{"id":11,"date":"2024-05-06T15:15:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T12:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/f4.ecl.lt\/chorasvilniusdev\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-24T13:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:56:08","slug":"apie-mus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/apie-mus\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The State Choir \u201cVilnius\u201d is a professional ensemble distinguished by its performance culture, versatility, and educational activities. The choir keeps pace with contemporary artistic developments while also preserving the classical heritage of past eras. Special attention is given to the dissemination of Lithuanian music\u2014each year, premieres of works by contemporary Lithuanian composers are prepared, and outstanding pieces are recorded in the studio. \u201cVilnius\u201d has already released 15 CDs, and 300 recordings of its works are \u0645\u062d\u0641\u0648\u0638 in the archives of the Lithuanian National Radio and Television.<\/p>

A distinctive feature of the choir is the synthesis of creativity and professionalism, the ability to present music to diverse audiences, and the realization of unconventional events and projects. All of this has led to \u201cVilnius\u201d being recognized as one of the finest choirs in Lithuania.<\/p>

The choir\u2019s artistic maturity has been shaped by its professional leadership. The current chief conductor, the renowned Lithuanian choral conductor and educator Art\u016bras Dambrauskas, is charting new artistic directions for the ensemble, leading it toward innovative, diverse, and contemporary creative work.<\/p>

The ensemble, which performs actively on an ongoing basis, is committed to the dissemination of choral art, introducing diverse audiences to original programs. The choir\u2019s concerts are heard not only in major city venues but also in the most remote corners of the country. Future audiences are nurtured through playful and engaging programs specially designed for children.<\/p>

Since 2011, the state choir \u201cVilnius\u201d has organized the International St. James Festival, which has become an integral part of the capital\u2019s cultural life, filling each autumn with the luminous sounds of sacred music.<\/p>

The chief conductor of the choir \u201cVilnius\u201d is the renowned Lithuanian choral conductor and educator Art\u016bras Dambrauskas. Since 2009, Assoc. Prof. Dambrauskas has served as Head of the Department of Music Theory and Pedagogy at the Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy, where he teaches conducting and choral disciplines. He has repeatedly conducted at Lithuanian Song Celebrations and festivals, served as a jury member in both international and national competitions, and is the artistic director of the International St. James Festival.<\/p>

Since 2015, when Art\u016bras Dambrauskas assumed leadership of the state choir \u201cVilnius,\u201d he has pursued changes in its creative strategy. By combining academic and lighter music in the repertoire, he enables the ensemble to reveal its multifaceted artistic character even more broadly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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History<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Conductors<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Valstybinis choras \u201eVilnius\u201c \u2013 profesional\u0173 kolektyvas, pasi\u017eymintis atlikimo kult\u016bra, \u012fvairiapusi\u0161kumu, edukacine veikla. Choras \u017eengia koja kojon su \u0161iandienin\u0117mis meno aktualijomis, bet nepamir\u0161ta ir praeities epoch\u0173 klasikos fondo. Ypatingas d\u0117mesys skiriamas lietuvi\u0161kos muzikos sklaidai \u2013 kasmet parengiamos \u0161iuolaikini\u0173 lietuvi\u0173 kompozitori\u0173 k\u016brini\u0173 premjeros, i\u0161skirtiniai k\u016briniai pasiekia \u012fra\u0161\u0173 studij\u0105. \u201eVilnius\u201c jau yra i\u0161leid\u0119s 15 kompaktini\u0173 plok\u0161teli\u0173, 300 k\u016brini\u0173 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"sv-jokubas":[],"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":82,"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4211,"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/4211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"sv-jokubas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chorasvilnius.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sv-jokubas?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}