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🎺 NEW ORLEANS PARADE 🎷📅 2025 11 08, 16:00
📍 Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School
Address – Melngaiļa koncertzāle, Ausekļa iela 11/15, Liepāja.
Together with the Palanga Wind Orchestra, world-renowned trombonist, composer, and conductor Helge Olav Førde will take us on a musical journey to the birthplace of jazz – New Orleans. The concert will also feature Lithuanian-born clarinet soloist Žygimantas Razmus, who is currently based in Norway.
From ragtime and blues to gospel and early jazz, this program celebrates the great masters like Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, and Jelly Roll Morton. For the occasion, Førde has also composed a special tribute piece – New Orleans Parade.
Helge Førde’s career is as impressive as his music:
✨ Co-founder of the legendary The Brazz Brothers, with over 5000 concerts in 37 countries
✨ Collaborations with world-famous musicians and orchestras
✨ Award-winning composer with works performed across Scandinavia
Don’t miss this chance to feel the heartbeat of New Orleans right here in Liepaja!
🎶 About the concert
Helge Førde played in the first Norwegian jazz ensemble to be invited to play at an American jazz festival in 1976, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Since then, he has been enthusiastic about and studied the music that originated in the southern states of the USA.
In 1981, he started The Brazz Brothers, which has played over 5,000 concerts in 37 different countries. Among other things, they have collaborated with the Vilnius Symphony Orchestra and also played at the jazz festival in Klaipeda. Helge's main instrument is the trombone.
At this concert, he and the Palanga Wind Orchestra want to present the exciting music that originated in the «melting pot» New Orleans at the beginning of the last century, namely ragtime, jazz, blues and gospel.
The music has been arranged especially for the Palanga Wind Orchestra and Helge Førde will lead the orchestra.
We will follow the music's journey from South Africa and across the ocean to America. We will visit several styles, the different instrument groups will be able to show off and the orchestra will also be open to improvisation.
This will simply be a rhythmic fireworks display of a concert and a tribute to the old masters like Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morten. For the occasion, Førde has composed a tribute to the city called, "New Orleans Parade."
🎶 Composer & Conductor Helge Olav Førde
Helge Olav Førde, freelance musician, composer and conductor.
Studied music with trombone as main instrument at Trøndelag Music Conservatory (NTNU) from 1976-81. Private studies with Ralph Sauer, Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1981.
Active freelance trombonist for over 45 years. Started Ytre Suløens Jass-ensemble in 1973 and was a member for 19 years. Started The Brazz Brothers in 1981 and has played over 5000 concerts with the ensemble in 37 different countries. The ensemble received the Kassettavgiftsfondets Launchingsstipend in 1992. Sula Municipality Culture Prize and Møre og Romsdal County Culture Prize in 2006. Gamlengprisen 2007. Was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2001. Nominated for the Spelmannsprisen 5 times. Has been the conductor of the Sintefstorbandet, Trondheim from 2019. Has collaborated and played with, among others: Lester Bowie, Don Moje, David Pieston, Amina Claudine Myers, New York Voices, Povl Dissing and Benny Andersen, Palle Mikkelborg and Helen Davies, Marilyn Mazur, Terje Rypdal, Karin Krog, John Surman.
Composed extensively for symphony orchestra, symphonic band, choir, various ensembles and soloists. The opera "Norge-Brasil" was performed 30 times in the Opera House Nordfjord and at the Norwegian Theatre. Was nominated for the Hedda Prize for the performance of the year 2012. The jazz opera "Storkaren" has been performed at Fjord Cadenza, the Norwegian Opera & Ballet in Oslo and the Opera in Kristiansund,
among others. The composition "Galaxy Fantasy" for double symphony orchestra and brass quintet was premiered by the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra in 2014. His
compositions have been performed by symphonic bands, choirs and symphony orchestras all over Scandinavia.
Teacher at NTNU, the jazz section at Trøndelag Music Conservatory, main instrument jazz trombone, ensemble conducting, music theory, ear training, arranging and interplay.
From 1975 to the present day, he has taught at countless seminars and workshops for corps, choirs and big bands as a conductor, instructor, soloist, arranger and composer,
mainly in Norway, but for the last 30 years also in Scandinavia, the USA, Africa and Asia.
🎶 Palanga Wind Orchestra
Palanga Orchestra is a professional wind orchestra and an important part of the cultural identity of the seaside resort town of Palanga, Lithuania. The orchestra pays special attention to the quality and diversity of its concert programs, as well as to representing the city of Palanga in Lithuania and abroad.
Founded in 1953, the orchestra continues a long-standing tradition of park concerts that began in the era of the Counts Tiškevičiai. Its summer concert cycle “Orchestra Summer” has become a unique cultural phenomenon, cherished by generations of listeners and earning the orchestra the heartfelt love of its audiences.
Today, Palanga Orchestra is a modern and creative ensemble of more than 30 musicians. Each year, it gives around 60 concerts in Palanga, across Lithuania, and internationally. In addition to concerts, the orchestra organizes educational activities, festivals, creative competitions, and produces recordings that are available on digital listening platforms.
The orchestra is led and conducted by Vygantas Rekašius
🎶 Soloist (clarinet) Žygimantas Razmus
Žygimantas Razmus studied clarinet at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. For many years, he worked as the principal clarinetist of the State Wind Orchestra “Trimitas” (now the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra). He currently lives and works in Trondheim, Norway, together with his family. In his free time, he performs on clarinet and saxophone at various music events and projects.
• Thank you to our partners: Palanga City Municipality, Liepaja Music, Art and Design Secondary School, hotel „Gabija“.
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🎺 NEW ORLEANS PARADE 🎷
📅 2025 11 08, 16:00
📍 Liepojos muzikos, meno ir dizaino vidurinė mokykla
Adresas – Melngaiļa koncertzāle, Ausekļa iela 11/15, Liepāja
Kartu su Palangos orkestru pasaulinio garso trombonininkas, kompozitorius ir dirigentas Helge Olav Førde kviečia į muzikinę kelionę po džiazo gimtinę – Naująjį Orleaną. Koncerte taip pat pasirodys lietuvių kilmės solistas–klarnetininkas Žygimantas Razmus, šiuo metu reziduojantis Norvegijoje.
Nuo regtaimo ir bliuzo iki gospelo ir ankstyvojo džiazo – ši programa pagerbs didžiuosius meistrus, tokius kaip Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton. Šia proga Førde taip pat sukūrė specialią dedikaciją miestui – kūrinį „New Orleans Parade“.
Helge Førde karjera tokia pat įspūdinga, kaip ir jo muzika:
✨ Legendinės grupės The Brazz Brothers bendraįkūrėjas, surengęs daugiau nei 5000 koncertų 37 šalyse;
✨ Bendradarbiavo su pasaulinio garso muzikantais ir orkestrais;
✨ Apdovanotas kompozitorius, kurio kūriniai skamba visoje Skandinavijoje.
Nepraleiskite progos išgirsti Naujojo Orleano širdies plakimo čia, Liepojoje!
🎶 Apie koncertą
Helge Førde grojo pirmame Norvegijos džiazo ansamblyje, pakviestame pasirodyti JAV džiazo festivalyje – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – dar 1976 m. Nuo tada jis aistringai domisi muzika, kilusia iš JAV pietinių valstijų.
1981 m. jis įkūrė The Brazz Brothers, kurie surengė daugiau nei 5000 koncertų 37 šalyse. Jie bendradarbiavo su Vilniaus simfoniniu orkestru bei pasirodė Klaipėdos džiazo festivalyje. Pagrindinis Helge instrumentas – trombonas.
Šiame koncerte jis kartu su Palangos orkestru pristatys muziką, gimusią Naujajame Orleane – „kultūrų katile“ praėjusio amžiaus pradžioje: regtaimą, džiazą, bliuzą ir gospelą. Muzika specialiai aranžuota Palangos orkestrui, o kolektyvui diriguos pats Helge Førde.
Kartu seksime muzikos kelionę iš Pietų Afrikos per vandenyną į Ameriką, išgirsime įvairius stilius, pasirodys skirtingos instrumentų grupės, o orkestras atisvers improvizacijoms. Tai bus tikras ritminis fejerverkas ir pagarba tokiems seniesiems meistrams kaip Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton.
🎶 Kompozitorius ir dirigentas Helge Olav Førde
Helge Olav Førde – laisvai samdomas muzikantas, kompozitorius ir dirigentas.
Tromboną studijavo Trondheimo muzikos konservatorijoje (NTNU) 1976–81 m., tobulinosi privačiai pas Ralph Sauer, Los Andželo filharmonijos trombonininką.
Aktyvus trombonininkas jau daugiau nei 45 metus. Įkūrė Ytre Suløens Jass-ensemble (1973), The Brazz Brothers (1981).
Surengė tūkstančius koncertų visame pasaulyje, pelnė daugybę apdovanojimų, tarp jų – Norvegijos kultūros premijas.
Jo kūriniai skambėjo Skandinavijos simfoniniuose orkestruose, chorų ir pučiamųjų koncertuose, o operos buvo pastatytos Oslo nacionalinėje operoje bei kitose scenose.
Nuo 1975 m. veda meistriškumo kursus, dirba dėstytoju NTNU.
🎶 Palangos orkestras
Palangos orkestras – profesionalus pučiamųjų instrumentų kolektyvas ir svarbi kurorto kultūrinio identiteto dalis. Ypatingą dėmesį jis skiria koncertinių programų kokybei, įvairovei bei Palangos miesto reprezentavimui Lietuvoje ir užsienyje.
Įkurtas 1953 m., orkestras tęsia Grafų Tiškevičių laikais pradėtą parko koncertų tradiciją. Vasaros ciklas „Orkestro vasara“ tapo unikaliu reiškiniu, kurį pamėgo jau kelios klausytojų kartos.
Šiandien Palangos orkestras – modernus ir kūrybingas kolektyvas, jungiantis daugiau nei 30 muzikantų. Kasmet jis surengia apie 60 koncertų Palangoje, kituose Lietuvos miestuose ir užsienyje. Be koncertų, orkestras organizuoja edukacines veiklas, festivalius, kūrybinius konkursus ir įrašo muziką, kurią galima rasti skaitmeninėse platformose.
Orkestrui vadovauja ir diriguoja Vygantas Rekašius.
🎶 Solistas (klarnetas) Žygimantas Razmus
Žygimantas Razmus studijavo klarnetą Lietuvos muzikos akademijoje. Ilgą laiką dirbo solo klarnetininku Valstybiniame pučiamųjų instrumentų orkestre „Trimitas“ (dabar – Lietuvos simfoninis pučiamųjų orkestras). Šiuo metu kartu su šeima gyvena ir dirba Norvegijoje, Trondheimo mieste. Laisvalaikiu groja klarnetu ir saksofonais įvairiuose muzikos renginiuose bei projektuose.
• Dėkojame mūsų partneriams: Palangos miesto savivaldybei ,Liepojos muzikos, meno ir dizaino vidurinei mokyklai, viešbučiui „Gabija“.
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