PIRMĀS SKAŅAS. SARAH NEUFELD, RICHARD REED PARRY & REBECCA FOON. LIEPĀJAS MĀKSLAS FORUMS 2026
Multiinstrumentālists Ričards Rīds Perijs un vijolniece Sāra Noifelde klausītājiem vislabāk pazīstami kā “Grammy” balvas ieguvušās rokgrupas “Arcade Fire” dalībnieki, mūzikas autori un izpildītāji. Abi muzicē arī kolektīvā “Bell Orchestre”. Arī Rebeku Fūnu daudzi zina kā vienu no Monreālas neatkarīgās mūzikas skaļākajām balsīm – viņa ir atzītā kamerpostroka ansambļa “Esmerine” līdzdibinātāja, kolektīvu “Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra”, “Set Fire To Flames” un vairāku citu dalībniece. Latvijas klausītājiem pazīstams ir arī mūziķes solo projekts “Saltland”. Trijotne kopā pārstāv vienu no pēdējo desmitgažu interesantākajām mūzikas skatuvēm – t. s. “Monreālas scēnu”, kurā daudziem par iedvesmu saplūst un izgaist robežas starp populāro, nopietno un nepieradināto mūziku, stadionu vērienu un miniatūriem, tumsnējiem pagrabstāvu klubiem.
Gaidāmais koncerts publiku aicina atmosfēriskā skaņu pasaulē, ko trio kā rieksta čaulā centušies notvert debijas albumā “First Sounds”.
“Tas ir kā vērot mūsu pašu agrīnos gadus atkārtojumā – vietas, kurās kopā burzījāmies, cilvēkus, kurus pazinām, tikai vienlaikus dzīvojot arī šodienā,” tā savas “pirmās skaņas” jeb “first sounds” raksturo trijotne.
Albums bijis rūpīgs un dziļi personisks darbs trīs gadu garumā, un ticis izdots 2024. gadā. Mūziķi to ierakstījuši koka baznīcā Ņujorkas štata ziemeļos. Tā tapšanu lielā mērā iedvesmojusi intīmā un bieži robežām nepakļautā kamermūzika, ar kuru visi trīs mūziķi uzauguši.
Albuma “First Sounds” skaņdarbos vijole, čells, kontrabass, mazliet balsu, ģitāras un elektronika auž audumu no neoklasiski skaistiem, raupji disonējošiem un kinematogrāfiski spraigiem pavedieniem. Grodais ieraksts brīžiem atgādina vēl neuzņemta psiholoģiska trillera skaņu celiņu, taču vienlaikus arī ieskauj klausītājus meditatīvā un gaismas piepildītā pieredzē, kur personīgais kļūst par kolektīvo vai otrādi. Bet ne obligāti.
Piedalās:
Sāra Noifelde (Sarah Neufeld) – vijole
Ričards Rīds Perijs (Richard Reed Parry) – kontrabass
Rebeka Fūna (Rebecca Foon) – čells
Atrašanās vieta:
Lielā zāle
Pasākuma ilgums:
aptuveni 1 stunda un 15 minūtes
Ieteicamais vecums: 7+
Biļetes: no 20,00 eiro. Pasākumam tuvojoties biļešu cena var tikt mainīta.
Apmeklē abus “Liepājas Mākslas foruma 2026” centrālos notikumus koncertzālē izdevīgāk, iegādājoties KOPBIĻETI. Kopbiļetēm atlaides netiek piemērotas.
Organizē:
Lielais dzintars
Atbalsta:
Liepājas pašvaldība, Valsts Kultūrkaptiāla fonds, Artes Liberales, Erica Synths, Valmiermuižas alus darītava un Gardu muti.
Atlaides:
Skolēniem, studentiem, pasniedzējiem, pensionāriem – 25%
Personām ar I un II grupas invaliditāti, kā arī viņu pavadoņiem – 50%
Goda ģimenes apliecības (“3+ Ģimenes kartes”) vai LT (“Šeimos kortelė”), vai EST (“Perekaart”) īpašniekiem – 25%
NB: apmeklējot koncertu, apmeklētājam jāuzrāda atlaidi apliecinošs dokuments.
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FIRST SOUNDS. SARAH NEUFELD, RICHARD REED PARRY, REBECCA FOON. LIEPĀJA ART FORUM 2026
Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry and Rebecca Foon have been crossing creative paths for decades. The three well-known Montreal musicians have founded a chamber music trio, and the Liepāja Art Forum 2026 will be an opportunity to experience their first performance in Latvia.
Richard Reed Parry and violinist Sarah Neufeld are best known to audiences as members, authors and performers in the Grammy-winning rock band Arcade Fire. They both also play in Bell Orchestre. Rebecca Foon is recognized by many as one of the loudest indie voices of Montreal – she is the co-founder of the renowned chamber post-rock ensemble Esmerine, member of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Set Fire to Flames, and several other collectives. Latvian audiences are also familiar with her solo project, Saltland. Together, the trio represent one of the most fascinating music environments of the last decades, the so-called Montreal scene, that inspires many with the merging and breaking of boundaries between popular, serious and untamed music, stadium scales and dark, intimate underground clubs.
The upcoming concert invites the audience into a world of atmospheric sounds that the trio captured in their debut album, First Sounds.
The trio describe their first sounds: ‘It is as though we are watching our earlier years on replay (the places we used to hang out, the people we used to know), while simultaneously living in the present day.’
The album, released in 2024, is the result of more than three years of meticulous and deeply personal work. The artists recorded it in a wooden church in upstate New York. The music was largely inspired by the intimate and often borderless genre of chamber music, with which all three musicians grew up.
In the tracks of First Sounds, the violin, cello, double bass, minimal vocals, guitars, and electronics weave a tapestry using strands of neoclassical beauty, raw dissonance, and cinematic suspense. The impressive record often reminds of a soundtrack to a psychological thriller that has not yet been made, but at the same time it wraps its listener in a meditative and luminous experience, where the personal can become collective, and vice versa. But nothing is ever forced.
Artists:
Sarah Neufeld – violin
Richard Reed Parry – double bass
Rebecca Foon – cello
Location:
Great hall
Event duration:
17.00 / 1h 15 min
Tickets:
starting from € 20.00 (Ticket prices may change closer to the event)
Suggested age of attendees: 7+
You can purchase a festival PASS that includes admission to the two central events at the Concert Hall. These are specially selected, numbered, high visibility seats in the Large Hall, available at a more affordable price. The number of passes is limited. Tickets to festival events can be purchased at Biļešu Paradīze ticket offices and online.
Organized by:
Great Amber
Supported by:
Liepāja City Council and State Culture Capital Foundation, Artes Liberales, Erica Synths, Valmiermuižas alus darītava un Gardu muti.
Discounts:
Students, teachers, seniors – 25%
Persons with group I and II disabilities and their companions – 50%
For holders of the Honorary Family Card (“3+ Ģimenes karte”) or LT (“Šeimos kortelė”) or EST (“Perekaart”) – 25%
NB. Upon attending a concert, the attendee must show personal identification.
Group tickets:
10–30 persons – 20%
30 and more persons – 25%
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