EGILS STRAUME

(born 4 October 1950 in  Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian composer , clarinet, saxophone and piano player who is well known world-wide.

Born : Egils Straume

                            4.October 1950 (age 67)
                                Rîga Latvia

Education : Emils Dàarziñš Musical School.

Alma mater. Jàzeps Vîtols Latvian State Conservatory 1968 - 1974 clarinet under Prof. Edwards Mednis, 1975 - 1980 composition under Prof. Valentins Utkins, Moscow P.I.Tchaikovsy Conservatory 1980 - 1984 - Post Graduate in composition under Prof. Albert Leman

Occupation : composer , pianist,

                      saxophone, clarinet player

Years active : 1965. -

-Notable work. "RA THE LAW OF ONE"

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Composer Egils Straume

I had the opportunity to follow talented composer and performer Mr Egīls Straume’s creative activity for more than 40 years. He performed on more than 50 CD’s and LP’s from classical to jazz. Most known are “Laudamus Te” (1989) and “INRI “(1990 )on CD — Latvian Sacral Music for mixed choir, with soloist’s: Manheim Opera soprano Inese Galante and Stockholm Opera tenor Ingus Petersons, orchestra and organ. His Concerto for Clarinet, Piano and Orchestra ( 1976) was performed at the Ministry of Culture and Gnesins’ Academy of Music Hall in Moscow. His World Premiere of “Shepherd on the Hill So High” (2004)— a concerto for bagpipe, organ and symphony orchestra, was commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council, and took place in Lincoln Cathedral (UK) in 2004. His composition “In Memoriam of Ferryboat Estonia “ 19.... for flute, violoncello and harpsichord, was recorded on CD in Helsinki. I myself commissioned Mr. Straume to write a concerto “ Rigai” for mixed choir, tenor saxophone, vocal, jazz sextet, and jazz trio in 1998; and a massive vocal instrumental sacral composition “Miserere Nobis” in 2013 for mixed choir, orchestra, soprano, violin and flute. His concerto “Ch +Ch - Challenger + Chernobyl” (1986) for piano duo, alto saxophone and orchestra was performed in the Zagreb Bienale 1987. His Concerto for Bassoon and Symphony Orchestra ( 1984 ) with soloist Andris Arnicans (World’s #1 bassoon player) had its World Premiere at Moscow State Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, as well as his Violin Concerto in 1979 with soloist Uldis Sprúdžs. “The concerto is in my opinion not just another addition to the repertoire but a brilliant masterpiece . . . . one of the very best violin concertos in the 20th Century.” Tobias Broker (Germany) Variations on a Latvian Folk Song “Aiz ezera balti bérzi” for piano duo was performed twice in San Francisco 2009 and 2014 in the International Salkind Piano Duo Festival. His Composition for Alto Saxophone and Piano Duo was performed in Scheremetjevo Palace St. Peterborough (Russia) by the Angelo Piano Duo (USA). His Sacral composition “Adoramus Te “ - Latin Liturgy Holy Bible - for mixed choir, soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone, and orchestra was performed at the first sacred music festival in Latvia by the State Choir “Latvia” in 1998. As far as I know, his last commissioned compositions are for piano solo “Source of Light and Love” in 2014, “Lake Energy” in 2015, and "RA THE LAW OF ONE" - Concerto for Clarinet, Duo Piano, and Orchestra 2016. World Premiere of this Concerto was in San Francisco California by Eddie Daniels – The World’s Best clarinet- player , Leanne Rees & Egils Straume – Piano Duo, Holywood Chamber orchestra under baton of Bernard Rubenstein on 29th of September 2016 at Kennedy Center and 30thof September at San Francisco Conservatoire. Mr Egīls Straume is an internationally acclaimed composer and brilliant performing artist. His compositions are unique because of the setting of instruments he uses—adding greatly to World Music Literature. He has performed throughout the world as soloist — both classical and jazz , with choirs , orchestras, chamber ensembles including Germany, Italy, Greece, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Falklands, Poland, Russia, Japan, Philippines, UK , and USA, etc.etc.

Juris Klavivs Conductor, Professor Emeritus

References[edit]

Л. Мурниеце. Музыка Советской Латвии. — Рига: Лиесма, 1988. — С. 112. Sowjetische Musik im Licht der Perestroika / Hrsg. von Hermann Danuser, Hannelore Gerlach, Jürgen Köchel. — Laaber-Verlag, 1990. — S. 417. (нем.)

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