Original Interpretation of Baltic Folklore

The concert of Nympheales was an unexpectedly pleasant surprise to a large audience gathered at a church in the 16^th arrondisment of Paris. Nympheales is an unusual instrumental trio: harpist (French Cecile), soprano (Colombian Marcela) and mezzo-soprano (Lithuanian Birute). Following the classical baroque singing, more impressive was the second part – original interpretation of the Baltic folklore. Three women dressed in Lithuanian traditional clothes enhanced the audience. Birute's emotional singing of Lithuanian ethnic songs was accompanied by the sounds of "kankles", a traditional Lithuanian instrument, and aristocratic sound of the harp. Marcela enriched the performance by singing in Lithuanian and even playing Columbian drums with one Latvian song. This is a lovely example of a harmonized interplay of cultures…