Hymn of Life: Stories Across the Ages is a unique trio program focusing on Renaissance and Baroque-era songs, arias, duets, and instrumental music. The audience will hear works by John Dowland, George Frideric Handel, Andrea Falconieri, and even compositions from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. These pieces are characterised by their ornamentation, richness, and stylistic diversity—qualities that shine most vividly in sacred spaces with authentic acoustics. This concert is a wonderful opportunity to immerse oneself in the musical grandeur of a lavish historical era.
The performers include:
– Nerijus Masevičius – a baritone with a remarkable voice, known for performing early opera, contemporary, and chamber music. He is also a pedagogue and a frequent participant in international festivals. N. Masevičius originally studied cello, followed by choral conducting and vocal studies. He continued his education in singing and historically informed stage movement in France, England, Israel, and beyond. He has performed with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, the Lithuanian National and State Symphony Orchestras, the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Oristano Chamber Orchestra (Italy), St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, and Baroque ensembles “Musica silentii” (Estonia), Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (Israel), Antiphona (France).
Saulius S. Lipčius – a distinguished guitarist and Associate Professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He will perform on the rare liuto forte, a type of archlute. Saulius represents the fourth generation of musicians in his family. He began with piano and choral studies at the Ąžuoliukas music school and later turned to the guitar. He has won numerous national and international competitions.
Teodoras Lipčius – the talented son of Saulius. He first gained attention at the age of two when he sang Lithuania’s national anthem. Later, he became a laureate of the Dainų dainelė competition and won second place in the TV project Dainuok su manimi. He currently studies cello at the M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts and has already become a laureate of multiple competitions. He regularly appears in concerts and television performances.
