Aija Andrejeva and Kārlis Lācis “INVITATION”

Kārlis Lācis’s music, Māra Zālīte’s lyrics, Aija Andrejeva’s voice and the sound of the Sinfonietta Rīga string quartet - the concert program “Invitation” invites listeners to a musical encounter at concerts across Latvia in the spring of 2027.

The program is based on a song cycle composed by Kārlis Lācis to Māra Zālīte’s poetry. Its music and words tell of a woman’s feelings, love, longing and various life events. Aija Andrejeva’s voice, Kārlis Lācis’s piano playing and the performance of the Sinfonietta Rīga string quartet create this program’s distinctive sound.

The origins of this musical story go back more than ten years, when Kārlis Lācis created songs for Aija Andrejeva. After a longer break, they were heard again at Kārlis Lācis’s solo concert evening in the spring of 2026. The audience response and the artists’ own feeling that this music needed to reach a wider audience became the basis for the decision to record the album “Invitation” and go on a concert tour, bringing this musical program to listeners across Latvia in live performance.

The year 2027 is also special for the creators of the concert program - composer Kārlis Lācis will celebrate his 50th birthday, and poet Māra Zālīte her 75th birthday. The concert tour will be an opportunity in this anniversary year to meet once again with the music and poetry created by both authors.

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