About Ēriks Ešenvalds
Born 1977. Ēriks Ešenvalds is a Latvian composer.
Ēriks Ešenvalds (born 26 January 1977) is a Latvian composer, mainly of choral music. The concert took place on April 13, 2024, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Performed by the University Singers in Old Cabell Hall and conducted by Michael Slon, the concert also featured two of Ešenvalds's other works, "Stars" and "Only in Sleep."
Recordings Ešenvalds's compositions appear on recordings released by labels such as Signum Records, Hyperion Records, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Delphian Records, Pentatone and Ondine.
The album Northern Lights & Other Choral Works was shortlisted for the Gramophone Awards 2015,
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Latvian choral composer (born 1977)
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Ēriks Ešenvalds was born on 26 January 1977 in Priekule.
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Ēriks Ešenvalds is a composer.
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Ēriks Ešenvalds is Latvian.
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