RIGA CATHEDRAL BOYS CHOIR

Founded in 1950, 45 singers – boys’ and male voices
Artistic director: Mārtiņš Klišāns since 1998
Special profile: authentic Baroque and Renessaince music for boys’ choir, boy soprano parts in classic operas, contemporary music for boys’ choir, folk music; since 1995 choir has a regular collaboration with management company ARS Tokyo organising regular concert tours to Japan with approximately 20 concerts per tour in the greatest concert halls
Awards:
Latvian Music Grand Award 2001
Latvian Music Record of the Year for CD Odi et Amo 2000
Latvian Music Record of the Year nomination for CD J. S. Bach Choral Motets 2009
Latvian Music Record of the Year nomination for CD Ave Maria 2012
Collaboration: Gidon Kremer, Rodion Schedrin, James Litton, Arie van Beek, Criss Norman, Juri Alperten, Risto Joost, Andres Mustonen, Aleksandrs Vilumanis, Maris Sirmais, Rihards Dubra, Uģis Prauliņš, Valts Pūce, Andris Dzenītis
Recent highlights:
2006 – St. Matheus Passion by Bach in de la Chaise-Dieu festival (France) with Orchestra d’Auvergne and Capella Amsterdam
2008 – Estonia tour with 4 performances of Requiem by Mozart with Pärnu Symphonic Orchestra
2009 – Song of Solomon by Knaifel in Lucerne Festival with Andres Mustonen  
2010 – USA tour with the performance in the White House for the President, the First Lady and 400 guests
2011 – Schwäbisch Gmünd Sacral Music Festival (Germany)
2012 -  Performance of St. John ‘s Passion in St. John’s Church (Riga)
2012 -  Concert in St. Blasien Cathedral  in Schwarzwald (Germany
2013 - Concerts in festivals: Easter Music (Mozart Vesperes), Ancient Music (Pergolesi Stabat Mater), Europen Christmas (Riga)
2015 - concerts in Vilnius (Lithuania) and Helsinki (Finland) in frames of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU, performance on tour in Berlin (Germany). Concerts in Cesis Art Festival (Mahler's Third), link:www.cesufestivals.lv/en, and Ancient Music Festival

Discography: 22 recordings since 1993
2000: Odi et Amo in collaboration with composer Ugis Praulins // RDCBC
2001: Riga Crown folk songs // RDCBC
2002: Angels We Have Heard On High – Christmass songs // RDCBC
2002: Sacral Music in the Dom Cathedral // RDCBC
2004: Domus Mea – sacred music by composer Jānis Lūsēns // RDCBC
2008: J. S. Bach Choral Motets & Organ Compositions // RDCBC
2011: Ave Maria – choral works with the sacral text // RDCBC
23 recordings
2014 Mozart -Riga Cathedral Boys Choir/Sinfonietta Riga/Inga Šļubovska, soprano//Latvijas Koncerti