Participants concerts schedule (Update 2026 05 26)
24th INTERNATIONAL STASYS ŠIMKUS CHOIR COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS’ CONCERT PROGRAMME
2026 05 28. Thursday
KLAIPĖDOS KONCERTŲ SALĖ / KLAIPĖDA CONCERT HALL
(Šaulių g. 36, Klaipėda / Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
18.30 h – Opening Ceremony and Concert of the Competition
Participants:
Choirs of the competition and Choir “Perpetuum mobile” of Kaunas Aleksandras Kačanauskas Music School, choir leader Beata Kijauskienė, choirmaster Asta Miknienė, accompanist Raimundas Martinkėnas.
2026 05 29 Penktadienis. Friday
18.30 h
KLAIPĖDOS UNIVERSITETO SOCIALINIŲ SOCIALINIŲ IR HUMANITARINIŲ MOKSLŲ FAKULTETAS / FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AT KLAIPĖDA UNIVERSITY
(S. Nėries g. 5, Klaipėda / S. Nėries str. 5, Klaipėda)
• Boys Choir of the practice sector of the National Musical Academy of Ukraine, choir leader Alla Sheiko (Ukraine)
• Children’s choir “Gloria” of the Zhytomyr music school named After Borys Liatoshynskyi, choir leader Nataliia Klymenko (Ukraine)
• Children choir “Lielvarde”, choir leaders Evita Konusa and Baiba Klepere (Latvia)
• Emīls Dārziņš Mixed Choir, Latvia, choir leaders Rihards Lapiņš, Jēkabs Krists Kalniņš, Eremijs Sējāns (Latvia)
18.45 h
PALANGOS ŠVČ. MERGELĖS MARIJOS ĖMIMO Į DANGŲ BAŽNYČIA / PALANGA CHURCH OF ST. LADY MARY BRINGING TO HEAVEN
(Vytauto g. 55, Palanga / Vytauto str. 55, Palanga)
• Vilnius Cultural Center Women's Choir „Liepos“, choir leader Audronė Steponavičiūtė Zupkauskienė (Lithuania)
• Choir of the Faculty of Culture and Arts Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, choir leader Kateryna Tokalo (Ukraine)
• Church Chamber Choir “Credo”, choir leader Kateryna Tokalo (Ukraine)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. KAZIMIERO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPEDA ST. CASIMIR'S CHURCH
(Kretingos g. 40, Klaipėda / Kretingos str. 40, Klaipėda)
• Academic Choir “Cantica Laetitia” of the Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, choir leader Tereza Surovíková (Czech Republic)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDA CHURCH OF MARY, THE QUEEN OF PEACE
(Rumpiškės g. 6, Klaipėda / Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
• University of Latvia, Faculty of Science and Technology mixed choir “Aura” choir leader Edgars Vītols (Latvia)
• Klaipėda university mixed choir “Pajūrio aidos”, choir leader Algirdas Šumskis (Lithuania)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. JUOZAPO DARBININKO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖDA ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CHURCH
(Smiltelės g. 27, Klaipėda / Smiltelės str. 27, Klaipėda)
• Galician Chamber Choir “Yevshan”, choir leader Iryna Kreslenko (Ukraine)
2026 05 30. Saturday
18.45 h
PALANGOS ŠVČ. MERGELĖS MARIJOS ĖMIMO Į DANGŲ BAŽNYČIA / PALANGA CHURCH OF ST. LADY MARY BRINGING TO HEAVEN
(Vytauto g. 55, Palanga / Vytauto str. 55, Palanga)
• Mixed choir “Ventspils”, choir leader Aigars Meri (Latvia)
• Academic Choir “Cantica Laetitia” of the Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, choir leader Tereza Surovíková (Czech Republic)
• Mixed choir “Ogre”, choir leader Jānis Lapsa (Latvia)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. KAZIMIERO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPEDA ST. CASIMIR'S CHURCH
(Kretingos g. 40, Klaipėda / Kretingos str. 40, Klaipėda)
• Female Choir of the University of Latvia “Minjona”, choir leader Evija Vanaga (Latvia)
• Vilnius St. Bernardine Church Choir “Langas”, choir leader Gabrielius Gaidamavičius (Lithuania)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS MARIJOS TAIKOS KARALIENĖS BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖDA CHURCH OF MARY, THE QUEEN OF PEACE
(Rumpiškės g. 6, Klaipėda / Rumpiškės str. 6, Klaipėda)
• Aglona Basilica Choir School Choir for Grades 4–9, choir leaders Juta Kondavniece and Inga Agloniete (Latvia)
• Mixed choir “Muklājs”, choir leader Jānis Kokins (Latvia)
19.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS ŠV. JUOZAPO DARBININKO BAŽNYČIA / KLAIPĖDA ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CHURCH
(Smiltelės g. 27, Klaipėda / Smiltelės str. 27, Klaipėda)
• Šiauliai Culture Center Chamber Choir “Atžalynas”, choir leader Mindaugas Žalalis (Lithuania)
• Male vocal ensemble „Popule Meus“, ensemble leader Ramūnas Baranauskas (Lithuania)
• Boys Choir of the practice sector of the National Musical Academy of Ukraine, choir leader Alla Sheiko (Ukraine)
2026 05 31. Sunday
15.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS KONCERTŲ SALĖ / KLAIPĖDA CONCERT HALL
(Šaulių g. 36, Klaipėda / Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
The participants’ concert “Friends to friends” (participants: choirs of the competition)
16.00 h
KLAIPĖDOS KONCERTŲ SALĖ / KLAIPĖDA CONCERT HALL
(Šaulių g. 36, Klaipėda / Šaulių str. 36, Klaipėda)
Announcement of the results, awarding of special prizes in all categories.
The Great and the Minor Amber Prizes awarding.
Laureates’ concert. The competition’s closing ceremony