PUTNI 30th anniversary

The vocal group PUTNI is one of the most unique units in the Latvian music scene - a pioneer of the modern vocal ensemble repertoire, which in long-term, non-commercial activity follows its own creative path, different from other musicians' associations. This year PUTNI celebrates its 30th anniversary. For an ensemble working as a freelancer, without regular, predictable financial and technical support, 30 years is a remarkable lifespan.

When creating programs, PUTNI always tries to make conceptually based choices, carefully selecting the repertoire and choosing its musical partners. Over 30 years, more than 40 singers have sung in the group, we have collaborated with many outstanding instrumentalists, and we regularly cooperate with Latvian and foreign composers. Under the leadership of conductor Antra Dreģe, more than 120 world premieres have been performed and seven albums released.

In our anniversary year, we are preparing new concert programs with freshly written compositions and also looking back in the ensemble’s history, posting some of our video recordings on our Facebook page. We will be happy to meet our listeners at our concerts all over Latvia!

An Evening with Singing

AN EVENING WITH SINGING will be a concert-research event where the audience will have the opportunity to explore singing from various perspectives, including insights from scientific studies.

Sacred & Profane

In collaboration with singer-songwriter Anta Eņģele, PUTNI presents a new concert program, SACRED & PROFANE, where the harmonies of the human soul's earthly and spiritual nature will be portrayed through musical contrasts.

Hildegard. Songs of Power

Concerts, centered around the music of the legendary medieval composer Hildegard of Bingen, have already become a tradition of PUTNI. HILDEGARD. SONGS OF POWER is created in collaboration with Ilga Reizniece, soloist of the legendary group IĻĢI and an expert in folk music traditions, as well as organist Kristīne Adamaite.