choir and orchestra conductor, pedagogue, composer, music professor. Son of Algimantas Lopos.
1955-1958 Student of the choral singing department of the Vilnius Decade Music School, since 1960. Singer of the "Ažuoliukas" boys' choir of the Republican Teachers' Home, 1966. graduated from the 23rd secondary school in Vilnius. 1967-1972 studied choir conducting at the Lithuanian State Conservatory (head teacher H. Perelštein's class), was the choirmaster of "Ėuoliukas". He acted in the LKS art film "Zydrasis horizontas" (1957 directed by V. Mikalauskas).
Since 1973 Teacher of choral conducting and other disciplines at Vilnius J. Tallat-Kelpšas Higher School of Music, since 1980. head of the choral studio of the part-time department, 1981-1984. head of the student choir studio of the inpatient department. He taught the mixed choir about 100 less frequently heard works, organized concerts in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Lviv.
Since 1973 Second conductor of the school symphony orchestra, since 1982. artistic director and conductor. The orchestra performed in Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Germany and France. The concert programs included minor works by J. Haydn, W. A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert, V. Bartulis symphonies and other composers. The orchestra and choirs performed H. Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas. "Regina coeli" by W. A. Mozart, "Kyrie" by A. Vivaldi, "Orgelmesse" by J. Haydn, "Rainbow" by G. Frido, Mass by G. Sakalauskas.
1977-1979 Artistic director of the Vėtrungė vocal and instrumental ensemble of the city of Vilnius. 1973-1980 with a break, choirmaster - conductor of the Academic Choir of "Ėuoliukos" and Vilnius State University. in 1985 In the Vilnius teachers' house, he organized a men's chamber choir (24 pupils of "Ėuoliuk"), which won the 1985 republican song festival competition and organized concerts.in 1986 He organized the mixed chamber choir "Cantemus" (about 40 participants) in the Vilnius teachers' house and achieved significant artistic achievements. He taught the choir about 300 works of various eras and styles (100 authors) and organized over 100 concerts in Lithuania and abroad - in Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria and Finland, Norway. He participated in song festivals and festivals, many of his works were recorded by Lithuanian radio and television, in 1989 released a record of motets by J. Naujalis, and in 1996 cassette "Cantica sacra Lituanica". Choir "Cantemus" is a participant, laureate and prize winner of many national and international competitions and festivals: 1987 laureate of VII Stasios Šimkaus choir competition in Klaipėda, 1988 in the international B. Bartok competition in Debrecen (Hungary), he won second place and a diploma, participated in the Grand Prize competition. "Cantemus" won third place, a special prize, a bronze medal and a cash prize at the international competition "Tallinn-88" dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the birth of G. Ernesaks. Great success accompanied the choristers in 1989. at the international competition in Tours (Tours - France), where he won the first place in the national program category and the third place in the mandatory programs, he received a special prize from the French Minister of Culture and a cash prize. in 1989 at the international choir competition in Spain (in the city of Tolosa) he won the second prize for the performance of the folklore program, and the third prize for the polyphonic music. in 1990 won the second prize and silver medal at the international polyphonic music competition in Arece (Arezzo - Italy), visited Pope John Paul II in the Vatican. in 1992 at the international choir competition in Gorizia (Gorizia - Italy) he received the third prize for the polyphonic music program and two second places for folklore. The conductor won a special prize from music critics. "Cantemus" also participated in church music festivals in Šiauliai and Marijampole, as well as in music festivals in Germany and Finland. On January 5, 1997, they held a 10th anniversary concert in Vilnius Archcathedral Basilica (conservatory chamber orchestra participated).
1991-1995 L. V. Lopas was the conductor of the student symphony orchestra of the Lithuanian Academy of Music, since 1995. Teacher of the Department of Choir Conducting, since 1996. Member of the Lithuanian Composers' Union, member of the Lithuanian Choirs' Union, member of the board of the "Ažuola" club, 1990. Lithuanian national song festivals in Vilnius and in 1994 Conductor of the 1st World Lithuanian Song Festival in Kaunas. With the Lithuanian State Wind Orchestra "Trimitas" he prepared classical music programs and performed in Lithuania, England, Norway. in 1996 recorded the cassette "Silent Night" with the chamber choir "Jauna muzika". Created choral and chamber-instrumental music works, music for drama performances, bells and percussion instruments.
