Valdemars Ozolinš
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Valdemārs Ozoliņš composer and conductor (1896-1973).
Valdemārs Ozoliņš songs have been treasured by choirs ever since his triumphant debut during the VI Latvian Song Festival in Riga
, Latvia
in 1926. The author of about 500 songs and several cantatas, Valdemārs Ozoliņš was chief conductor at several Latvian Song Festivals.
. His parents were farmers. He attended school in Vestiena, enrolled the conservatory of St Petersburg 1914, later in Moscow, and in 1921 the composer’s class of the conservatory in Riga, which he graduated in 1931. In Riga he was the substitute of the conductor Teodors Reiters. Valdemārs Ozoliņš song “Papardes zieds” – "The fern flower
" (text by K. Krūza) was received very well at the VI Latvian Song Festival in Riga in 1926. He obtained the Masters degree in music from the Chicago conservatory, USA. Valdemārs Ozoliņš was honoured by the Latvian Culture fund for his solo and choir songs in 1926. He diseased in exile February 15, 1973 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. The urns of Valdemārs Ozoliņš and his wife Valija, née Alberts, were buried in Riga, Latvia, on August 20, 1993, next to his teacher professor Jāzeps Vītols
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Valdemārs Ozoliņš songs have been treasured by choirs ever since his triumphant debut during the VI Latvian Song Festival in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
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in 1926. The author of about 500 songs and several cantatas, Valdemārs Ozoliņš was chief conductor at several Latvian Song Festivals.
Biography
Valdemārs Ozoliņš was born November 5, 1896 in Vestiena, LatviaLatvia
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...
. His parents were farmers. He attended school in Vestiena, enrolled the conservatory of St Petersburg 1914, later in Moscow, and in 1921 the composer’s class of the conservatory in Riga, which he graduated in 1931. In Riga he was the substitute of the conductor Teodors Reiters. Valdemārs Ozoliņš song “Papardes zieds” – "The fern flower
Fern flower
The fern flower Chervona Ruta is a magic flower in Slavic mythology and in Baltic mythology .-Slavic tradition :According to the myth, this flower blooms for a very short time on the eve of the Summer solstice The flower brings fortune to the person who finds it...
" (text by K. Krūza) was received very well at the VI Latvian Song Festival in Riga in 1926. He obtained the Masters degree in music from the Chicago conservatory, USA. Valdemārs Ozoliņš was honoured by the Latvian Culture fund for his solo and choir songs in 1926. He diseased in exile February 15, 1973 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. The urns of Valdemārs Ozoliņš and his wife Valija, née Alberts, were buried in Riga, Latvia, on August 20, 1993, next to his teacher professor Jāzeps Vītols
Jazeps Vitols
-Biography:Vītols, the son of a schoolteacher, began his studies in composition in 1880 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. After graduating in 1886, he remained at the Conservatory to teach composition and reached the rank of Professor in 1901. His pupils there...
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Biography
- Valentīns Bērzkalns. Latviešu Dziesmu svētku vēsture – 1864-1940. Brooklyn, New York: Grāmatu Draugs, 1965. http://dziesmusvetki.lndb.lv/berzkalns
- Valentīns Bērzkalns. Latviešu Dziesmu svētki trimdā – 1946-1965. Brooklyn, New York: Grāmatu Draugs, 1968.