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This project successfully funded on 4th March 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
TARP DVIEJŲ/BETWEEN TWO Terra Invisus Crowdfunder
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim: Promoting cultural dialogue between Lithuania and the United Kingdom through establishing professional connections and presenting new music
TARP DVIEJŲ / BETWEEN TWO is our trio’s newest project, and our first international endeavour, focused on connecting the UK, where Alex and Rebecca grew up, with Lithuania, Milda’s homeland, by presenting new music by composers from both Lithuania and the UK.
This project will take place in April and we would be grateful for any help towards the costs of the Lithuanian leg of the tour!
WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT?
This is an exciting opportunity to promote cultural dialogue between Lithuania and the United Kingdom, by establishing professional connections with Lithuanian composers and presenting their music in the UK, whilst also introducing new works by emerging British composers to Lithuanian audiences.
Our visit to Lithuania will coincide with the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the most beloved Lithuanian artists and composers M.K. Čiurlionis. Two Lithuanian composers from the project will write a piece for us that takes inspiration from Čiurlionis‘ creative output.
We are extremely lucky to be performing this project in some renowned cultural venues in Lithuania:
- April 8 – Kirtimai Culture Centre in Vilnius
- April 9 – National M. K. Čiurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas
- April 10 – Eduardas Balsys Art School in Klaipėda
After we come back to the UK, we’ll be bringing this programme to Leeds, Edinburgh, Leicester, and London.
WHY MAKING THIS TRIP MATTERS
Our ensemble’s mixed cultural background has meant we’ve been eager to connect with the new music scene in Lithuania for a long time. It is also a chance for some of the wonderful composers on our debut album Visions to have their music premiered in Europe.
We called this project ‘TARP DVIEJŲ / BETWEEN TWO‘ because it‘s about placing ourselves between the musical landscapes of two countries and creating a platform to present the voices of composing talent of both Lithuania and the UK.
WHY CROWDFUNDING?
Several barriers have meant that attaining funding for the Lithuanian leg of the tour has not been possible while we were lucky to find a few partners (including Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust) that agreed to support us during the UK leg of the tour.
We would be extremely grateful for any donation however big or small to get this project off the ground. <3
OUR TEAM
Terra Invisus
Alex Lyon (clarinets)
Rebecca Burden (cello)
Milda Vitartaitė (piano)
Composers
All the music in this project is either Lithuanian or British premieres, including two world premieres.
Jack Wood (UK)
Jamie Elless (UK)
Martin Suckling (UK)
Patrick Ellis (UK)
Juta Pranulytė (LTU)
Dominykas Digimas (LTU)
Vilius Aleinikovas (LTU)
WHAT WE'LL DO WITH THE MONEY RAISED
Our Lithuanian concerts will generate a small fee from ticket splits; however, there are no guaranteed figures. Concert revenue will be the only source of our performance fees and will likely cover our per diem for the tour.
Any money we can raise through your crowdfunding help will go towards the larger tour costs such as transportation, accommodation, and travel expenses for Lithuania.
While in Lithuania, we will play 3 concerts, spend 5 nights, and travel 3 times between different cities.
After carefully calculating and considering fluctuating prices, our numbers look like this:
£730 flights (including musical instruments transportation)
£215 travel between venues (including fees for transporting instruments), public transportation in Lithuania
£265 accommodation for 5 nights
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