Premiere at Baltic Music Days 2025, Vilnius
Justina Repečkaitė has received a commission from Lithuanian National Radio and Television to compose Millefleur for the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, conducted by Arash Yazdani. The piece will be premiered on October 17, 2025, at the Energy and Technology Museum in Vilnius, during the Baltic Music Days 2025 - Music Autumn (Muzikos Ruduo) festival.
ENMT in Kaunas Philharmonic, Baltic Music Days 2022.
This premiere continues a longstanding collaboration between Baltic Music Days, Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (ENMT), and Repečkaitė. Her music was first performed by ENMT during the inaugural edition of Baltic Music Days in 2021 in Tallinn, followed by a performance in Kaunas in 2022. The ensemble has also presented her works at MusicOlomouc 2021 in the Czech Republic, MARCO Museum of Contemporary Art 2022 in Spain, and Ars Musica 2022 in Belgium.
Millefleur (2025)
for Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Viola, Violin, Cello & Double Bass
Program note
EN
In medieval European tapestries, the term millefleur (French for “a thousand flowers”) refers to a decorative, stylized, and symbolic surface filled with a scattering of small flowers, plants, and animals, often depicted at inconsistent scales, without illustrating an actual landscape or perspective.
For me as a composer, in music millefleur similarly evokes an abundance of small motifs and timbral colors, subtly varied yet unified on a decorative surface, emphasizing shifting details and viewpoint rather than hierarchy. In the score, the piano part has its arpeggio-like figures, providing a foundation for the ensemble motifs to develop and build up to saturation.
Millefleur is part of my compositions’ cycle for ensemble, inspired by weaving techniques. Ensemble for New Music Tallinn recorded my composition Tapisserie (2015) for my upcoming album Tapestries, soon to be released by the Music Information Centre Lithuania.
Justinos Repečkaitė
A detail from a millefleur tapestry made in Flanders c.1500 , Albert & Victoria museum.
LT
Viduramžių Europos gobelinuose terminas millefleur (pranc. „tūkstantis gėlių“) reiškia dekoratyvų, stilizuotą ir simbolinį paviršių, kuriame, dažnai nevienodais masteliais ir be tikro peizažo ar perspektyvos, vaizduojama gausybė mažų gėlių, augalų ir gyvūnų.
Man, kaip kompozitorei, muzikoje millefleur asocijuojasi su trumpų motyvų ir tembrinių spalvų įvairove. Subtiliai kintantys, bet vieningai išdėstyti ant dekoratyvaus paviršiaus, jie nekuria hierarchijos, bet pabrėžia varijuojačias detales ir žiūros tašką. Patitūroje fortepijono partija turi savo arpeggio tipo figūras, suteikdama pagrindą ansamblio motyvams vystytis ir įsikrauti iki saturacijos.
Millefleur yra mano kompoziju ansambliui ciklo, įkvepto audimo technikų, dalis. Ensemble for New Music Tallinn yra įrašęs mano kūrinį Tapisserie (2015) mano albumui Tapestries, kurį netrukus išleis Lietuvos muzikos informacijos centras.
Justinos Repečkaitė
