#9 Weaving the Microdimensions of Music with Egidija Medekšaitė

The music of Egidija Medekšaitė is a culmination of interdisciplinary studies and practice writing concert music, music for dance, film and even animation. Many of her compositions are in the creative focus of utilizing textile patterns that are transformed into music as well as influences of Indian Classical music. Her calculated structural patterns result in a hypnotic and magical flow of sound and we are easily lured into an enchanting musical experience.

Tracklist:
Podcast intro: Bronius Kutavičius Anno cum tettigonia from Lithuanian Music in Context II. Landscapes of Minimalism (Music Information Centre Lithuania, 2011), Silesian String Quartet: Marek Moś (violin), Arkadiusz Kubica (violin), Łukasz Syrnicki (viola), Piotr Janosik (cello). Compositions by Egidija Medekšaitė: Sattva from the album Zoom in 13: New Art Music from Lithuania (Music Information Centre Lithuania, 2019), Raimondas Sviackevičius (accordion); Megh Malhar from the album Zoom in 12: New Art Music from Lithuania (Music Information Centre Lithuania, 2018), Quatuor Bozzini String Quartet: Clemens Merkel (violin), Alissa Cheung (violin), Stephanie Bozzini (viola), Isabelle Bozzini (cello); Âkâsha from the album Textile (Music Information Centre Lithuania, 2017), Klaipėda chamber orchestra, artistic director – Mindaugas Bačkus; Textile 1 from the album Textile (2017), Motiejus Bazaras (I piano), Mykolas Bazaras (II piano); Sandhi Prakash from the album Textile (2017), London’s all-Australian chamber orchestra Ruthless Jabiru, conductor – Kelly Lovelady; Scintilla from the album Textile (2017), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor – Modestas Pitrėnas; The Pleiades (2009), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor – Robertas Šervenikas, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, 2009.