Referātus LU “pēctrimdas” konferencei var pieteikt līdz 15. maijam

Daina Grosa | 

Aicinām pieteikt referātus starptautiskai zinātniskai konferencei “No trimdas uz pēctrimdu: transformācijas, pielāgošanās un dzimtene”!

Konference, ko organizē Latvijas Universitātes Humanitāro zinātņu fakultāte, norisināsies 2026. gada 27.-28. augustā Rīgā. 

Konferencē aicinām iedziļināties sarežģītajās attiecībās starp jēdzieniem trimda, pēctrimda un dzimtene, plašāk analizējot pēctrimdas stāvokli.

Konferencē piedalīties tiek aicināti dažādu disciplīnu pārstāvji, tostarp vēstures, socioloģijas, antropoloģijas, literatūrzinātnes un kultūras studiju, migrācijas un diasporas pētniecības, atmiņas studiju, kā arī citu radniecīgu jomu ietvaros.

 Dalībniekiem pieteikšanās līdz 15. maijam.

 Plašāk par konferenci: https://www.hzf.lu.lv/par…/lu-mediji/zinas/zina/t/108091/

Konference tiek organizēta ar projekta “Pēctrimdas fenomens: transformācijas un pielāgošanās latviešu trimdas kopienā pēc 1991. gada” (Nr. lzp-2024/1-0114) atbalstu.

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 We invite submissions for the international scientific conference “From Exile to Post-Exile: Transformations, Transitions, and the Homeland” (August 27-28, 2026), organised by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Latvia. 

The conference aims to explore the intertwined relationships between notions of exile, post-exile, and the homeland, focusing on the post-exile condition.

 The conference welcomes contributions from various disciplines, including history, sociology, anthropology, literary and cultural studies, migration and diaspora studies, memory studies, and related fields. 

 The deadline for submitting proposals is May 15, 2026.

 More about the conference: https://www.hzf.lu.lv/…/translate-to…/t/108092/…

The conference ir organised within the framework of the project “Navigating Post-Exile: Transformations and Transitions in the Latvian Exile Community after 1991” (No. lzp-2024/1-0114).

Daina Gross is editor of Latvians Online. An Australian-Latvian she is also a migration researcher at the University of Latvia, PhD from the University of Sussex, formerly a member of the board of the World Federation of Free Latvians, author and translator/ editor/ proofreader from Latvian into English of an eclectic mix of publications of different genres.

Anda Eglīte performs timeless melodies on the kokle on recent release

Egils Kaljo | 

The Latvian kokle, a plucked string zither-like instrument, is an indelible element of Latvian folklore. However, the instrument is often considered, unfairly, to be purely a traditional instrument, mainly meant for Latvian folk songs or dances. This would be a very short-sighted view of the kokle, whose sounds can be used to convey many different emotions, and can be used to exquisitely perform both the classic and modern repertoire.

Anda Eglīte, the head of the kokle and guitar classes at the Latvian Academy of Music, has for many decades been one of the premiere kokle performers, both as a solo artist as well as a member of the Altera Veritas quartet. Among the awards she has won are the Latvian Great Music award in 2003 and the Annual Folk Music Award in 2007. She has recorded six albums of kokle music for the Prima Classic label, the most recent of which is 2025’s Sandglass.

As per the album’s press release, “Sandglass invites you into a world of peace and reflection”, as the recordings on this album spotlight the dreamy and meditative sound of the kokle through both early and modern compositions.

Eglīte presents beautiful arrangements of baroque compositions, including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude from Suite No. 1, the famous Canon by Johann Pachelbel, and the Andante from Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Mandolins. These ancient, yet timeless melodies are given new textures in the sound and the music of the kokle.

Eglīte’s repertoire also includes works by contemporary Latvian composers, including two works dedicated to Eglīte – ‘Feeling? Like an endless stream, love flows…’ by Agnese Boitmane and ‘Mood’ by Dzintra Kurme-Gedroica. Boitmane’s contemplative and emotionally rich work is a kind of rumination on love, with both gentle and more tempestuous moments. ‘Mood’ is pensive and introspective, and Eglīte’s kokle creates a reflective and melodic ambience. Eglīte herself is also a composer, and she displays her compositional skills on the atmospheric and mystical ‘Paraphrase’.

Eglīte’s confident, yet delicate performances on Sandglass take the listener on a dreamy and calming musical journey, guided by the ethereal and gentle sound of the kokle. With a selection of works that cover a span of many centuries, Eglīte’s kokle talents reveal how the instrument can beautifully and memorably capture the spirit of many different eras.

For further information, please visit the Prima Classic Anda Eglīte page.

Sandglass

Anda Eglīte

Prima Classic, PRIMA070, 2025

Track listing:

1. Sandglass – Līga Ančevska

2. Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007: I. Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach

3. Paraphrase – Anda Eglīte

4. Dances D’Automne: No.5 – Bernard Andrès

5. Canon and Gigue in D major: Canon (Arr. by Jenifer Cook) – Johann Pachelbel 

6. Feeling? Like an endless stream, love flows… – Agnese Boitmane

7. Pavana – Francisco Tárrega

8. Souvenir – Freddy Alberti

9. Concerto for Two Mandolins in G major, RV 532: II. Andante (Arr. by Fred Nachbaur) – Antonio Vivaldi

10. Father’s house – Vilnis Salaks

11. Mood – Dzintra Kurme-Gedroica

12. Suite No. 1: Remembrance – Domenico Sodero

Egils Kaljo is an American-born Latvian from the New York area . Kaljo began listening to Latvian music as soon as he was able to put a record on a record player, and still has old Bellacord 78 rpm records lying around somewhere.

Anda Eglīte performs timeless melodies on the kokle on recent release

Egils Kaljo | 

The Latvian kokle, a plucked string zither-like instrument, is an indelible element of Latvian folklore. However, the instrument is often considered, unfairly, to be purely a traditional instrument, mainly meant for Latvian folk songs or dances. This would be a very short-sighted view of the kokle, whose sounds can be used to convey many different emotions, and can be used to exquisitely perform both the classic and modern repertoire.

Anda Eglīte, the head of the kokle and guitar classes at the Latvian Academy of Music, has for many decades been one of the premiere kokle performers, both as a solo artist as well as a member of the Altera Veritas quartet. Among the awards she has won are the Latvian Great Music award in 2003 and the Annual Folk Music Award in 2007. She has recorded six albums of kokle music for the Prima Classic label, the most recent of which is 2025’s Sandglass.

As per the album’s press release, “Sandglass invites you into a world of peace and reflection”, as the recordings on this album spotlight the dreamy and meditative sound of the kokle through both early and modern compositions.

Eglīte presents beautiful arrangements of baroque compositions, including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude from Suite No. 1, the famous Canon by Johann Pachelbel, and the Andante from Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Mandolins. These ancient, yet timeless melodies are given new textures in the sound and the music of the kokle.

Eglīte’s repertoire also includes works by contemporary Latvian composers, including two works dedicated to Eglīte – ‘Feeling? Like an endless stream, love flows…’ by Agnese Boitmane and ‘Mood’ by Dzintra Kurme-Gedroica. Boitmane’s contemplative and emotionally rich work is a kind of rumination on love, with both gentle and more tempestuous moments. ‘Mood’ is pensive and introspective, and Eglīte’s kokle creates a reflective and melodic ambience. Eglīte herself is also a composer, and she displays her compositional skills on the atmospheric and mystical ‘Paraphrase’.

Eglīte’s confident, yet delicate performances on Sandglass take the listener on a dreamy and calming musical journey, guided by the ethereal and gentle sound of the kokle. With a selection of works that cover a span of many centuries, Eglīte’s kokle talents reveal how the instrument can beautifully and memorably capture the spirit of many different eras.

For further information, please visit the Prima Classic Anda Eglīte page.

Sandglass

Anda Eglīte

Prima Classic, PRIMA070, 2025

Track listing:

1. Sandglass – Līga Ančevska

2. Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007: I. Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach

3. Paraphrase – Anda Eglīte

4. Dances D’Automne: No.5 – Bernard Andrès

5. Canon and Gigue in D major: Canon (Arr. by Jenifer Cook) – Johann Pachelbel 

6. Feeling? Like an endless stream, love flows… – Agnese Boitmane

7. Pavana – Francisco Tárrega

8. Souvenir – Freddy Alberti

9. Concerto for Two Mandolins in G major, RV 532: II. Andante (Arr. by Fred Nachbaur) – Antonio Vivaldi

10. Father’s house – Vilnis Salaks

11. Mood – Dzintra Kurme-Gedroica

12. Suite No. 1: Remembrance – Domenico Sodero

Egils Kaljo is an American-born Latvian from the New York area . Kaljo began listening to Latvian music as soon as he was able to put a record on a record player, and still has old Bellacord 78 rpm records lying around somewhere.