Vilnius, Lithuania - Vilnius Winds Festival - tenThing Brass Ensemble

Programme

Edvard Grieg, Jean Baptiste Lully, Cécile Chaminade, Lili Boulanger, Isaac Albéniz, Aaron Copland,
Music by Grażyna Bacewicz, Ástor Piazzolla, Leonard Bernstein and other composers (arranged by Jarle Storløkken, Sebastian Haukås and David Marlatt)

The festival will draw to a stunning close with a performance by the unique Norwegian wind ensemble, tenThing. The ensemble formed by the famous trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has today become a true symbol of Scandinavian craftsmanship and creative energy. This group of ten talented women shatters stereotypes surrounding the ‘masculine’ nature of brass instruments, performing a vast repertoire that spans from Baroque masterpieces to jazz standards and contemporary compositions.