Composer Rūta Vitkauskaitė tells us about her latest project, Modern Chants, and the accompanying soundwalk. She also chooses a selection of tracks which have influenced her musical life and her work as a composer.
Find out more about Modern Chants <a href="https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland/events/2021/modern-chants">here</a>, and tickets for the soundwalk can be found <a href="https://sound-scotland.co.uk/event/bard-of-the-birds">here</a>.
Music Choices: &nbsp;1. Siberian Shamanic Singing (Stepanida Borisova - Summer)
2. Lithuanian sutartines (Žydėja rože - Ūtara)
3. Indian konakkol (Konakkol Ensemble - The Karnataka College of Percussion)
4. Scottish canntaireachd (The Stewarts of Blair)
5. Scottish Puirt-à-Beul (Julie Fowlis -&nbsp;Puirt-à-Beul set: Ribinnean Riomhach)
Rūta Vitkauskaitė
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Scottish musicians chat about music that has influenced their lives.