SANCTA MARIA: A MASS FOR THE VASA-HABSBURG ALLIANCE
11th International Marco Scacchi Early Music Festival
5 March 2025 at 6pm at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Vilnius
THE VOICES OF THE LITHUANIAN GRAND DUCHY
11th International Marco Scacchi Early Music Festival
MEDIEVAL DELIGHTS: A MUSICAL TRIP THROUGH GOTHIC EUROPE
Part of the IX Kretinga International Early Music Festival
9 May 2025 at 11 am, Kretinga Franciscan Church
Educational concert for the pupils of Kretinga Franciscan Gymnasium
9 May 2025 at 11 am, Padvariai Social Care Home
Charity concert for the seniors of Padvariai Social Care Home
Rodrigo Calveyra - artistic director, recorders
Renata Dubinskaite - mezzo-soprano
Nerijus Masevicius - bass
Roger Helou - organetto
PALESTRINA 500: CELEBRATING THE 500TH BIRTHDAY OF GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
CONCERT CYCLE
BAROQUE MOSAIQUE: ORCHESTRAL WORKS BY BACH, VIVALDI, HANDEL AND TELEMANN
IX Kretinga International Early Music Festival pre-festival concert
8 June at 6 pm at Kretinga Franciscan Church
Canto Fiorito, artistic director Rodrigo Calveyra, conductor, recorder (Brazil/France)
& Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, artistic director Mindaugas Bačkus, cello
Renata Dubinskaitė, mezzo-soprano
Konrad Levicki & Tomas Cinelis, violins
Anna Luiza Aleksandrow-Bertash, viola d‘amore
Ivan Bertash, alto
Jacopo Raffaele, harpsichord
PALESTRINA 500: CELEBRATING THE 500TH BIRTHDAY OF GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
HORATIUS OF LITHUANIAN BAROQUE: SARBIEVIUS' POETRY AND MUSIC OF HIS TIMES
17 July 2025 Akmenė
18 July 2025 Antazavė
19 July 2025 Birštonas
Renata Dubinskaitė – mezzo-soprano, poetry reader
Miguel Rincon - luth
Rodrigo Calveyra – cornetto, recorder, artistic director
IX KRETINGA INTERNATIONAL EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025
31 July at 7 pm – Festival opening concert – Kretinga Franciscan Church
TIS NATURE'S VOICE: Music from England’s Shores
Christopher Lowrey, countertenor (USA/UK)
Michael Garrepy, organ (USA)
1 August at 7 pm – Kretinga Franciscan Church
MISSA PAPAE MARCELLI: Palestrina’s Masterpiece
Ensemble Vox Luminis, artistic director Lionel Meunier (Belgium)
Iris Bouman, Victoria Cassano, Tessa Roos, Korneel Van Neste (cantus)
Jonathan Hanley, João Moreira (altus)
Olivier Berten, Adriaan De Koster, Massimo Lombardi, Angelo Testori (tenor)
Guglielmo Buonsanti, Lionel Meunier, Andrés Soler Castaño, Pieter Stas (bassus)
8 August at 7 pm – Organ solo recital – Kretinga Franciscan Church
PALESTRINA'S LEGACY ON THE ORGAN REPERTOILE
Vincent Bernhardt, organ (France)
10 August at 7 pm – Kretinga Museum Winter Garden
LAISSE-MOY SOUPIRER: Airs des Cours from the 17th Century
Marc Mauillon, baritone (France)
Gabriel Rignol, luth (France)
12 August at 7 pm – Kretinga Franciscan Church
ARS NOVA: Treasures of “Trecento”
Marc Mauillon, baritone (France)
Roger Helou, organetto (Argentina/France)
21 August at 7 pm – Kretinga Franciscan Church
PALESTRINA IN MEXICO: 17th Century Transatlantic Musical Journey
Josué Meléndez, cornetto (Mexico/Switzerland)
Fabio de Cataldo, sackbut (Italy)
Maria Morozova, organ (Ukraine/Switzerland)
23 August at 7 pm – Closing Concert – Kretinga Franciscan Church
PALESTRINA AND HIS LEGACY IN LITHUANIA: Celebrating the 500th Birthday of the “Prince of Music”
Ensemble Canto Fiorito, artistic director Rodrigo Calveyra, cornetto (Brazil/France)
Lina Dambrauskaitė & Ieva Gaidamavičiūtė, sopranos
Renata Dubinskaitė & Saulė Šerytė, mezzo-sopranos
Povilas Vanžodis, tenor
Nerijus Masevičius, bass
Josué Meléndez, cornetto(Mexico/Switzerland)
Miguel Tantos Sevillano, sackbut (Spain/UK)
Fabio de Cataldo, bass sackbut (Italy)
Davide Pozzi, organ (Italy)
PALESTRINA AND HIS LEGACY IN LITHUANIA
In Kretinga Franciscan Church
16:00 Rodrigo Calveyra presents the oldest in Lithuania
16:30 Guided tour by Diana Jomantaite-Jonaitiene in the church and monastery (in Lithuanian)
19:00 Canto Fiorito concert "Palestrina and His Legacy in Lithuania: Celebrating the 500th birthday of "The Prince of Music"
Rodrigo Calveyra, artistic director, cornetto (Brazil/France)
Lina Dambrauskaitė, Ieva Gaidamavičiūtė, sopranos
Renata Dubinskaitė, Saulė Šerytė, mezzo-sopranos
Povilas Vanžodis, tenor
Nerijus Masevičius, bass
Josué Meléndez, cornetto (Mexico/Switzerland)
Miguel Tantos Sevillano, sackbut (Spain/UK)
Fabio de Cataldo, bass sackbut (Italy)
Davide Pozzi, organ (Italy)
Educational activities initiated by Norway Grants and the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania
PALESTRINA 500: CELEBRATING THE 500TH BIRTHDAY OF GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
Concert cycle
24 August 2025 at 1pm, Jieznas Church, Pažaislis Festival
GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL "ALCINA"
The premiere of a historically informed performance of the opera in Lithuania
Concert version with video projections and subtitles
19 September at 18:30, Klaipeda Concert Hall
21 September at 16:00, The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, Vilnius
Conductor - Rodrigo Calveyra
„Canto Fiorito“ and Klaipėda Chamber Orkestra (artistic director Mindaugas Bačkus)
Video – Agnė Gintalaitė
Solists:
Alcina – Lina Dambrauskaitė, soprano
Ruggiero – Renata Dubinskaitė, mezzo-soprano
Morgana – Gunta Gelgotė, soprano
Bradamante – Vilija Mikštaitė, mezzo-soprano
Oronte – Ignas Ščesnulevičius, tenor
Melisso – Nerijus Masevičius, bass
Gilberto Casério, baroque oboe (Brazil/Netherlands)
Aleksandra Mutwicka, baroque oboe (Poland/Netherlands)
Tomasz Wesolowski, bassoon (Poland)
Miguel Rincon, lute, baroque guitar (Spain/Switzerland)
Gabriel Smallwood, harpsichord (USA/Switzerland)
THE BAROQUE FACE OF VILNIUS: JOHANN CHRISTOPH GLAUBITZ
5 October 2025 at 7 pm, Greek Catholic Church of Holy Trinity
Aušros vartų 7B, Vilnius
Free entrance
PALESTRINA 500: CELEBRATING THE 500TH BIRTHDAY OF GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA
CONCERT CYCLE
7 October 2025, Veliuona Catholic Church
A NUN’S LOVE: The Music of 17th-Century Italian Benedictine Rosa Giacinta Badalla
5 November 2025 at 7pm
St. Catherine's Church, Vilnius
Rodrigo Calveyra, artistic director, cornetto, recorder
Renata Dubinskaitė, mezzo-soprano, author of the program
Margherita Burattini, baroque arp
Rodney Prada, viola da gamba
Javier Núñez Rivera, harpsichord, organ
Tickets here
