Charlton House’s Tuesday Concerts proudly presents ~ Emilija Karaliute Kanklės
Programme
Zemyna Trinkunaite Birch Tree
Alfonsas Mikulskis Idyll of the Lithuanian Forest
Valentinas Bagdonas The Dawn is Breaking – (Lithuanian Folk Song)
Juozas Naujalis Dear Lithuania – (Lithuanian Classical Piece)
Jonas Svedas Prelude and Fugue in C Major
Felix Mendelssohn On Wings of Song
Deborah Henson-Conant Nataliana
Claude Debussy En Bateau
Caroline Elizabeth Harding Rebmaer
Emilija is a professional classical and folk musician who began studying the kanklės in Lithuania from an early age, developing a deep connection to the instrument and its cultural roots. She has been playing the kanklės for 15 years and has been awarded the title of the National Laureate of Lithuania twice. The kanklės is the Lithuanian National instrument, which remains relatively unknown to many. Emilija is passionate about sharing the kanklės with new audiences, promoting the diversity of Lithuanian culture. Now a regular performer in the UK, with her recent solo shows in Paris, Emilija continues to engage audiences with her ability to integrate the kanklės into diverse genres, including classical, pop, and folk music.
The kanklės is a Lithuanian plucked string instrument belonging to the Baltic box zither family known as the Baltic psaltery, along with the Latvian kokles, Estonian kannel, Finnish kantele, and Russian gusli.
This event is free to attend. First come, first seated.
NB – entrance to the Old Library is via the cafe/main house entrance.
