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Contemporary academic and experimental music is a broad and diverse genre, often also referred to as "modern classical music". This genre is characterized by complex structures, unusual instrumentation and unconventional performance techniques.
One of the characteristics of this music is its tendency to experiment with notions of time and space, as well as its interest in social, political and philosophical issues, which is reflected in the musical works. Improvisation is often a central element, allowing musicians to freely express their views and emotions.

"String of Winds is a four-movement composition for jazz trio (saxophone, double bass and percussion) and string quartet, lasting approximately 45 minutes.

The piece bridges two musical movements - contemporary classical and jazz - that I have been working in for many years.

Ansis Bētiņš & Artūrs Čukurs is a vocal duo from Riga, Latvia. Driven by their interest in different singing traditions of various periods, regions, and styles, Ansis and Artūrs work between the fields of folk, early and contemporary music. Their debut album, a double vinyl ‘Slavic Folk Songs’ is scheduled for release by the Swedish independent record label XKatedral on January 17th 2025. This release is the duo’s first on XKatedral and consists of a double album containing a studio recording and a live performance at Fylkingen in Stockholm on March 3rd 2023.

In the creative courtyard of Briania, alongside the video projections of Patriks Kirkls and Roberts Jansons nature fragmentation, improvised compositional concepts and limitations will interact, performed by artists such as Rūdolfs Macats (composition, synthesizer, piano), Elīna Silova (vocals), Ivars Arutyujans (drums), Kārlis Auziņš (saxophone).