Schola Cantorum Vox Iubilantis

Schola Cantorum Vox Iubilantis is a Latvian professional female vocal ensemble specializing in the interpretation of medieval music, with particular focus on Gregorian chant and late medieval repertoire. In addition, the ensemble performs a diverse range of works encompassing forms of late medieval polyphony as well as contemporary vocal compositions.

The ensemble has appeared at festivals and concerts in Latvia and abroad, including performances in Baltic States, Switzerland, Slovakia, and Italy.

The ensemble has developed its artistic profile through masterclasses and collaborations with leading specialists in medieval chant and internationally recognized musicians, including Franz Karl Prassl (Austria), Jaan-Eik Tulve (Estonia), Juan Carlos Asensio (Spain) and composer Henrik Ødegaard (Norway). It has created diverse concert programmes and performed in collaboration with artists such as Nicola Cittadin (Italy); Ilona Birģele, Ilze Reine, Jana Zariņa, Ieva Saliete, and Gertrūde Jerjomenko (Latvia); Geir Davidsen (Norway); Manuel Fernandez (Latvia/Spain); and Ainārs Šablovskis (Latvia).

Schola Cantorum Vox Iubilantis is composed of professional musicians:
Agnese Ambramāne, Inga Grīga, Līga Beļajeva, Undīne Mazjūle, Dārta Paldiņa, Aija Veismane, and Laine Tabora (artistic leader)

| Concerts | Koncerti |

2026

Klostera Stāsti

Augusts 15th
St Mary Magdalene’s church, Riga, Latvia

Narration (Dr. hist. A. Levāns); electronics and improvisations (A. Theobald); chants from 15th-century Cistercian nuns’ manuscripts from Riga

2025

Viduslaiku Spāņu mūzikas koncerts

November 13th
Bauska’s Castle, Bauska, Latvia

Mozarabic chant and early polyphony from the Codex Calixtinus (12th century) and the Las Huelgas Codex (14th century)

Sv. Jēkaba stāsts

August 24th
Cathedral of St. James, Riga, Latvia

Medieval chant and early polyphony in honour of St. James, with organist Ilona Birģele. A concert celebrating the 800th anniversary of St. James’ Cathedral in Riga.

Vox Iberica

August 3-4
Ventspils Castle, Ventspils, Latvia

Mozarabic chant and early polyphony from the Codex Calixtinus (12th century) and the Las Huelgas Codex (14th century)

Past Concerts

Bauska Castle, Bauska, Latvia
St James Cathedral, Riga, Latvia

with Ilona Birģele (organ)
Ventspils Livonian Order Castle, Ventspils Latvia
Early music festival Baroko Pavasaris Biržuose, Lithuania

with Ilze Reine (organ)
Piltene's Lutheran church, Piltene, Latvia

with Ilona Birģele (organ)
Baltezers' lutheran church, Baltezers Latvia

World premiere of a composition by Henrik Ødegaard, Geir Davidsen (serpent )
Masterclasses and concert, Riga

with Juan Carlos Asensio Palacios
St John's church, Riga, Latvia

with Ilze Reine (organ)
Krimulda's lutheran church, Krimulda, Latvia

a cappella programme
The Riga Dome Cathedral, Riga, Latvia

with Ilze Reine (organ) and Ainars Šablovskis (duduk)
International festival of Gregorian chant, Bratislava
St Albert's church, Riga, Latvia

with Gertruda Jerjomenko (harpsichord)
Ventspils Livonian Order Castle, Ventspils, Latvia

with Māris Jēkabsons (bagpipes)
Ventspils Livonian Order Castle, Ventspils, Latvia

with Ieva Saliete (clavicimbal)
St. Nicholas' Orthodox Church, Tallinn, Estonia

with Vox Claimantis and Jan-Eik Tulve
St. Mary Magdalene church, Riga, Latvia

with choir Balta (cond. Māra Marnauza) Gregorian chant and music by Henrik Ødegaard
Festival Fiori Musicali, Hinwil, Swizerland

with Nicola Cittadin (organ)
Kaunas Musica Religiosa, Kaunas, Lithuania

(Festival and Concert)
St. Mary Magdalene church, Riga, Latvia

with Franz Karl Prassl

Concert programmes

Klostera Stāsti | (The first concert of the cycle 'Monastery Stories')

Narrative (Dr. hist. A. Levāns) electronics, improvisations (A. Theobald)

A concert-story about the Cistercian nuns of St. Mary Magdalene in Riga, where historian Andris Levāns’ narration based on historical sources intertwines with live musical performance. Reconstructed 15th-century chants from the nuns’ manuscripts are combined with contemporary ambient soundscapes and improvisations by Andreas Theobald, creating a dialogue between past and present.
Vox Iberica

a cappella

Medieval Spanish Music programme explores the sound world of medieval Spain. The concert features rare repertoire including Visigothic (Mozarabic) chant and early polyphony from the Codex Calixtinus (12th century) and the Las Huelgas Codex (14th century).
Hortus Conclusus

organ, armenian duduk

The programme is created in collaboration with the Latvian organist and remarkable improviser Ilze Reine. Inspired by medieval interpretations of the Song of Songs—one of the most poetic and mysterious books of the Bible—it weaves together Gregorian chant and late medieval vocal repertoire with organ works and improvisations. The concert unfolds as a contemplative musical meditation in which voices and organ evoke the symbolic garden of love, beauty, and musical dialogue.
Ave

a cappella
The programme bring to life a wide range of biblical and liturgical texts associated with Marian devotion. The concert features both the vocally virtuosic monophonic compositions of Gregorian chant and polyphonic works drawn from late medieval manuscripts ( including Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS 334/727 (14th century), Chorherrenstift, Cod. 588, and the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat,)

Support us

Vox Iubilantis Association
Biedrība Vox Iubilantis

The Vox Iubilantis Association has been active since 2019. Its aims are to develop, preserve, and further cultivate medieval singing traditions in Latvia and beyond; to promote medieval music—especially Gregorian chant and early polyphony—in Latvia and internationally; to encourage and support high-quality performance and creative work in sacred and liturgical music; and to support, promote, and popularize music of all genres and styles.

Recipient name: Biedrība Vox Iubilantis (Society)
Recipient registration number: 40008285997
Registered in: Register of Associations and Foundations (Latvia)

Bank account: LV04 HABA 0551 0468 7577 7
Bank name: Swedbank Latvia,
Bank code (SWIFT/BIC): HABALV22

Legal address:
Klusā iela 2,
Riga, LV-1013
Latvia