MIDSUMMER SONG for string orchestra and optional percussion (2009)
VASARVIDŽIO GIESMĖ styginių orkestrui ir mušamiesiems (ad libitum) (2009)
PROGRAMME NOTE:
As in most of my compositions, the nature with its metaphorical comparison to the archetypical states of the human mind was my main inspiration in this piece as well. Summer solstice – this thrilling time of the shortest nights and longest days- for me always has associations with serenity and endless time. Therefore, my Midsummer Song is like a pantheistic song, like a long journey to eternal light and to our inner peace of mind.
Raminta Šerkšnytė
YEAR OF COMPOSITION: 2009
INSTRUMENTATION: string orchestra (6.5.3.3.1) and optional percussion (1 performer: triangle, shaker, rain stick, wind chimes, vibraphone)
DURATION: ca.14′
COMMISSIONED by the Kronberg Academy (Germany)
PREMIERE: Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra (artistic director Gidon Kremer)
Braunschweig Stadthalle, Germany, 18 September 2009
AWARD: Coup de Coeur des Jeunes Musiciens, Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco, 2011 (after nomination by Arvo Pärt)
HONOURABLE MENTION: the 58th International Rostrum of Composers in Vienna, 2011 (listed among the top ten highest scoring recommended compositions)
COPYRIGHT: Raminta Šerkšnytė
SCORE (manuscript): please contact raminta.serksnyte@gmail.com
PERFORMING RIGHTS: please contact Mr. Stefan Fragner: fragner@rbartists.at
RELEASE:
REVIEWS:
Markus Poschner, une leçon de Brahms avec l’Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Thibault d’Hauthuille| Bachtrack |19 Jan 2026
Critique, concert. Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, le 16 janvier 2026
Emmanuel Andrieu| Classiquenews | 18 Jan 2026
Serge Chauzy| Classic Toulouse | 17 Jan 2026
White Nights and historic firsts: Gražinytė-Tyla shines with the Vienna Philharmonic
Chanda VanderHart| Bachtrack | 07 May 2025
Pedro J. Lapeña Rey| Scherzo | 06 May 2025
SERKSNYTE Orchestral and Choral Works
Richard Whitehouse | Gramophone Vol.97, No.1184 | Feb 2020
Claire Jackson | BBC Music Magazine | 23 Jan 2020
PERFORMERS:
Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Isar Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Basel Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian National State Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and others.
Conductors: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Giedrė Šlekytė, Modestas Pitrėnas, Markus Poschner, Otto Tausk, Arvo Volmer and others.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES IN 2026:
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Cond. Markus Poschner
La Halle aux Grains, Toulouse (FR)
Raminta Šerkšnytė Midsummer Song
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Concerto for violin Nr.2
Johannes Brahms Symphony nr.4
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Cond. Izabelė Jankauskaitė
Raminta Šerkšnytė Midsummer Song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Klavierkonzert G-Dur KV 453
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Sinfonie Nr. 3 a-Moll op. 56 “Schottische”
RECENT PERFORMANCES:
Isar Philharmonic Orchestra
Cond. Giedrė Šlekytė
Isar Philharmonic, Munich (DE)
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Cond. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Vienna Musikverein/ Konzerthaus (AT)
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07 March 2025
Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra
Cond. Giedrė Šlekytė
LVSO Concert Hall, Vilnius (LT)
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Basel Symphony Orchestra
Cond. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Stadtcasino Basel (CH)
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra,
Cond. Otto Tausk
Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver (CA)
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The Bruckner Orchestra Linz,
Cond. Markus Poschner
Stadttheater, Wels (AT)
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02&03 Nov 2022
The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Cond. Giedrė Šlekytė
Salle Métropole, Lausanne (CH)
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Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Cond. Giedrė Šlekytė
Kaunas State Philharmonic, Kaunas (LT)
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Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cond. Markus Poschner
Musikverein Graz, Graz (AT)
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23&24 Sep 2021Ι 7:30 p.m.
St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
Cond. Arvo Volmer
Tonhalle, St. Gallen (CH)