Crosstraining
21. August 2026 @ 14:00 – 15:30
Bridges from roots to wings with natural voices, from contemporary to classical folk music sound and their singing techniques
Moderation: Nadja Räss
Speakers: Sirkka Kosonen, Zane Smite
Nadja Räss
Nadja Räss was literally born singing. In her earliest childhood, she came into contact with Appenzell natural yodelling through relatives on her father’s side and yodelling was also omnipresent in her parents’ home. Nadja soon realised: “When I grow up, I’m going to be a yodeller. After graduating from Einsiedeln Abbey School, she studied classical…
Sirkka Kosonen
I sing, compose, arrange, lead a choir, play the accordion and kantele, research and teach. I yodel, strum, croak, pluck, strum and write. All of these parts make up my musicianship. But without improvisation and challenging my folk singing skills in multi-style ensembles, I would feel incomplete. All of this, and the different projects that…
Zane Šmite
Education: Present positionsince 2020 – voice coach at Latvian Academy of Culturesince 2008 – Traditional singing teacher at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Musicology Department, Ethnomusicology Class. Theoretical courses of vocal methodology for Classical, Jazz and Vocal pedagogy students. Publications-2022-Human voice as instrument In:Skatuves runa un teksta analīze. p 15-22 (Methodological material), Latvijas Kultūras…
