The album Choir Vilnius. Circle Ending, features three experimental compositions for choir and electronics by Andrius Arutiunian, Mantvydas Leonas Pranulis, and Monikaze. The initiative was initially launched back in 2018 by the Vilnius Choir during the Vilnius LAB project to offer young composers a rare chance to write new music in close collaboration with the choir. According to musicologist Paulina Sofija Nalivaikaitė, the Vilnius Lab focused on sonic experiments, the involvement of other areas of artistic activity, innovative forms of expression, and the use of multimedia and spatial solutions. The three aforementioned composers came the winners of the competition. Later they took part in a workshop together with the Vilnius Choir, led by Artūras Dambrauskas, and the Latvian composer Mārtiņš Viļums who worked as a mentor. In cooperation with the Music Information Centre Lithuania, the three pieces written during and after the workshop were eventually recorded in 2021 at the studio of the Vilnius Choir. Read more