Playlist on Janus #12, by Justina Repečkaitė​, for the second anniversary of the Janus project, the fruit of an innovative partnership between the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and Ircam​: “With this brief panorama of my favourite music, putting contemporary and early music in dialogue, I'd like to present a few examples illustrating how the inspirations of today's creators are not limited to musical influences from the past, but also explore the subjects of legends, artefacts or philosophical concepts from distant times.​“

Justina Repečkaitė’s composition La muë for serpent, children's choir and electronics will premiere on the 27th of April, 2024 at salle Espro, Ircam. Co-commissioned by IRCAM - Centre Pompidou and the Center of Baroque Music Versailles - CMBV, La muë uses the text of Samuel Auguste Tissot - Essai sur la muë de la voix (1754) - an essay on children’s voice change. In July, Justina started working at IRCAM with the computer music designer (RIM - réalisateur en informatique musicale) João Svidzinski. They recorded Patrick Wibart playing the serpent, a low-pitched early brass instrument, showing not only a traditional use of the instrument but also a technique of simultaneous singing and playing the instrument.

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The Janus program — a new, innovative partnership between the CMBV and IRCAM —combines the French baroque repertoire and new works of 4 young European composers:

Justina’s composition "Datura," performed by the trombone player Mathilde Comoy, is now featured on the ensemble Ars Nova playlist 🔹MOSAÏQUE🔹 YouTube channel. This project commissions 1 composer to write around 1 minute composition for 1 musician.

In light of the upcoming concert "Janus" on the 27th of April at IRCAM, read an interview (in French or English!) with Jug K. Marković and Justina Repečkaitė conducted by Jérémie Szpirglas on the Ircams’ website.

The Moulting of Music - Janus 2024

What previous knowledge or practice did you have of Early music and most especially of French Baroque music? Did this potential practice influence your approach to composition?

Repečkaitė’s composition Vellum (2020) will be performed by Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under the baguette of Clement Power during at Baltic and Estonian Music Days on the 26th of April, 2024 in Tallinn and on the 28th of April, 2024 in Tartu. The latter will be live broadcasted by Klassikaraadio, LR3 Klasika, LRT Klasika and transferred across Europe through the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). Vellum will be performed again this year at Paris Philharmonic by Orchestra Pasdeloup.

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Justina’s composition “Toro” (2015) for euphonium and tape will be performed at Euphonium Performance Senior Recital by Tristan Scott on April 25th at 7:30pm in Meadows Recital Hall, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

Listen to the podcast Le Bel aujourd’hui: Justina Repečkaitė at Forumopera where Alexandre Jamar interviews Justina about her upcoming premiere of La muë for serpent, children’s choir and electronics to be performed by Patrick Wibart and Les Pages (cond. Clément Buonomo) of the Center of Baroque Music Versailles - CMBV at IRCAM ont he 27th of April, 2024. They also discuss subjects like composing, early music, vocal music, electronics and more.

On the 13th of April 2024 the pianist Zane Rubesa will perform Repečkaitė’s Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) as part of the unique program titled IN LOVE WITH LIBERTY. The program is consists of compositions by Baltic and Finnish woman composers: Justina Repečkaitė (1989), Linda Leimane (1987), Santa Ratniece (1977), Maria Kõrvits (1987) and Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023). Zane Rubesa’s recital will take place in Fabbrica del Vapore and is a part of Divertimento Ensemble season.

Transduced (2020) will premiere in US, in a concert Percussion Ensemble (Thomas Burrit, director ) with the the Experimental & Electronic Music Studio (Januibe Tejera, director) in Bates Recital Hall, Butler School of Music - University of Texas at Austin.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Justina Repečkaitė’s Cursus IRCAM composition Transduced (2020), for percussion, 3 transducers, and electronics was premiered by Yannick Monnot and filmed at the Center Pompidou. Since its creation, Transduced was performed by Romane Bouffioux in Colombia in 2022.

On February 11th, 2024 Justina’s composition Incantare (2018) for flute and tape will be performed by Tarmo Johannes in a concert Nieuwe Noten Amsterdam: Flute Solo & T R O M P O Ensemble at Plein Theater, Amsterdam. Tarmo Johannes first played an adapted version of Incantare in 2021 for bass flute during Baltic & Estonian Music Days. Co-commissioned by Le Balcon  and Fondation Singer-Polignac Incantare was premiered in Paris by Claire Luquiens.

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On February 11, 2024, Isotope Duo, Phil Pierick (sax) and Kyle Flens (perc), will give a US premiere of Repečkaitė’s Ciclo Continuo (2021) for saxophone and percussion at Constellation venue in Chicago.

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Originally written for the Duo Dubois European tour More with less in 2021, Ciclo Continuo was later part of Astrus Duo European tour in 2023.

In January 2024, Repečkaitė’s composition Atropine for brass trio and electronics will be performed by International Ensemble Modern Academy students Jinhyoung Kim (trumpet), Robyn Blaire (horn), Noah Perkins (trombone) & Moritz Fischer (electronics) Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Atropine was premiered by Collegium Novum Zürich during Electrocution festival, Brest, France in 2022.

9/1/24, 07:30 PM

IEMA-Ensemble concert program

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LENsemble Vilnius, conducted by Vykintas Baltakas, will perform Justina’s composition Tapisserie (2015) at the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in the concert Wie klingt Europa im 21. Jahrhundert?. The ensemble recorded Tapisserie, alongside another composition of Repeckaite - REM, in their album Contemporary Music Series: Lithuania in 2016 after performing these pieces in the festival Gaida the same year. Vykintas Baltakas also conducted Tapisserie performed by der/gelbe/klang at Schwere Reiter, Munich in 2022.

Wie klingt Europa im 21. Jahrhundert?

30 November 2023, 19:00

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Max-Joseph-Platz 3, Munich

Eklekto, a contemporary percussion collective from Geneva, takes part in International Percussion Competition Shanghai, 2023. On the 2nd of October Eklekto will give a concert EKLEKTO FLASH SHANGHAI:

Justina Repečkaitė - Pulsating Skin (2021) for 4 snare drums & electronics

Alexandre Babel - Snare Counterpoint (2020) for 4 snare drums

Ryoji Ikeda - Music for Percussion (2016)

Mio Chareteau -  Play 

Eklekto commissioned Justina Repečkaitė a new piece to be performed in 2025.

Justina wrote the composition Brocade (2023) for violin & viola commissioned by the Duo Simile with the support of Lithuanian Council for Culture. Duo Simile, - Milda Kraujutaitytė and Silvija Čiuladytė will first perform Brocade in different Lithuanian cities.

Astrus Duo will perform Ciclo Continuo (2021) for saxophone and percussion, on their European tour :

2023.09.02 - Ermo do Caos, Porto. 

2023.09.04 - Spazio Pontano, Milan. 

2023.09.05 - Conservatorio Puccini, La Spezia. 

2023.09.06 - Domus Ars, Naples.

2023.09.07 - Guzmán Gallery, Cagliari.

2023.09.09 - Open Catania, Catania.

Astrus Duo : Manuel Teles (saxophone) and Paulo Amendoeira (percussion), was formed in 2017 in Lisbon. They are winners of the Young Musicians Prize RTP / Antena 2.

Music Information Centre Lithuania is releasing Justina Repečkaitė's first album. Compositions that will appear in the album are reflective of the professional journey of the composer. Composed between 2012 and 2021 they encompass recordings made in the Baltic States, France and Germany.

Justina’s interest in medieval culture (“Chartres”, “La Cité des Dames”), crafts (“Tapisserie”, “Weaving”, “Cosmatesque”), charms (“Incantare”, “Datura”) and the physical models of instruments (“Transduced”, “Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus”) fully represent the composer’s body of work.

In the festival En Blanc Et Noir in Lagrasse, Robert Fleitz will perform the French premiere of my composition Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020) for pianist and tape.

Program of the solo recital: Unsuk Chin, Justina Repečkaitė, Julie Zhu, Eric Wubbels, Samir Oder-Tamimi, Linda Leimane, Raimonda Žiūkaitė.

“It’s always a thrill to be able to really get creative and wild with a program, especially in a beautiful place like this.” Robert Fleitz

This Sunday spring festival at Schloss Wiepersdorf: readings, performances, music, installations and open studios involving current and former fellows.

Come to watch the videos of my compositions Incantare (2018), Transduced (2020) & Pulsating Skin (2021)!

Sinfonietta Rīga conducted by Normunds Shne will perform Repeckaite's Chartres (2012) during Baltic Music Days 2023. THE FIFTH CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL - “SPARK” “Lithuanian composer Justine Repečkaitė's compositions have been praised as life cycles of sonic figures… Processes are quite plant-like, truly organic: withering, germinating, unfolding, wilting, bursting into bloom, blossoming.”

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In spring 2023 Justina Repečkaitė is an artist-in-residence at Schloss Wiepersdorf, Germany. During her residency Justina works on her piece La Muë (text by Samuel-Auguste Tissot) for children’s choir & electronics, co-commissioned by the Baroque Music Center of Versailles and IRCAM for the Janus project, to be premiered both at IRCAM and at the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles in 2024. Read an article on Janus at Manifeste website.

Recently, at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, an American pianist Robert Fleitz defended his Master thesis “Microtonality in works for solo piano: Three case studies in the Baltic keyboard repertoire”. Fleitz discusses 3 compositions for piano written by Baltic composers: Santa Ratniece (1977) – In Love with Liberty (2016), Liisa Hirsch (1984) – Quantum Well (2020) and Justina Repečkaitė (1989)- Sturnus vulgaris cohibitus (2020).

Justina Repeckaite’s composition Cries (2023) will be performed during the French tour of the project 50/50 by the Sequenza 9.3 vocal ensemble (cond. Catherine Simonpietri) and a harpist Sandrine Chatron (Trio Polycordes) alongside pieces by Carol Robinson (1956), Claude Barthelemy (1956) and Fabien Cali (1983).

Repeckaite’s piece Acupuncture (2014) was performed again by the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn conducted by Arash Yazdani at the music festival Ars Musica held in Belgium since 1989.

“With the innovative courage of Modernism combined with a deeply focused ruthlessness of fine detail, Repečkaitė guides us through a musical journey ranging from her cultural roots of folk music, her musical beginnings, then sharing the most complex experiments and meticulous execution in electronic and computer-based music. Electro-acoustic projects with groundbreaking techniques and meaningful collaborations with instrumentalists are a highlight as she walks us through her experiences at IRCAM (Institut de recherche et coordination acoustique/musique) in Paris.”

In 2022 Baltic Music Days festival was held in Kaunas, the European capital of culture this year. Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, conducted by Arash Yazdani, gave a concert at Kaunas Philharmonic, streamed on Lithuanian & Estonian national radios. Alongside pieces by Santa BUSS (LV), Märt-Matis LILL (EE), Sami KLEMOLA (FL) & Elis HALLIK (EE) they played Repeckaite’s Acupuncture (2014) for ensemble. This piece was already played by the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn in Baltic Music Days 2021 in Tallinn and later in the festival MusicOlomouc, Czech Republic and MARCO Museum of Contemporary Art, Vigo, Spain.

For the ISCM, – International Society for Contemporary Music Centenary, 100th-anniversary concerts were held in Vilnius. On the 7th of October the string quartet Chordos played Justina’s piece Unbenannt-2 (2016) at Kasiulio Museum. The piece was already performed by Chordos quartet in 2020 during the festival Muzikos Ruduo, Vilnius.