča, the University of Latvia chamber choir DeCoro under the direction of conductors Kristiāna Vaickovska and Pēteris Vaickovskis, the INTIS Mixed Choir of the Liepāja Folk Art and Culture Center, conducted by Ilze Valce, as well as horn player Ingus Novicāns and trumpeter Jānis Ivuškāns.