The programme will feature highlights from the swing era, with unexpected twists on well-known songs that will surprise even the most discerning listener. The Ditties, like true musical alchemists, will combine the old and the new, bringing each song to breathtaking life. Take a musical journey back in time, feel the magic of the swing era and the unique charm and professionalism of The Ditties!

The Ditties' mission is to foster professional jazz-swing music and culture in Lithuania. In the 1930s in the USA, music was everything - it saved people from sadness in the face of economic hardship, it made them want to enjoy life and believe in it. So much optimism, so much fun, is concentrated in the songs of that time. It was like an opium, a real craze, and The Ditties, in their musical activity, are unwittingly reviving that almighty musical craze, accurately, correctly, professionally and at the same time very emotionally recreating the style of the women's vocal ensembles of that epoch. Veronika Čičinskaitė-Golovanova, Rūta Švipaitė, Rūta Jakulytė turn into real queens of swing on stage, very quickly making the listener feel the magic of this unique style. The Ditties' special aesthetics, subtle mannerisms, feminine charm, professionalism and the exuberant, vital optimism of swing sounds are also recorded in their releases. - The Ditties are set to release an album of their most famous Christmas songs, Christmas Swing (LP) in 2016, an album of the most beautiful Lithuanian songs, Estrada (CD, LP) in 2021, and a programme of original songs will soon be released."

Dmitrij Golovanov - keyboards
(swing / retro jazz)