KLARITAS VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Founded in 2018 in Toronto by Artistic Director Erika Yost, classical a cappella group “Klaritas Vocal Ensemble” takes its name from the Latin word “claritas”, which means clarity, vividness and splendour. We try to bring all of these qualities to our singing, whether we are performing sacred music, new works written especially for us, or the folk music of our beloved Latvia. Currently singing in Klaritas are: Skaidrīte Leja, Krista Amoliņa, Erika Yost, Vaira Gertners and Ruta Lauzis.

Our Next Performances…

We have 3 performances coming up in December, 2023:

Saturday, December 2nd, at approximately noon: we will perform some Christmas songs for shoppers at the Christmas market, St. John’s Latvian Church, 200 Balmoral Avenue, Toronto.

Sunday, December 10th, 11am: Klaritas will participate in a special service honouring Pastor Ilze’s 40 years as an ordained minister. At St. John’s Latvian Church.

Sunday, December 17th, at Fellowship after the morning service: Klaritas will perform a mini Christmas concert. At Sidrabene Latvian Recreation & Retreat Centre, 5100 Appleby Line, Burlington, ON.

Please contact us if you would like us to perform at your event. For larger venues, we have our own sound system. We mostly sing in Latvian but love to do many styles and languages.

Klaritas in rehearsal

We are grateful to Saint Andrew’s Evangelical Latvian Lutheran Church and Saint John’s Evangelical Latvian Lutheran Church for allowing us to rehearse in their Church. It is vital to our musical work to have access to such quality acoustics.

Seeking two more singers

We are currently hoping to expand our group with the addition of one First Soprano and one Second Alto voice. Our ideal number is 6 to 8 singers, giving us greater choice of vocal repertoire. Please contact me for an audition if you are interested in joining us!