“I was singing at school and playing the piano. The young Latvian was a budding composer at the time when he heard his first true muse. Ēriks Ešenvalds was 11 years old in 1988. Ešenvalds sung in the State Choir of Latvia until 2011. He studied at the Latvian Baptist Theological Seminary, before attending the Latvian Academy of Music where he received a Master’s degree in composition. Triju Zvaigžņu ordeņa virsnieks. At that time we couldn’t get the sheet music for her songs. Passion and Resurrection. I just loved her songs. A sought-after composer, Ešenvalds' works have been premiered by the Britten Sinfonia, Holst Singers, and the Latvian Radio Choir. Conducted by Nelson KweiPerformed by The NUSChoir with The Graduate SingersVarsity Voices 2015: StarsEsplanade Concert Hall Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most sought-after composers working today, with a busy commission schedule and performances of his music heard on every continent. Latviešu klaviermūzikas antoloģija. First, Gabriel Jackson – a composer/collaborator, and whose music Layton was to record the following year (Not no faceless Angel - Hyperion Records, 2009) – suggested to Layton that he might be interested in Ešenvalds’ music. Ēriks Ešenvalds was born on January 26th, 1977 in Priekule, Latvia. Ēriks Ešenvalds. Ēriks Ešenvalds Biography by James Manheim + Follow Artist. The Ute prayer on which it is based is a study in our humanness, told through metaphors of the natural world. Ēriks Ešenvalds is one of the most sought-after composers working today, with a busy commission schedule and performances of his music heard on every continent. Ēriks Ešenvalds was born in Priekule, Latvia in 1977. Ēriks Ešenvalds, Rihards Dubra / Māris Sirmais, Valsts Akadēmiskais Koris "Latvija", Liepājas Simfoniskais Orķestris* Ēriks Ešenvalds, Rihards Dubra / Māris Sirmais, Valsts Akadēmiskais Koris "Latvija", Liepājas Simfoniskais Orķestris* - Passion And Resurrection / Te Deum ‎ (CD, Album) That’s when I heard Whitney Houston. He took master-classes with Michael Finnissy, Klaus Huber, Philippe Manoury and Jonathan Harvey, amongst others. Ēriks Ešenvalds (dzimis 1977. gada 26. janvārī Priekulē) ir latviešu klasiskās mūzikas komponists. Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars Context. Stephen Layton’s collaboration with the Latvian composer, Ēriks Ešenvalds, began somewhat fortuitously in 2007 as a result of two independent events. Rihards Dubra. Biography. This is certainly true of Earth Teach Me Quiet, Ēriks Ešenvalds' invocation to the earth, a study in texture and color in which a murmuring marimba and tuned water glasses miraculously synthesize with our voices into a unified whole. Read Full Biography. Te Deum, 2006, the State Academic Choir Latvija, VAK-0601; Jūras ainava (Tengeri látkép) (előadó: Juris Žvikovs). Ēriks Ešenvalds is a Latvian composer and was born in 1977. He studied at the Latvian Baptist Theological Seminary (1995–1997) before obtaining his master's degree in composition (2004) from the Latvian Academy of Music under the tutelage of Selga Mence.