Winter chamber music. MARIALES. Māra's songs. SABIA Ensemble

SABIA Ensemble: Liene Skrebinska (voice, kokle), Ieva Nīmane (pipes, kokle), Mārtiņš Miļevskis (percussion), Guntars Prānis (voice, hurdy-gurdy)

The concert "Mariales" will combine traditional music and medieval church songs, twisting ancient melodies into a modern sound.

The combination of medieval Marian songs and Latvian traditional music in one concert programme has brought together musicians who are close to both these musical movements and have made them an integral part of their concert life.

Improvisation also plays an important role in the concert programme and the contribution of each member of the ensemble to the creation of a new soundscape in this repertoire is invaluable. The Virgin Mary and Māra - both merge into one image in the medieval Mary's Praise Songs and in our folk musical heritage.