"Why are people still interested in the story of Tristan and Isolde? It has been repeated for almost a thousand years. The details of the story have changed over time. We have heard countless different versions. Many people would say it is the most wonderful love story! But why? Of course, it is full of excitement, drama, love, lust, shame, death and dragons, but I think the real reason is the serendipity of love. Tristan and Isolde's love begins accidentally when they drink a love potion. This becomes almost a laboratory experiment in love, where the excitement, confusion, frustration, guilt of love disappear. I thought that I could learn more about love if I explored this story in a piece of music, gathering details from the many retellings of the love story of Tristan and Isolde and juxtaposing them with much more modern texts that are closer to our time." (David Lang)

Melos, a new vocal music ensemble, will tell the glorious love story in musical language, performing artistic programmes in a variety of configurations, from solo singing to choral sounds. The group collaborates with artists from various fields and constantly initiates creative projects. The performers have worked with choreographer Giedre Jankauskiene, theatre director Saule Degutyte, saxophonists-improvisers Katarsis4, sound artists Artūrs Bumšteinas and Gytis Bertulis, Jacob Kirkegaard, Klaus Lang, Nathan Jaes Dearden, Monika Szpyrka, Rita Mačiliūnaite, Dominykas Digimas and many others. They have performed with the CELLO CLUB cello ensemble, Anton Lukoszevieze. The ensemble has released four albums featuring works by Lithuanian composers, mostly commissioned by the ensemble.