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The First Latvian Song Festival in America, 1953


Choir Participants' Music — Contents

  • Our Introduction
  • The Star-Spangled Banner
  • Next Dievs, Svētī Latviju (Kārlis Baumanis) — God Bless Latvia
  • Next Mūsu Tēvs Debesīs (Andrejs Jurjāns) — Our Father Who Art in Heaven (The Lord's Prayer)
  • Next Gaismas Pils (J. Vītols) — Palace of Light
  • Next Senatne (E. Melngailis, text by Jānis Rainis) — Olden Times
  • Next Lauztās Priedes (E. Dārziņš, text by Jānis Rainis) — Broken Pines
  • Next Incīti-Kaķīti (folk song, arranged by J. Graubiņš) — Incīti-Pussycat
  • Next Latvijā (P. Barisons, text by J. Akuraters) — In Latvia
  • Next Dzērves un Ērglis (V. Ozoliņš, text by J. Jaunsudrabiņš) — The Cranes and the Eagle
  • Next Ceļš uz Dzimteni (J. Zālīts, text by P. Blaus) — The Homeland-Bound Road
  • Next Tek Saulīte (folk song, arranged by D. Cimze) — The Sun Goes Flowing
  • Next Dziedot Dzimu (folk song, arranged by A. Kalniņš) — Born Singing
  • Next Ej, Saulīte, Drīz Pie Dieva (folk song, arranged by A. Jērums) — Leave, Sunshine, Go Soon to God
  • Next Kurš Putniņis Dzied Tik Koši (J. Kalniņš) — What Bird Sings As Brightly?
  • Next Pie Sētiņas (J. Norvilis, text by J. Ezeriņš) — At the Garden Fence
  • Next Ak Tad (folk song, arranged by A. Ābele) — So Then
  • Next Jāņuvakars, from "Maija" (E. Melngailis) — Jani Night
  • Next Tēvijai (A. Jurjāns) — Unto Our Homeland
  • Next Abavmalā (J. Norvilis, text by Velta Sniķere) — On the Banks of the Abava
  • Next Mūžam Zili ir Latvijas Kalni (E. Dārziņš, text adapted from K. Skalbe) — Forever Azure are Latvia's Hills
  • Next Pie Baltijas Jūras (J. Straume) — At the Baltic Sea
Reproduced from the participants' choir music for the First Latvian Song Festival In America.
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