Ugis Praulins (1957-)
Odi et Amo 2.0, oratorio pour chœur d'enfants, solistes et Rock Band

Yared Dibaba, rap
Anna-Marie Hefele, chant diphonique, voix, nyckelharpa, harpe, mandoline
Isolde Kittel-Zerer, clavecin
Leonid Klimaschewski, accordéon
Stefan Kuchel, saxophone, instruments à vent numérique
Indra Tedjasukmana, beatboxing
Rock Band

Mathias Bläse, percussions
Malte Kuhn, guitare
Bo Stockfleth, basse
Torben Tietz, guitare acoustique
Stefan Weith, claviers

Ugis Praulins, claviers, voix
Chorknaben Uetersen
Hans-Joachim Lustig, direction

The oratorio for choir and rock band combines the traditional timbre of a boys’ choir with modern sounds familiar from pop and rock. The oratorio was first composed in the 1990s; in 2018 the composer Ugis Praulinš, the choir, and several guest performers have collaborated to bring new life to Odi et Amo in this updated, modernized version 2.0: a fascinating and stirring mix that breaks the boundaries between pop and classical music. In ‘Odi et Amo 2.0’, the Chorknaben Uetersen (directed by Hans-Joachim Lustig) and the work’s Latvian composer are joined by numerous renowned musicians and colleagues from the worlds of classical and popular music. Anna-Maria Hefele, a ‘pop star’ of overtone singing, features prominently in this fresh version of the oratorio as do Yared Dibaba (rap), Stefan Kuchel (saxophone & EWI) and Indra Tedjasukmana (beatboxing).