The work we would like to invite you to re-visit is the Canadian premier of Tumsa Gaju / I walked in Darkness, recorded live two years ago at the Edmonton International Choral Festival. Our guests are the Georgian Folk Ensemble Didgori. This composition shows the mastery of Praulins in combining traditional folk songs, the Georgian singing style and a classical chamber choir sonority, resulting in a genre-bending, rousing and eclectic choral experience. Līdzi, Diev(i)s, debess tēv(i)s ... Help, God, the father of the Heavens... Es iesāku garu ceļu: I started a long journey (a tough road): Augsti kalni, dziļas lejas, High mountains, deep valleys, Ātr(i)s man(i)s kumeliņis [kumeliņš]. Fast is my horse (steed). Tumsa, tumsa... Darkness, darkness... Lyrics of the first section, annotated by composer Ugis Praulins.
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