Aivars Kalējs
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Aivars Kalējs is a Latvian organist
and organ
composer
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He is organist at the Dome Cathedral in Riga and chief organist for the New St. Gertrudes Lutheran Church
. He tours internationally and has participated in dozens of international organ festivals in the US, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Estonia. He has recorded six solo CDs and participated in 15 CD recordings, including as chief organist for the Riga Dome Boys' Choir.
As a composer, his pieces have been played in organ concerts around the world and have won several composition awards.
He studied with Ādolfs Skulte and Nikolajs Vanadziņš.
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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He is organist at the Dome Cathedral in Riga and chief organist for the New St. Gertrudes Lutheran Church
St. Gertrude New Church, Riga
St. Gertrude New Church is a Protestant church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 119 Brīvības Street .- References :...
. He tours internationally and has participated in dozens of international organ festivals in the US, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Estonia. He has recorded six solo CDs and participated in 15 CD recordings, including as chief organist for the Riga Dome Boys' Choir.
As a composer, his pieces have been played in organ concerts around the world and have won several composition awards.
He studied with Ādolfs Skulte and Nikolajs Vanadziņš.