The composer, Onutė Narbutaitė, describes her oratorio Centones Meae Urbi as a "musical essay" about Vilnius, the city where she was born.
Composer Biography
Onutė Narbutaitė, the composer, came to prominence in the early 1990s shortly after Lithuania seceded from the Soviet Union.
Recording & Production
This recording of Centones Meae Urbi was made in January 2024 at the Grand Hall of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society in Vilnius.
Compositional Technique
The oratorio incorporates multilingual texts from various epochs, including authentic tombstone inscriptions and early 20th-century newspaper headings from Vilnius.
Composition History
Centones Meae Urbi is Onutė Narbutaitė's largest work and her first orchestral oratorio, earning her the Lithuanian National Laureate in 1997.
Cultural Impact
Onutė Narbutaitė is considered one of the most performed Lithuanian composers alive and has influenced a generation of prominent women composers in Lithuania.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Onutė Narbutaitė's oratorio Centones Meae Urbi uses the four seasons to reflect on elements of Vilnius's unique history and its cyclical evolution.
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