Eskhatos

Rytis Mažulis

2023

Composer: Rytis Mažulis
Performed by Melos Collective (voices), Anton Lukoszevieze (cello)
Recorded & mastered by MAMA Studios
Supported by Association LATGA.

Earmuff Heterophonies

Arturas Bumšteinas

2023

  • Subatoj
  • Aisim į laukelį
  • Ganiau ganiau
  • Oi lunkela
  • Užaugo berželis

MONOCHROME

MELOS & CELLO CLUB

Works by four Lithuanian composers for female voices and cellos. Commissioned and first performed by Melos New Vocal Music Collective and the Cello Club.

The compositions respond to monochrome shades of voices and strings, overtones and resonances, explore textures, vibrations, unified sonorities and much more…

  • Mykolas Natalevičius Cold
  • Egidija Medekšaitė – Amithāba
  • Albertas Navickas – Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd
  • Žibuoklė Martinaitytė – Densité de présence

Conductor – Karolis Variakojis
Recorded & mastered by MAMA Studios
Supported by Lithuanian Council for Culture, Lithuanian Neighbouring Rights Association (AGATA), Association LATGA.

Andrius Arutiunian. Incantations

CTM Radio Lab
Production: Deutschlandfunk Kultur/CTM Festival/ORF Kunstradio/Goethe-Institut 2022
Duration: 52’00

essay by Daniel Muzyczuk. LISTENING STOCK

read essay HERE

text published together with the first performance of “Listening Stock” by Arturas Bumšteinas, December’21, Vilnius.

Design by Aurelija Slapšytė
Photos by Tomas Terekas

music film
artist portrait. single note music.

2021

Rytis Mažulis: „Autoportretas“ (2018), „Begarsis“ (2018), „Ramybė“ (1992), „Nedum Capillos“ (2018).

Producer: New Vocal Music Collective Melos
Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Friend: Dūmų fabrikas
Video: Ilmė Vyšniauskaitė, Kristijonas Dirsė

Minimal Voices

In 2020 the vocal ensemble released the very first album – “Minimal Voices” – which presents works of Lithuanian composers Rytis Mažulis, Agnė Mažulienė, Karolina Kapustaitė and Dominykas Digimas. Most of the compositions on the album were commissioned by Melos.

  • Dominykas Digimas – Oscillations
  • Rytis Mažulis – Self-portrait
  • Agnė Mažulienė – On That Path
  • Rytis Mažulis – How Could I Possibly Know That?..
  • Karolina Kapustaitė – This Is About Our Body Heat
  • Rytis Mažulis – Tranquillity