On November 24th, Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) will receive its UK premiere, performed by Richard Uttley at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Since its creation in Vilnius in 2020, the piece has been performed in Germany, France, and Italy. Notably, an analysis of Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus was featured in Robert Fleitz’s Master’s thesis, Microtonality in Works for Solo Piano: Three Case Studies in the Baltic Keyboard Repertoire, defended at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.

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On October 15th, the Talujon percussion group will perform Pulsating Skin (2021) for 4 snare drums and electronics. Described by the New York Times as possessing an "edgy, unflagging energy," Talujon is dedicated to advancing contemporary percussion music through a variety of performances, commissions, educational programs, and outreach activities. The ensemble consists of percussionists Ian Antonio, Caitlin Cawley, David Cossin, Matthew Gold, Tom Kolor, Michael Lipsey, and Matt Ward. Pulsating Skin (2021) premiered at the Darmstadt Summer Course in 2021 and has since been performed in Basel (CH), Shanghai (CN), Feldafing (DE), and Paris (FR).

Justina Repečkaitė was commissioned by the Geneva Percussion Center Eklekto to write Whispering Skin for 4 percussion players and transducers. The piece premiered alongside music by Adrien Trybucki at the "Concert Création" at Les 6 Toits in Geneva on October 11, 2024, as part of a weekend dedicated to celebrating Eklekto's 50th anniversary.

On the 5th of October, Justina Repečkaitė’s composition Vellum (2020) was performed at the Paris Philharmonic by Orchestre Pasdeloup, conducted by Christian Vásquez in the concert entitled Choeur d’orchestre. Commissioned by the festival. Gaida, Vellum was premiered by Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Anu Tali on the 30th of October, 2020, in the Congress Hall, Vilnius.

September 20th at Sancta Clara Keller, Cologne

Justina Repečkaitė’s composition Echo Chamber, commissioned by the Linos Festival, will be performed by the Linos Trio. In the same concert, titled Versus, another of Justina’s works, Unbenannt-2 (2016) for string quartet, will be performed by Quatuor Zaïde. The quartet previously played Unbenannt-2 earlier this year at the Cordes-sur-Ciel Festival.

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Enjoy a concert video featuring Justina Repečkaitė’s composition La muë for serpent, children's choir and electronics premiered on the 27th of April, 2024 at salle Espro, Ircam by the serpent player Patrick Wibart, Les Pages of CMBV conducted by Clement Buonomo and Ircam team. Co-commissioned by IRCAM - Centre Pompidou and the Center of Baroque Music Versailles - CMBV.

La Nuit des musées RITUELS at Musée de l’Homme, 18th of May at 10:00 PM organised by Ensemble Calliopée. PULSATING SKIN CONCERT: Cage, Repečkaitė, Shostakovich, Vivaldi, performed by percussion students of Thierry Miroglio (Conservatoire Darius Milhaud): Suzanne Blanc, Jules Boileau, Léonard Gilg, Titouan Laruelle. Justina Repečkaitė performed electronics for Pulsating Skin (2021) for 4 snare drums and electronics herself! This piece was premiered at Darmstadt Summer Course.

An inspiring video clip of Toro (2015) created by Tristan Scott, who also showcases his euphonium skills in the performance, he presents the piece: “It's a very exciting work for euphonium and electronics depicting a primal dance between two bulls, the performer and the electronics. To achieve bull-like noises, the piece features precisely notated multiphonics, effects, and other animalistic sounds. I hope you'll check it out!”

The “Residentuu:r” session with Justina Repečkaitė took place on the 3rd of May at Elutuba Lava Taga in the light of Ensemble U: concert (link for the livestream) where Justina Repečkaitė‘s Incantare for flute and tape was featured at the Natural History Museum of Tartu on May 4th, 2024 during the Baltic and Estonian Music Days festival.

Watch two concerts with Justina Repečkaitės ’s compositions Vellum (2020) for orchestra performed by ERSO conducted by Clement Power and Incantare (2018) for bass flute and tape performed by Tarmo Johannes from Baltic and Estonian Music Days 2024 in Tartu, Estonia.

Justina Repečkaitė’s composition La muë for serpent, children's choir and electronics will premiere on the 27th of April, 2024 at salle Espro, Ircam. Co-commissioned by IRCAM - Centre Pompidou and the Center of Baroque Music Versailles - CMBV, La muë uses the text of Samuel Auguste Tissot - Essai sur la muë de la voix (1754) - an essay on children’s voice change. In July, Justina started working at IRCAM with the computer music designer (RIM - réalisateur en informatique musicale) João Svidzinski. They recorded Patrick Wibart playing the serpent, a low-pitched early brass instrument, showing not only a traditional use of the instrument but also a technique of simultaneous singing and playing the instrument.

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The Janus program — a new, innovative partnership between the CMBV and IRCAM —combines the French baroque repertoire and new works of 4 young European composers:

Justina’s composition "Datura," performed by the trombone player Mathilde Comoy, is now featured on the ensemble Ars Nova playlist 🔹MOSAÏQUE🔹 YouTube channel. This project commissions 1 composer to write around 1 minute composition for 1 musician.

Repečkaitė’s composition Vellum (2020) will be performed by Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under the baguette of Clement Power during at Baltic and Estonian Music Days on the 26th of April, 2024 in Tallinn and on the 28th of April, 2024 in Tartu. The latter will be live broadcasted by Klassikaraadio, LR3 Klasika, LRT Klasika and transferred across Europe through the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). Vellum will be performed again this year at Paris Philharmonic by Orchestra Pasdeloup.

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Justina’s composition “Toro” (2015) for euphonium and tape will be performed at Euphonium Performance Senior Recital by Tristan Scott on April 25th at 7:30pm in Meadows Recital Hall, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

On the 13th of April 2024 the pianist Zane Rubesa will perform Repečkaitė’s Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) as part of the unique program titled IN LOVE WITH LIBERTY. The program is consists of compositions by Baltic and Finnish woman composers: Justina Repečkaitė (1989), Linda Leimane (1987), Santa Ratniece (1977), Maria Kõrvits (1987) and Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023). Zane Rubesa’s recital will take place in Fabbrica del Vapore and is a part of Divertimento Ensemble season.

Justina Repečkaitė is a composer in residence at Festival Cordes-sur-Ciel 53rd edition, which took place from July 19-25, 2024. Previously, composers like Henri Dutilleux, Jonathan Harvey, Michael Levinas, Clara Iannotta were invited to the festival. Repečkaitė had 5 compositions played in the program of the festival, presented her music on several occasions, and gave an interview to the radio.

Transduced (2020) will premiere in US, in a concert Percussion Ensemble (Thomas Burrit, director ) with the the Experimental & Electronic Music Studio (Januibe Tejera, director) in Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music - University of Texas at Austin.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Justina Repečkaitė’s Cursus IRCAM composition Transduced (2020), for percussion, 3 transducers, and electronics was premiered by Yannick Monnot and filmed at the Center Pompidou. Since its creation, Transduced was performed by Romane Bouffioux in Colombia in 2022.

On February 11th, 2024 Justina’s composition Incantare (2018) for flute and tape will be performed by Tarmo Johannes in a concert Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam: Flute Solo & T R O M P O Ensemble at Plein Theater, Amsterdam. Tarmo Johannes first played an adapted version of Incantare in 2021 for bass flute during Baltic & Estonian Music Days. Co-commissioned by Le Balcon  and Fondation Singer-Polignac Incantare was premiered in Paris by Claire Luquiens.

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On February 11, 2024, Isotope Duo, Phil Pierick (sax) and Kyle Flens (perc), will give a US premiere of Repečkaitė’s Ciclo Continuo (2021) for saxophone and percussion at Constellation venue in Chicago.

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Originally written for the Duo Dubois European tour More with less in 2021, Ciclo Continuo was later part of Astrus Duo European tour in 2023.

In January 2024, Repečkaitė’s composition Atropine for brass trio and electronics will be performed by International Ensemble Modern Academy students Jinhyoung Kim (trumpet), Robyn Blaire (horn), Noah Perkins (trombone) & Moritz Fischer (electronics) Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Atropine was premiered by Collegium Novum Zürich during Electrocution festival, Brest, France in 2022.

9/1/24, 07:30 PM

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LENsemble Vilnius, conducted by Vykintas Baltakas, will perform Justina’s composition Tapisserie (2015) at the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in the concert Wie klingt Europa im 21. Jahrhundert?. The ensemble recorded Tapisserie, alongside another composition of Repeckaite - REM, in their album Contemporary Music Series: Lithuania in 2016 after performing these pieces in the festival Gaida the same year. Vykintas Baltakas also conducted Tapisserie performed by der/gelbe/klang at Schwere Reiter, Munich in 2022.

Wie klingt Europa im 21. Jahrhundert?

30 November 2023, 19:00

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Max-Joseph-Platz 3, Munich

Eklekto, a contemporary percussion collective from Geneva, takes part in International Percussion Competition Shanghai, 2023. On the 2nd of October Eklekto will give a concert EKLEKTO FLASH SHANGHAI:

Justina Repečkaitė - Pulsating Skin (2021) for 4 snare drums & electronics

Alexandre Babel - Snare Counterpoint (2020) for 4 snare drums

Ryoji Ikeda - Music for Percussion (2016)

Mio Chareteau -  Play 

Eklekto commissioned Justina Repečkaitė a new piece to be performed in 2025.

Justina wrote the composition Brocade (2023) for violin & viola commissioned by the Duo Simile with the support of Lithuanian Council for Culture. Duo Simile, - Milda Kraujutaitytė and Silvija Čiuladytė will first perform Brocade in different Lithuanian cities.

Astrus Duo will perform Ciclo Continuo (2021) for saxophone and percussion, on their European tour :

2023.09.02 - Ermo do Caos, Porto. 

2023.09.04 - Spazio Pontano, Milan. 

2023.09.05 - Conservatorio Puccini, La Spezia. 

2023.09.06 - Domus Ars, Naples.

2023.09.07 - Guzmán Gallery, Cagliari.

2023.09.09 - Open Catania, Catania.

Astrus Duo : Manuel Teles (saxophone) and Paulo Amendoeira (percussion), was formed in 2017 in Lisbon. They are winners of the Young Musicians Prize RTP / Antena 2.

Music Information Centre Lithuania is set to release Justina Repečkaitė's debut album in early 2025. The album showcases compositions spanning from 2012 to 2024, reflecting the composer’s artistic journey. The album will include recordings from the Baltic States, France, and Germany and will be available in both physical and digital formats.