Organ concert with Mila Thoors

Program

Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879–1951)
Fantāzija

Elfrida Andrée (1841–1929)
Cantilena
Fuga con spirito

Otto Olsson (1879–1964)
Prelude and Fugue in D-flat minor, Op. 56

Georgi Muschel (1909–1989)
Samarkand Suite

I. Qasida for the Master Builders
of Ancient Samarkand
II. On the Desolate Hills of Afrasiab
III. The Blossoming Valley of Zeravshan
IV. In the Gloom of Shakhi-Zinda’s Mausoleum
V. Samarkand in the Rays of the Morning Sun

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 6:00 PM
LANDSKYRKAN, SKELLEFTEÅ
Free Admission / Collection

ABOUT

Mila Thoors is an organist, conductor, and choir director with an extensive and diverse educational background from institutions such as the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the School of Music in Piteå, and the Rostov State Conservatory in Russia.

As a freelance organist, she performs at a high artistic level and has given numerous concerts throughout Sweden and Europe. She has also worked as a conductor for several orchestras, including the Arboga Wind Orchestra, the Flen Wind Orchestra, the Volvo Music Corps, and the Eskilstuna Symphony Orchestra. Among her large-scale choral and orchestral projects are Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert, A God Disguised (Förklädd Gud), and Puccini’s Suor Angelica.

Mila Thoors’ field of research includes recording previously unknown organ music from former Soviet republics such as Ukraine, Latvia, and Uzbekistan. She currently serves as principal organist in the Eskilstuna Parish.