Choir from Lithuania "Bičiuliai" [engl. friends] and Lithuanian Association in Ireland invites you to concerts:

 

Wednesday, 15th August from 7pm Ballinrobe church, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo

 

Friday, 17th August St. Andrews church, 48 Westland Row, Dublin 2

 

Some information about the choir:

 Siauliai chamber choir „Biciuliai“ exists for almost 18 years (choir established in 1989). Siauliai University docent Stasys Zalaitis is the leading person in choir from the very beginning. It is not a professional choir. There are tutors, students, teachers and engineers singing. Seniors and young people make a very special picture of choir. Music unites all of them.

 Motto of the chorus is – “God, take our sacrifice”. Those are the words from St. Mass. Choir is singing worldly and sacramental music. For each festival and occasion choristers make different and special repertoire.
 

Through all the existing time choir had concerts in various outlying places, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons. Many concerts were arranged in Latvia, Russia, Belgium and all of them were gratuitous.

Chorus is involved into project practice very positively. It actualizes different cultural interchange projects in local and international levels. One of the pursuing projects at the moment is “Cooperation: development of Lithuanian and Latvian communities approach in border region through art, culture and propagation of ecumenic spirit Nr. SIV-135“ financed by INTERREG III A South priority program. The project is projected to strengthen cultural identity of Lithuanians, living in Latvia, and Latvians, residing in Lithuania. The aim of the project is a retention of Lithuanian and Latvians' cultural values that is significant to the development of a state. The project will help to promote social and cultural integration between people and institutions across the border.

The project is prosecuting in Lithuania and Latvia. In both of the countries events are organized to help to preserve culture, values, international identities and ethnographical singularity.