Rochdale Music Service Performing Arts Festival 2023
Another year of Rochdale Festival of Performing Arts. Wonderful performances, awards and invaluable experience for piano performers and myself as adjudicator.
Christmas Kaleidoscope
Piano concert
December 2022
Me and my students performed dazzling set of pieces inspired by the season to the public. Another fantastic event and opportunity to share our talent and joy playing piano music with family members, friends and guests.
Walk in Nature
July 2022
On 18th of July me and my 35 students of various ages and levels performed piano pieces inspired by nature.
The event started with my children Marijus and Salomeja performing a very famous song "Imagine" by J. Lennon arranged for 4 hands. This really helped to set a serene mood for everyone in the audience. Even though the general atmosphere and mood vas very relaxing (bird chirping in the background - little sound effect, flowers and bent grass around the piano made us all feel like we all are sitting in the meadow) some pieces had more energetic and uplifting mood, like "The Great Sea", "Down by the Riverside", "Wild windy day", "Spring"- another well known theme by Vivaldi, arranged for 4 hands. The concert was ended traditionally by Margarita and Marijus. As always we try to end it with fiery, quick tempo pieces which requires brilliant technique and concentration- this time the best choice for that was A. Piazzolla's "Primavera Porteña"- jazzy, sensual, at the same time full of various syncopated rhythms and temperament which led to explosive applause at the end.
Rochdale Music Service Performing Arts Festival 2022
I was honored to adjudicate this years pianists (years 4 - 13, adults). It was delightful experience, which brought many pleasant emotions to performers, their teachers and myself.
Winter Wonderland
December 2021
The concert took place at st. Chad's church on 20th of December. It was lovely to see full hall of people, who donated £180 at the entrance. The money was taken then to the voluntary organisation PAG|UK- they were very grateful and used it for the Christmas grotto for unprivileged children couple days after. Margarita and her students performed variety of piano pieces which were all connected by the theme "Winter Wonderland". Overall there were 36 pieces performed! The concert started with Margarita playing Minuet by Handel (arr. Kempff) which set a magical and calm mood in the audience. After that followed some famous gentle melodies performed by students - "Morning"- theme from Grieg's suite Peer Gynt, "Ice skaters" , "Snowflake Rag", "Winter Sky", "A Snowy Owl", "Winter Solstice dance" and many more pieces that captured beauty of winter. Audience was also treated with Chopin's Nocturne c sharp minor performed by Margarita's son Marijus, who is currently studying piano and composition at Chetham's school of music. Second half of the concert programme was dedicated to traditional Christmas carols performed as solo piano arrangements or duets: from sacred and calm "Away in a manger", "Silent night" , "The first Noel" to more uplifting "Carol of the bells", "Deck the halls" and other well known tunes like "Frosty the snowman", "Oh Christmas tree", "Jingle bell rock" etc. The concert was finished by Margarita's and Marijus' expressive and fiery duet "Sleigh ride duet fantasy" . The concert took place just five days before Christmas and was an amazing event full of emotions and applause. Students and their parents were very grateful for this opportunity to come together and share their talent and love for music with broader audience. The pictures were taken by Kristina Zvinakeviciute.
Music from around the World
July 2021
Margarita's students have taken an audience on a fantastic trip around the world performing various pieces from different countries and cultures.
Virtual Christmas Music Recital
December 2020
Our fantastic virtual Christmas recital performed by enthusiastic students in these challenging times to celebrate holiday spirit.
Virtual Piano Recital
August 2020
Despite numerous challenges during the Pandemic me & my students successfully made the transition to online lessons this spring and kept learning to play and share their music.
To celebrate their effort and beautiful achievements during this time I have put together Virtual Recital on YouTube.
Rochdale Youth Festival of Performing Arts
February 2020
Beautiful and well acknowledged performances of all students in this years festival
"Jazzy Christmas" Fundraising Piano Concert
December 2019
Well known Christmas melodies with a jazzy twist was performed by Margarita and her students in St. Mary's in the Baum church, Rochdale. All money raised went to the local charity for children with disabilities.
"Music from the movies" Piano Concert
July 2019
Spectacular piano concert were the most beautiful tunes from the movies were superbly performed for the public
Rochdale Youth Festival of Performing Arts
February 2019
Very successful performances (First places in their groups and highly commended marks)
Christmas concert at Saint Mary in the Baum
16 December 2018
This was an amazing chance for my beloved pupils to perform in this glorious church. Everyone did a fantastic job and gave so many good vibes for our families and guests
Summer music party
14 July 2018
Musical games, quizzes and surprises. Lots of smiles and happy faces when students met at this event and shared their new piano skills and showed how they've grown through music
Rochdale Festival of Performing Arts 2018
March 2018
Successful performances of little artists in annual festival of performing arts held in Rochdale Town Hall.
