Join us on Monday, June 30th at the Civitella Castle for Krists Auznieks & Kheng Sonam Dorji Presentations. We will welcome you with light refreshments at 6:00 PM.
Krists Auznieks
Music, Latvia
Krists Auznieks is a Latvian composer whose music has been called “exhilarating and luminous” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and praised for its “extraordinarily imaginative writing” (BBC). His music has been performed at Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Royal Danish Theatre. The recipient of Latvia’s Grand Music Award, Wagner Scholarship, and International Rostrum of Composers Award, Auznieks holds a Doctorate from Yale and is an associate professor at the Latvian Academy of Music. In 2025, his work will appear at the ISCM World New Music Days in Porto and Dutch National Theatre.
Kheng Sonam Dorji
Eccola Foundation Affiliated Fellow
Music, Bhutan
Kheng Sonam Dorji is a master musician. From a young age, his passion for music was inspired by his mother. He plays musical instruments such as dramgyen, yancheng, flute, ektara, and sitar. To sustain his active research practice, he has learned eleven languages (English, Dzongka, Sharchop, Khengpa, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Nepali, Tibetan). International audiences may know Dorji through his soundtrack contributions to the acclaimed Bhutanese film, Travellers and Magicians (2004).
Monday, June 30th 2025
6:00 PM Welcome cocktail
6:15 PM Presentations
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