Kamēr – Northern Echoes
Kamēr… is a Latvian mixed youth choir based in Riga, Latvia, founded in 1990 by Māris Sirmais. A winner of multiple national and international prizes and awards. Kamēr… became the first and currently the only choir in the world having won the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing three times (2004, 2013, and 2019). The choir performs in various events both in Latvia and worldwide,
and collaborates with renowned composers, musicians and orchestras.
Since June 2022, the artistic director and chief conductor of the choir is Jurģis Cābulis. The second conductor of Kamēr… is Patriks Kārlis Stepe. The former artistic directors are its founder Māris Sirmais (1990-2012), Jānis Liepiņš (2012-2018) and Aivis Greters (2018-2022).
The choir has two vocal coaches: Ansis Sauka, who works with the choir since its founding in 1990, and Jolanta Strikaite-Lapiņa, who joined our choir family in 2016, after the retirement of Aina Bajāre. Ansis works mostly with the male voices, and Jolanta with the female voices.
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THE ARTIST
CREDITS
Executive producer: Edgardo Vertanessian
Recorded at the Jāņa baznīca Church in Riga, Latvia, in March 2023
Recording and Editing: Normunds Slava
Mixing and Mastering: Edgardo Vertanessian
Artwork design: Marta Smilga
Booklet design: Romina Pacor
All texts by Kamēr Choir
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