Brian Lynch and the students continued their whirlwind tour of Latvia yesterday, moving outside of Riga to the nearby town of Jelgava. Travelers are greeted by a palace when entering the town (formerly belonging to a Baron, now to the local university). This also spawned one of the better quotes from the trip to date [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Concert in Jelgava!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Day 2…From Baltic Air to the Latvian Airwaves
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wow Brian Lynch and the students dove right into the program yesterday, making their debut on Latvian television in the morning. After enjoying a great breakfast with a number of regional favorites, the students were driven to the LTV studio for a 75 minute live appearance on a popular youth music show known as “Sems.” [...]
Day 1…and Radio Interview
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, the students are getting acquainted with the term “jet lag” after a long trip to Riga! But this is a beautiful country– on the plane trip in, as the plane finally dipped below the cloud cover, all conversation stopped as the group members got a glimpse of the lush forests surrounding Riga. And Riga [...]
Back in business…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brian Lynch NYU Afro-Caribbean Jazz Octet, Cesis, cultural diplomacy, Joan Snyder, Latvia, NYFA, NYU Jazz, US Embassy in Latvia on August 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NYFA is very pleased to announce that, after a minor setback due to travel difficulties, the cultural diplomacy trip with Brian Lynch and his NYU Afro-Carribbean Jazz Octet is back on! The students are set to depart this Monday, August 23. We will be updating you as the trip progresses with more information, pictures and [...]
