Rihards Dubra
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Rihards Dubra is a Latvia
n composer. Several of his works are religious influenced, including a Te Deum
and an Alma Redemptoris Mater
for soprano saxophone
, choir, and organ
. Musica Baltica
publishes Dubra's works.
Rihards Dubra was commissioned by Louth Contemporary Music Society to write his first choral piece in English based on the words of 'Hail Holy Queen'. The world premiere took place in February 2008 in St.Patrick's Church, Dundalk
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. The following works are included: 'Oculus non vidit', 'Ave Maria III', 'Miserere mei', 'Hail, Queen of Heaven', 'Duo Seraphim', 'Felix namque es …', 'Stetit Angelus', 'Gloria Patri', 'Missa de Spiritu Sancto', 'Ubi caritas', 'Ave Maria I'. The CD is called 'Hail Queen of Heaven' and is performed by The Royal Holloway Choir conducted by Rupert Gough (CDA67799).
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n composer. Several of his works are religious influenced, including a Te Deum
Te Deum
The Te Deum is an early Christian hymn of praise. The title is taken from its opening Latin words, Te Deum laudamus, rendered literally as "Thee, O God, we praise"....
and an Alma Redemptoris Mater
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Alma Redemptoris Mater is a Marian hymn and one of four liturgical Marian antiphons , and sung at the end of the office of Compline. Hermannus Contractus is said to have authored the hymn based on the writings of Ss. Fulgentius, Epiphanius, and Irenaeus of Lyon...
for soprano saxophone
Soprano saxophone
The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass and tubax.A transposing instrument pitched in...
, choir, 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...
. Musica Baltica
Musica Baltica
Musica Baltica is the trading name of Sia “Musica Baltica”, a music publisher based in Riga, Latvia also with an office in London, United Kingdom. At the time of writing Musica Baltica publishes the works of over 60 contemporary composers, mostly in the fields of classical and academic music...
publishes Dubra's works.
Rihards Dubra was commissioned by Louth Contemporary Music Society to write his first choral piece in English based on the words of 'Hail Holy Queen'. The world premiere took place in February 2008 in St.Patrick's Church, Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
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Recordings
A CD of Rihards Dubra's choral works has been released by Hyperion RecordsHyperion Records
Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label.-History:The company was named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980. Early LP releases included rarely recorded 20th century British music by...
. The following works are included: 'Oculus non vidit', 'Ave Maria III', 'Miserere mei', 'Hail, Queen of Heaven', 'Duo Seraphim', 'Felix namque es …', 'Stetit Angelus', 'Gloria Patri', 'Missa de Spiritu Sancto', 'Ubi caritas', 'Ave Maria I'. The CD is called 'Hail Queen of Heaven' and is performed by The Royal Holloway Choir conducted by Rupert Gough (CDA67799).