Contradictions of ideology and tradition in the Lithuanian organ school and performance
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Lietuvos vargonų mokykla; Katalikų bažnytinė muzika; Sovietmečio ideologija; Leopoldas Digrys; Vargonų muzika; Lithuanian organ school and performance; Catholic Church tradition; Soviet era ideology; Phenomenon of Digrys; Organ festivals; Competitions; Concerts.
ENAfter World War II, soviet occupied Lithuania faced difficulties in trying to return organ performance to public cultural life. The Soviet government viewed organ as a symbol of Church institution. During the 1960s-1980s, the Lithuanian conservatory educated performing organists. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Piano and Organ Competition and Vilnius Organ Festival had inspired a number of organ works by Lithuanian composers of that time, which became part of the gold fund of the Lithuanian art heritage. During the last decade of the 20th century, the organ playing traditions from the interwar Lithuania were reborn in the Organ Department of the Conservatory. The profession of church organist returned to the curricula of higher music schools. [From the publication]
