On 4 July, 7 pm, in the North Gallery of the 1st floor of Sapiegas Palace, an exclusive event that does not fit into the format of a concert will take place, which we have called the Meditation of the Ancient Harp.

Ancient music expert and performer Ieva Baublytė (ancient harp, longitudinal flutes) will invite the audience to immerse themselves in a meditative listening session and to enjoy an extraordinary sound relaxation. Her music will weave together the serene melodies of the longitudinal flute and the gentle sound of the ancient harp. Listeners will be invited to listen to themselves and hear the silence. The session will include traditional Irish melodies, ancient medieval music and contemporary improvisations.

Senovian Harp 

The small instrument of Ieva Baublytė is a replica of a 15th century harp, also known as a Gothic or early Renaissance harp. Such harps are extremely rare today and are more often found in museum exhibitions or in old paintings, frescoes or manuscripts. In the past, they were used by wandering poets and harpists of European courts.

Ieva Baublytė 

Ieva Baublytė is a performer and teacher of the Gothic harp and longitudinal flute, and is one of the few specialists in Early Music in Lithuania. After studying in Switzerland at the prestigious Basel Academy of Music's Early Music Institute Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, volunteering in Argentina, studying philosophy in Fribourg, she returned to Lithuania, where she has been actively involved in the concert and educational activities for the promotion of Early Music since 2009.In recent years, she has organised programmes of early Italian and French Baroque music with the ensemble Chiaroscuro, and has participated in interactive musical performances with the international Camerata dei folli troupe. Ieva Baublytė performs medieval and renaissance musical tales for children with Beatriče Baltrušaityte and the ensemble In Campo Aperto. She also collaborates with Pop'Harpe, an association based in France, which organises harp-making workshops for anyone interested in diatonic harp music. Ieva Baublytė is an active participant in international projects and performs as a solo gothic harpist with other ensembles in various Lithuanian and foreign festivals.

All spaces are accessible for people with mobility disabilities. For more information about accessibility at the Sapiegas Palace, please visit https://sapiegurumai.lt/prieinamumas/

The event will be photographed, filmed, and please please be advised that you may be featured in photographs or videos taken at the event, and that these photographs or videos may be made publicly available on social networks or other media.