Jānis Ozols

Jānis Ozols (born 1 November 1980 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian choral conductor, television personality, gastronomy blogger and former member of vocal group Cosmos.Currently the artistic director and conductor of youth choir "MASKA",[1] as well as the host of Lattelecom TV channel "360TV" weekly broadcasts of "Culture Sundays".In 2004 he received his professional bachelor's degree in Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, the choir conducting class with professor Sigvards Kļava.Now works with Garkalne mixed choir "Pa Saulei" (2010) which is led by his wife Marta Ozola along with colleague Margarita Dudcaka.In 2015 produced choral music album "Winter" (music by Laura Jēkabsone), in collaboration with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra String group, pianist Aurelia Šimkus, choir "Maska", soloists Santa Pētersone, Laura Jēkabsone, Jānis Strazdiņš and Ģirts Ozolinš, as well as with the harpers ensemble "Balti" and guitarist Gints Smukais.
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