Gaudeamus.lv
Title
RTU vīru koris - GAUDEAMUS - RTU male chorus
Description
The Riga Technical University Male Choir Gaudeamus was founded in 1959 by its Artistic Director Edgars Račevskis who led the choir for many years.
In 1996 Ivars Cinkuss became Artistic Director and for the past decade Gaudeamus has been the leading male choir in Latvia.
The diverse repertoire of this group ranges from the Renaissance period to modern day, encompasses various genres, including choral arrangements of Latvian and other folk songs, with the major focus on a cappella singing. Gaudeamus has made numerous recordings for the Latvian National Radio and released two CD's, the first in 1998, which features male-choir classics of Western Europe and the second in 1999, presenting Latvian romantic music.
