🌞 You’re warmly invited to a Midsummer Prelude Concert in Katlakalns!

We are happy to invite you to a heartfelt summer gathering, where songs and dances will guide us toward the magic of the solstice.

📅 June 19 at 8.30 PM
📍 Recreation site “Nēģīši”, Katlakalns

On this special evening:

• you’ll hear both well-known and lesser-known choral songs,
• have the chance to join in with the familiar “Līgo, līgo” refrain,
• and enjoy the beauty of traditional Latvian folk dances.

🎶 Performers:

• Women’s Choir “Magone”
  Artistic Director: Baiba Āboliņa-Smirnova
  Choir Conductor: Linda Garanča
  Accompanist: Ilva Lempa

• VEF Culture Palace Mixed Choir “Dzīne”
  Artistic Director: Aivars Gailis
  Conductor: Artūrs Gailis

• Youth Dance Ensemble “Katlakalns”
  Artistic Director: Mārtiņš Pēdājs
  Vita Priede, Rehearsal Director: Klinta Lazdiņa
  Accompanist: Sīlinda Gercāne

🌿 Come and experience the joy of music and dance that unites and inspires!
Let songs echo across the Daugava and dance steps resound beneath the summer sky!

Meet us at Sēļi Manor on 26 April

On 26 April 26 at 4:00 PM at Sēļi Manor, together with the Mazsalaca Cultural Center folklore group "Sēlene" and the folk music group "Sēļu muižas muzikanti," we will perform at the 73rd birthday concert of the Valmiera Cultural Center men's choir "Imanta" titled "Through Singing Comes Refreshment."

The men's choir "Imanta" is the oldest men's choir in Vidzeme, and its birthday concerts have become a special tradition, inviting various guest artists every year.

This will not be our first meeting with the men of Imanta – we have previously met at concerts both at our home in Katlakalns and in Valmiera, and have performed together at our friends' place in Krimulda Cultural House, so we eagerly await the reunion at Sēļi Manor.

The concert program with songs and musical performances will create a truly unforgettable birthday atmosphere, so we invite you to celebrate the men's choir "Imanta" birthday together on April 26! 🎂

We will participate at the competition "Riga sings"

From April 3-7, we will participate in the 3rd International Choir Competition "Riga sings" and Imants Kokars Choral Award, which will once again take place in Riga after a short break. 

The competition will be opened on April 3 at the cultural center "Ziemeļblāzma", and from April 4-7, participants will perform in various categories at different venues in Riga. 

Adult choirs in category B, where we are also participating, will take the stage at the the Small Guild Hall on April 5. 

The culmination of this event will be the final competition on April 6, which will take place among the category winners for the prestigious Imants Kokars Choral Award. 

This year, the competition organized by INTERKULTUR, the world's leading organizer of international choir competitions and festivals, and the Riga City Municipality institution "Northern Riga Cultural Association", will welcome 38 choirs from 12 countries.

Read more about the competition here.

We wish good luck to all participants! 🎶

Welcome to our new website!

We are starting 2025 with a new website. From now on, you will find information about upcoming concerts and other activities here.

Have a great 2025!