Lithuanian Choral Music & Resources:
General Websites & Cultural Resources
Lithuanian Homepage | Baltic Homepage | Int'l Choral home | TheoArts home
   
There are many good English-language Lithuanian websites now online for learning more about the history of the country, the Singing Revolution, and the various cultural practices influencing choral music. Surprisingly, some of the largest and most helpful sites are those posted by Lithuanian communities in the U.S. and Canada.

Music in Lithuania W: www.online.lt/music.htm This website covering various links to music in Lithuania.
  W: www.classicalmusic.lt Lithuanian Classical Music Web: various classical music links.
Click here to go to the page on Sutartines songs and singing.
Lithuanian
Websites

W: http://neris.mii.lt

 One of the main websites. Sponsored by the Lithuanian Academic and Research Network. Easy to navigate; good subsections. See the online book called The Lithuanians .
  W: www.on.lt Lithuania Online: news, travel, business, music, culture links.
W: click here List of Baltic area maps.
W: http://neris.mii.lt/serveriai/bendra/servers.html Lists of homepages and weblinks for Lithuania (in English)

W: www.inyourpocket.com/Lithuania/index.shtml This series of online and print guidebooks for the Baltics are superb!
W: http://daugenis.mch.mii.lt/alka/foje.en.htm A terrific virtual exhibition of 1,000 years of Lithuanian cultural heritage. Fantastic links.
W: www.tourism.lt The national 'tourism' site has a very good historic overview, information about the largest cities, and lovely photos.
W: www.ktl.mii.lt/heritage/cultura.html A page of links and information on various aspects of Lithuanian culture
W: www.state.gov/www/background_notes/
lithuania_9801_bgn.html 		The US State Departments most recent (1998) bulletin on Lithuania.
Virtual Vilnius

W: www.inyourpocket.com/Lithuania/
Vilnius_home.shtml

 A virtual guide --with excellent photos -- to the capitol city.
W: www.vilnius.sav.lt/tourism/events/index.htm An excellent site with very good lists of events, festivals, photos and cultural links.
Jews in Lithuania Click here to go to a page with links and information on the history (and music) of the Jews in Lithuania. Vilnius was often referred to as the Jerusalem of Europe.
Sutartines
 Click here to go to a page of information on this indiginous singing tradition.
U.S. & Canadian Links Click here to go to a page of information on Lithuanian resources in the U.S. and Canada.
©1999-2001 Dr. Marian Dolan
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA

written/posted: 15. June. 1999
last updated: 18.Dec.2002
Please email any corrections, additions,or suggestions.