A DVD has been released of the highlights of last summer’s XXIV All Latvian Song and XIV Dance Festival. The DVD, entitled Dziesma ir spēks (The Song is Power), includes highlights of 34 performances from the festival, including selections from the opening concert, the dance performance, the wind orchestra concert and the closing concert.

The festival, which took place in Rīga from July 5-12, saw 39 concerts and events. A total of 38,601 performers participated, including 394 choirs, 54 vocal ensembles, 18,464 singers, 544 dance collectives, 13,700 dancers, 55 wind orchestra and five professional orchestras.

The DVD, which is packaged with a booklet in both Latvian and English, was released Feb. 16 by Rīga-based Brainstorm Records Co.

The track listing includes:

1. “Fanfaras, dziesmai šodien liela diena,“lead conductor Edgars Račevskis
2. ”Četras stihijas,” choreography by Jānis Purviņš, Gunta Skuja, Taiga Ludborža and Arta Melnalksne, lead director Taiga Ludborža
3. “Lauztās priedes,” lead conductor Māris Sirmais
4. “Aeternus,” conductor Haralds Bārzdiņš
5. “Podnieka sapnis,” choreographer Ilmārs Dreļs, lead director Jānis Marcinkevičs
6. “Rīga dimd,” lead conductor Imants Kokars
7. “Rīgas torņa gala zīle,” lead conductor Jānis Dūmiņš
8. “Aiz azara augsti kolni,” lead conductor Terēzija Broka
9. “Kur tu skriesi vanadziņi,” lead conductor Roberts Zuika
10. “Lokatiesi, mežu gali,” lead conductor Ausma Derkēvica
11. “Mazs bij’ tēva novadiņis,” conductor Pauls Kveide
12. “Bēdu manu, lielu bēdu,” lead conductor Gido Kokars
13. “Adulienas bitenieki,” choreographer Jānis Purviņš, lead director Ilze Mažāne
14. “Man izauga divas vārpas,” choreographer and lead director Gunta Skuja
15. “Jūra krāca, jūra šņāca,” conductor Laimonis Paukšte
16. “Pie jūriņas maliņā,” choreographer and lead director Zanda Mūrniece
17. “Par mezgliem” and “Mana dziesma,” lead conductor Romāns Vanags, soloists Renārs Kaupers and Mārtiņš Zanders
18. “Es redzēju Rīgas pili,” choreographer un virsvadītājs Jānis Purviņš
19. “Novelette,” conductor Lelde Bitīte
20. “Minam, minam, minamo,” choreographers and lead directors Ilze Mažāne un Iluta Mistre
21. “Lepna, lepna tā meitiņa,” choreographer and lead director Jānis Ērglis
22. “Neba maize pate nāca,” choreographer and lead director Jānis Purviņš, lead conductor Arvīds Platpers
23. “Svīta pūtēju orķestrim,” conductor Egons Salmanis
24. “Rozēm kaisu istabiņu,” lead conductor Jānis Zirnis
25. “Septiņas latviešu tautas dziesmas,” conductor Haralds Bārzdiņš
26. “Aizej, lietiņ,” lead conductor Māris Sirmais, soloists Dārta Treija and Zane Pērkone
27. “Mūžu mūžos būs dziesma,” lead conductor Edgars Račevskis
28. “Pateicības korālis Latvijai,” conductor Jānis Puriņš
29. “Trīs zvaigznes,” lead conductor Aira Birziņa
30. “Es atnācu uguntiņu,” choreographer un virsvadītājs Jānis Purviņš
31. “Kas manim tumsa,” lead conductor Romāns Vanags
32. “Saule, pērkons, Daugava,” lead conductor Sigvards Kļava
33. “Manai dzimtenei,” lead conductor Romāns Vanags
34. “Gaismas pils,” lead conductor Imants Kokars

More information about the song festival is available on the official Web site, www.dziesmusvetki2008.lv.