Užupis Constitution Song performed by Karen Bentley Pollick. Composer Ole Saxe

Описание: While collaborating on "Human Rights Suite" for solo violin with Karen Bentley Pollick, I learned about the constitution of the self proclaimed Republic of Užupis in central Vilnius.
This artistic and humorous version of human rights extends rights to dogs and cats, grants permission for the River Vilnelė to flow through Užupis, and lends support for an idle lifestyle of free citizens of all nationalities and all individualities to express all feelings.

Prior to my visit to Vilnius, I was inspired to compose “Užupis Constitution Song” by creating a melody that closely mirrors the text as lyrics. Early one Sunday morning in June, we filmed Karen on location in Bernardine Garden on the banks of the River Vilnelė, in front of the Užupis Constitution wall with plaques in 23 languages, and at the base of the Angel of Užupis, who blows the trumpet on behalf of free artistic expression in Eastern Europe.

The previous day we recorded the “Užupis Constitution Song” at The Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania for our new CD "Peace Piece”, a co-production by Neptunus Records & Ariel Ventures. Special thanks to the constitution authors Tomas Čepaitis and Romas Lileikis for the permission to use the text for the song.
Ole Saxe
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