Pulsating Skin (2021) in Paris
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.
Janus project at IRCAM
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.
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:
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra performs Vellum (2020)
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.
GET TICKETS!
Toro (2015) in USA
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.
Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) in Milan
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.
Composer in residence at Cordes-sur-Ciel
Justina Repečkaitė is a composer in residence at Festival Cordes-sur-Ciel, which will take place from July 19-25, 2024. Her compositions Unbennant-2 (2016) will be performed by Quatuor Zaïde, Stalactite (2016) by pianist Iveta Calite, and Brocade (2023) by musicians from the ensemble Les Affranchi·e·s. Her new composition, written for contrabassoon, will be performed by Antoine Pecqueur and presented at “L'ATELIER de Justina Repečkaité” on July 21 at Théâtre Le Colombier. On July 24, a talk with the composer is organized at the Médiathèque of Cordes-sur-Ciel. Read the full program of the festival here.
Premiere by Eklekto
Eklekto, a contemporary percussion collective from Geneva, commissioned Justina Repečkaitė to compose for 4 percussion players and transducers. The premiere will take place on October 11, 2024 during the weekend celebrating the 50th anniversary of Eklekto, alongside a premiere by Adrien Trybucki.
Since her studies at Cursus Ircam 2019-2020, Justina Repečkaitė has continued her research on vibrational modes and the use of transducers. For her new piece for Eklekto, she explores phenomena of illusion while developing the idea of the sonic anamorphosis of different instruments.
Transduced (2020) US premiere
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.
Incantare (2018) in Amsterdam
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.
Ciclo Continuo (2021) US premiere
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.
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.
Atropine at International Ensemble Modern Academy
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
IEMA-Ensemble concert program
Tapisserie at the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
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
Pulsating Skin (2021) in Shanghai
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.
Premiere of “Brocade” (2023) by Duo Simile
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 tour
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.
Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) in Lagrasse
In the festival En Blanc Et Noir in Lagrasse, Robert Fleitz will perform the French premiere of my composition Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) for pianist and tape.
Program of the solo recital: Unsuk Chin, Justina Repečkaitė, Julie Zhu, Eric Wubbels, Samir Oder-Tamimi, Linda Leimane, Raimonda Žiūkaitė.
“It’s always a thrill to be able to really get creative and wild with a program, especially in a beautiful place like this.” Robert Fleitz
Tapisserie (2015) at Wiener Konzerthaus
Ensemble XXI. jahrhundert conducted by Peter Burwik will play Tapisserie (2015) at Wiener Konzerthaus. This piece was already performed in Vienna by the ensemble Platypus in 2016.
Sinfonietta Rīga performs Chartres (2012)
Sinfonietta Rīga conducted by Normunds Shne will perform Repeckaite's Chartres (2012) during Baltic Music Days 2023. THE FIFTH CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL - “SPARK” “Lithuanian composer Justine Repečkaitė's compositions have been praised as life cycles of sonic figures… Processes are quite plant-like, truly organic: withering, germinating, unfolding, wilting, bursting into bloom, blossoming.”
Cries in a project 50/50
Justina Repeckaite’s composition Cries (2023) will be performed during the French tour of the project 50/50 by the Sequenza 9.3 vocal ensemble (cond. Catherine Simonpietri) and a harpist Sandrine Chatron (Trio Polycordes) alongside pieces by Carol Robinson (1956), Claude Barthelemy (1956) and Fabien Cali (1983).
Acupuncture (2014) in Ars Musica festival
Repeckaite’s piece Acupuncture (2014) was performed again by the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn conducted by Arash Yazdani at the music festival Ars Musica held in Belgium since 1989.