November 26-30, 2008
Lemont (Chicago), Illinois, USA

Registration to the Symposium is open until August 15, 2008.

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IHOS Music Theatre & Opera, based in Hobart, Tasmania, is currently developing OLEGAS, a new opera based on the life and images of the great wilderness explorer and Lithuanian born photographer Olegas Truchanas. This may be the first time an opera is being developed in Australia to be sung in Lithuanian (Act One) and English (Act Two).
In a very special offer, IHOS Music Theatre and Opera in association with Melva Truchanas, is offering a rare opportunity to purchase a copy of a rarely seen image of Lake Pedder by Olegas Truchanas. This photo is a beautiful and stirring image of Lake Pedder before the flood and has been released to raise funds for the new opera by IHOS, which is a tribute to this extraordinary life of adversity, perseverance, hope and vision for Tasmania.
Each 37 x 24.5 cm print comes with a certificate of authenticity, is matted and mounted to a size of 42.5 X 53 cms is and available for only $350 (inc GST). Postage and handling additional.
The first staged excerpts from Olegas will be presented as the first half of an IHOS Laboratory Double Bill, 27 -28 September at the Playhouse Theatre in Hobart. Bookings through the TSO Box Office 1800 001 190.

Further information: http://www.ihosopera.com/
Email: info@ihosopera.com
Telephone + 61 3 62 312 219
Facsimile + 61 3 62 344 445

This CD of Lithuanian folk songs is representative of various regions and dialects of Lithuania. It includes sutartinės - polyphonic chant - an archaic and distinctively Lithuanian singing style. The CD is a compendium of Lithuanian folk songs, some originally recorded in the 1930s, showing the transition of folk songs to modern and classical adaptations.
The accompanying articles describe the development of Lithuanian song. One article focuses just on the sutartinės and their place in Lithuanian music. Another one examines the role songs played in the post WWII Lithuanian resistance movements. Also reviewed is the history of Lithuanian-American singing traditions and their major choral events and song festivals during the last century.


 

The Lithuanian library in Tasmania is the only collection of Lithuania-oriented books operating inside a university, anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. It is housed separately from other libraries in the University`s School of Government, on the main campus of the University of Tasmania in Hobart - Sandy Bay. It was officially opened on November 25, 2005, with 1,000 books and journals.

This unique collection of Lithuanian reference materials has been put together over the past 18 years by the University’s Lithuanian Studies Society. However, more new titles are still needed, to make this Lithuanian Reference Library comprehensive and unique. This is why the founders of the Library are appealing to the Lithuanians living in Australia and beyond, to come to their help and donate more books.

The spectacular "Žuvėdra", Lithuanian Klaipėda University dancesport formation, five times World and five times European Latin-American dancesport champions, present two hours of enjoyable dance on this DVD.
Celebrating 40 years under "Žuvėdra’s" outstanding tutors, Profs. Skaistutė and Romaldas Idzelevičius

By buying the "Žuvėdra" DVD for $25,
to enjoy on your own TV,you are supporting Lithuania’s future dancesport champions, and keeping Lithuania in the spotlight!

To reserve your "Žuvėdra" DVD please phone or email,
Ramona Ratas - Tel: (02) 4333 6241, Mobile: 0412062753, or
Email: flb@gallery-ratas.net or ramzak@bigpond.com or

Click here for the Order Form for your "Žuvėdra" DVD,

For Australian orders, cheques or money orders for $25(AUS),
should be made out in the name of FLB (Friends of Lithuanian Ballet), then posted to:

Ramona Ratas, FLB,
c/- Australian Lithuanian Community-Sydney Inc
PO Box 374 EPPING NSW 1710
AUSTRALIA

For overseas orders, please email us for instructions.