Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Emilija Karaliute

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4 June 2026

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

Emilija Karaliute

Programme

  • 1909-1983

    Idyll of the Lithuanian Forest (Mikulskis)
    3 movements

    Mikulskis was a Lithuanian cellist, conductor, composer, cultural figure, poet, and educator.

  • 1929-2009

    The Dawn is Breaking (Bagdonas)

    This is a traditional Lithuanian folk song. ‘The Dawn is Breaking’ melds late romanticism with a bracing folksong element and a gorgeous wisp of melody.

  • 1869-1934

    Dear Lithuania (Naujalis)

    Juozas Naujalis was a Lithuanian composer, organist and choir conductor. He is acclaimed as Lithuanian music patriarch. This is a classical Lithuanian piece which, for many decades, has been sung as the nation’s second anthem.

  • 1908-1979

    Prelude and Fugue in C Major (Svedas)

    Jonas Svedas’ Prelude and Fugue in C major sets up a strong and shimmering tension and release

  • 1862-1918

    La fille aux cheveux de lin, L. 125 No. 8 (Debussy)

    Translated as The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, this is the eighth piece in the first book of Preludes (1909-1910) by Debussy.

  • 1809-1847

    On Wings of Song, Op. 34 No. 2 (Mendelssohn)

    This is the second of Felix Mendelssohn’s “six songs for voice and piano”. It is a setting of the poem Auf Flügeln des Gesanges by the German Romantic poet Heinrich Heine published in his Buch der Lieder in 1827

  • 1862-1918

    En Bateau, L. 65 No. 1 (Debussy)

    This is the first movement in Debussy’s Petite Suite, inspired by poems from the volume Fêtes galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844–1896)

  • 1978-

    Land (Muramatsu)

    Land was written for marimbist Momoko Kamiya by composer Takatsugu Muramatsu. This beautiful and elegant piece incorporates a very rubato tempo, allowing the performer to be very expressive within the framework laid out by Muramatsu. The main theme is presented over a gently pulsating accompaniment after a brief free section to begin the piece. The middle of the piece incorporates this theme into triplets that creates a sort of “rolling” effect. The piece closes with the original theme material in a new key with some additional variations.

  • Rebmaer (Harding)

    Irish composer Caroline Elizabeth Harding has directly responded to Kataliute’s plea for more material. Her ‘Rebmaer’ involved contemporary practices like knocking in the wood if the casing as well as enharmonics around the core themes.

Performers

  • Emilija Karaliute

    Kanklės

    Emilija is a professional classical and folk musician who began studying the kanklės in Lithuania from an early age, developing a deep connection to the instrument and its cultural roots.

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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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