Lasmanis, Maris (1961)
Biography Works
The composer and pianist Māris
Lasmanis was born on January 15th, 1961 in Riga. He graduated the
Piano Department at the Jāzeps Mediņš School of Music (1969– 1976,
teacher Māra Lorence), the Jāzeps Mediņš College of Music Piano
Department (1976–1980, teacher Skaidrīte Valbe), the Latvian State
Conservatory Piano Department (1980–1985, the class of Igors
Kalniņš) and the Composition Department (1985–1990, the class of
Romualds Kalsons). In 2004, he began his master’s study in the
Teaching and Psychology Department at the University of
Latvia.
He was the Latvian State Conservatory/Latvian Academy of
Music accompanist and teacher of improvisation (1983–1991), the 1st
vice-chairman of the Latvian Music Society (1991–1993), the
director of SIA LAREK (advertising
agency, music publisher Ekspresstudija)
(as of 1992), the accompanist and teacher at the Riga 100th
Secondary School (as of 2003). He was the musical director of the
popular music ensemble Intermeco at
the fishermen’s collective farm 9.
maijs (1985–1988), pianist and composer for the
popular music ensemble Mantojums at
the collective farm Viesturi(1988–1989).
He is a member of the Latvian Composers’ Union (2002), the chairman
of its Auditing Commission (since 2004, reelected in 2009) and
Council (2004-2007).
He was victorious in the Riga Dome Cathedral organised
competition for best original music Ave
Maria for boy’s soprano voice (2003).
Author concerts at the Latvian Philharmonic (1991) and in
Valmiera (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004). His music has been performed in
Estonia, Germany, Sweden, the United States, and Trinidad and
Tobago.