MARCHES AND MANIPULATIONS: Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra | VILNIUS WINDS

PERFORMERS
Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra
Conductor Karolis Variakojis
Vainius Sodeika (narrator)

PROGRAMME

Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008)
Zehn Märsche um den Sieg zu verfehlen / Ten Marches to Miss the Victory
Der Tribun / The Tribune

In the festival program dedicated to contemporary music, the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra invites the audience to a provocative performance dedicated to the work of Mauricio Kagel, one of the most prominent musical experimenters of the 20th century, a German composer of Argentine origin. The composer’s name is inseparable from instrumental theatre, which masterfully intertwines satire, theatricality, and political subtext. The composer aimed for music to be not only heard, but also observed, which is why the performers in his works often become actors of sorts. The concert’s composition ‘Zehn Märsche um den Sieg zu verfehlen’ (Ten Marches to Miss the Victory) and the radio play ‘Der Tribun’ (The Tribune) deconstruct the march genre (traditionally associated with military power and discipline) and turn it into a tool of manipulation, engaging the listener in an ironic dialogue about power and society.

Principal Sponsor: Allianz Lietuva
Information Partner of the Festival: LRT