ATSALUMS, Jēkabs Jančevskis - MIXED CHOIR OF RIGA CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL

55th Tolosa Choral Contest 2024, Basque Country, Spain.
This competition is member of the European Grand Prix Association For Choral Singing.
MIXED CHOIR OF RIGA CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL (Latvia)
Conductor: Jurģis Cābulis
ATSALUMS (Coldness), Jēkabs Jančevskis
Winner of the Tolosa Grand Prize, 1st prize in Chamber Choirs - Polyphony, 1st Chamber Choirs - Popular Music, Best Performance of a Basque Song and Prize of the Audience.

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What an astonishing performance! Could you please tell the meaning of this piece? I tried to search it in internet, even found something, but I didn't understand, even tho I sang this in music college's choir. P.S.: sorry, if my English is not good enough. It is not my native language 😅

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Atsalums (‘Coldness’) is based on my own selection of traditional Latvian songs about a young woman, obsessed with power and money, who gives her hand in marriage to a rich man whose status and privilege allow him to take advantage of her. At the end she understands that she has been foolish to yield to the material world and, upon realizing, sings in praise of the importance of the traditions and values of her family and wider community. This work’s lesson and emotional message are closely linked with the ever-growing number of Latvians leaving their home country. Since the renewal of Latvian independence in 1990, the population of Latvia has declined by almost half a million from around two million as a result of out-migration. Many leave because they are disillusioned with the government, while others have simply gone in search of a better life. Through this mindset many have come to deny traditional Latvian values. Alongside this theme in Atsalums, I also explore the eternal question of the meaning of material culture, and the role of possessions and money in family life and in decision-making. from notes by Jēkabs Jančevskis © 2020 www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68328

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@mixedchoirofrccs I'm very grateful for your explanation! ☺️🫶 I wish you all will have a lot successful performances! Music is a great "language" that can unite people all around the world! 🙏🫂 God bless you!