Lithuanian Folk Suite, Op. 150 (Organ Solo) by Vidas Pinkevicius (2022)

Lithuanian Folk Suite, Op. 150 (2022) was commissioned by an American concert organist James D. Hicks for his project "Baltic Sojourn". It consists of 4 movements (the optimistic March, the playful Scherzo, the thoughtful Meditation and the fiery Finale) each based on some of the most famous Lithuanian folk songs: I. March "Palinko liepa šalia kelio", II. Scherzo "Oi lekia, lekia", III. Meditation "Oi giria, giria", IV. Finale "Aš padainuosiu". The video example is the premiere performance by James D. Hicks at St. Casimir's church in Vilnius, Lithuania on August 22, 2023. This suite will be very suitable to expand any concert program with colourful, original-sounding, yet listener-friendly music with a Baltic twist. Commissioned by and dedicated to James D. Hicks.