Local choirs to join staging of rock story "Ei, jūs tur!" in Jēkabpils
This month Jēkabpils will host a performance of the rock story "Ei, jūs tur!" by Imants Kalniņš and Viks, with local singers joining the Jasmīna choir. Only two joint rehearsals are planned before the concert.
This month the Latvian town of Jēkabpils, in the Sēlija region, will host a performance of the rock story "Ei, jūs tur!" ("Hey, You There!") by composer Imants Kalniņš and Viks. The staging will be special because the Jasmīna choir, which is one of the work's three main characters, will be joined by local singers from the mixed choirs "Noskaņa" and "Sēlpils" and the women's choir "Unda".
The rock story has only three main characters: He, She and the Choir. The choir's role is varied. Agita Rimšēviča, artistic director and conductor of the Jasmīna choir, says that at one moment the choir are inquisitors, at another friends or good acquaintances. The choir also forms waves and silhouettes.
Little time to prepare
The local singers have only two joint rehearsals before the concert. In them they must polish roughly ten songs by Imants Kalniņš.
Ieva, a member of the "Sēlpils" choir, says the groups have sung Kalniņš's songs a great deal already, but they still need polishing to perform at the proper level. She adds that the singers are glad to have been invited.
