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What happens when a forgotten weather diary becomes the score for a new musical work?

In the UK premiere of ‘Rainfair’, Lithuanian composer Arturas Bumšteinas transforms the daily observations of an 1868 weather diary into a remarkable exploration of repetition, chance and musical harmony.

Kept by Boston land surveyor and wood mill operator Peter M. Horn, the diary was discovered more than a century later in a Berlin flea market. Bumšteinas waited until 2026, when the calendar once again aligned with the original dates and weekdays, to transform its observations into sound.

Performers Lora Kmieliauskaitė and Julija Bagdonavičiūtė appear without their instruments, listening to recordings of themselves playing through loudspeakers while vocalising selected texts from the diary. Their music, recitations and songs are organised using random numbers generated from meteorological data.

With field recordings from music-school corridors woven into the work, 'Rainfair' explores ideas of repetition, interpretation and the relationship between musical notation and performance.

📅 Sunday 22 November, 1pm
📍 Huddersfield Town Hall
🎟️ Standard £20 // Solidarity £26 // Kirklees Resident £18 // Under 30 £6

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Photo Credit:
Arturas Bumšteinas © Laura Vanceviciene
Julija Bagdonavičiūtė © Jonas Šopa
Lora Kmieliauskaitė © Artūras Morozovas
Rainfair taken in Huddersfield Town Hall by @arturas_bumsteinas

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2 months ago

Story from Latvian Organ Safari with Gailė taken in Skrunda by @arturas_bumsteinas

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2 months ago

“Aconitum Napellus” a laser pointer improvisation by @arturas_bumsteinas

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3 months ago

"Recital" exhibition at Medūza gallery. With participation of pianist Julija Bagdonavičiūtė, photographer Gintarė Grigėnaitė, piano masters brothers Bazaras. Featuring 19th century weather diary and field recordings from corridors of B.Dvarionas music school. _________________________________________________________photos by Laurynas Skeisgiela. taken in Medūza by @arturas_bumsteinas

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5 months ago

2025 by @arturas_bumsteinas

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10 months ago

Sapporo taken in Sapporo, Hakaido, Japan by @arturas_bumsteinas

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10 months ago

【滞在アーティストの公演レポート】

去る2025年12月1日、札幌文化芸術交流センター SCARTSで『ジョナス・メカスの吐息 A Whispered Breath of Jonas Mekas ——映像と音楽の新作とリトアニアの今——』が開催されました。

このイベントで、さっぽろ天神山アートスタジオに滞在中のアーティスト3名（アルトゥラス・ブムシュテイナス、アラナス・グリナス、ガイレ・グリツューテ）が映像とサウンド作品を発表しました。

当館ウェブサイトにて、上演・上映されたリトアニア関連の作品を取り上げてご紹介していますので、ぜひご一読ください🌿 taken in 札幌文化芸術交流センター SCARTS by @arturas_bumsteinas

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https://youtu.be/Y-mMwpiP5S4 taken in Radio Vilnius by @arturas_bumsteinas

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10 months ago

excerpt from DJ set (Hawtin+Spiegel) to be played Nov3rd at Minimal Mondays @ Draugų Vardai by @arturas_bumsteinas

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a year ago

"Well-Disassembled Piano”

Performed by piano masters Motiejus, Mykolas, Benediktas Bazaras and their mother Aušra Mozūraitytė.
In collaboration with artists Kotryna Butautytė and Antanas Gerlikas (‘Draugų Vardai’) who currently are
building a mobile archival cabinet to store the disassembled piano parts.

photos by Gintarė Grigėnaitė / LNDM taken in Nacionalinė dailės galerija by @arturas_bumsteinas

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a year ago

honorary audience member of my DJ set in the best place in town taken in Draugų Vardai by @arturas_bumsteinas

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a year ago

Artist Kotryna Butautytė creating "Well-Disassembled Piano” performance/installation.

National Gallery of Art, 2025/10/05.

Photo (c) Kęstutis Pleita. taken in Nacionalinė Dailės Galerija by @arturas_bumsteinas

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