Latvian beach greets sunrise with organ concert
A sunrise organ concert
on Latvia's Jurmala beach
Music fans laid out blankets
to enjoy a unique performance
by a world-renowned organist
as the sun came up
(SOUNDBITE) (Latvian) ORGANIST, IVETA APKALNA, SAYING:
"These are totally magical moments, I connect and unite with the audience meditating together. And every person in the audience is important to me. When we are all together, tens or thousands of us, something magical happens and this is what we have experienced today."
The performance involved
both modern and classical melodies
including Johann Sebastian Bach
(SOUNDBITE) (Latvian) MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, KASPARS DUBAVS, SAYING:
"Getting up so early in the morning, we had a few doubts whether it would have been wiser to get some sleep, but when we came here, it became totally clear that it was worth it."
