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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Darius Daknys \u2013 leader of folklore and folk music ensembles, birbyn\u0117 (Lithuanian traditional wind instrument) player, and expert-level teacher. He serves as a consultant-expert for song and dance ensembles at the Lithuanian National Centre for Culture, is a member of its Folk Music Genre Council, and a member of the Council for the Protection of Ethnic Culture of the Samogitia Region.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He is an active participant and leader in various folklore and folk music events and musical projects. He is also a member of the creative team and conductor for the Lithuanian Song Festival Ensemble Evening, and serves as the artistic director of the international folklore competition-festival “Saul\u0117s \u017eiedas”.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Darius has performed with the \u0160iauliai city kankl\u0117s trio \u201cAu\u0161rin\u0117\u201d, the University of Nebraska at Omaha Concert Choir (USA), kankl\u0117s performer Kristina Kupryt\u0117, and the \u0160iauliai State Chamber Choir \u201cPolifonija\u201d. He has taken part in music projects with musicians from Etten-Leur (Netherlands) and participated in concert and educational exchange programs between \u0160iauliai University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (USA).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He has compiled and released numerous publications of folklore and folk music audio recordings, arranged and composed over 150 works for folk music ensembles, published sheet music collections for folk ensembles, and has organized more than 1,000 concerts in Lithuania and abroad with various groups.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Darius Daknys has been honored with the \u201cGolden Rifleman\u201d award, the Medal of Honor \u201cFor Merits to \u0160iauliai County\u201d, the \u0160iauliai City Culture and Art Award, and is an Honorary Citizen of Omaha (USA). The ensembles under his leadership have received the \u201cGolden Bird\u201d award and have frequently won various national and international competitions.<\/p>\n
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