Framest
Ziemā
Framest is a five-member vocal band with voices that cover a broad range. Beāte Zviedre is a soprano, Mikus Abaroniņš is a tenor, Jānis Ķirsis is a baritone, Rūta Dūduma is an alto, and Roberts Memmēns is a bass.
The five have worked together since 2005 with styles that go from classic to jazz with an a cappella arrangement.
In 2011 they collaborated with the vocal ensemble New York Voices and its artistic leader Peter Eldridge.
In 2012 they participated in the New Singers contest in Jūrmala, Latvia, becoming laureates. After this the group published their first album, Svētki ledus pilī.
At the beginning of 2014, Framest presented Riga as the European Culture Capital at the Helsinki Travel exhibition.
In November 2014 the band went on a tour in China.
