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I have long enjoyed the music of contemporary Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, and had the privilege of meeting him on a visit to Latvia. If you have never discovered his music, here are some samples I found on YouTube that will give you an introduction.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dUbTYTT3cXw\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dUbTYTT3cXw<\/a>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Peteris Vasks - Landscape with birds\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/14NMLXx8cos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i3PFhhrV-ZY\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i3PFhhrV-ZY<\/a>\n<p>And believe it or not, there is even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7KLG_UHNVX0\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">more<\/a> than this on YouTube \u2013 this is just a sampling!<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-6482888945207984992?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have long enjoyed the music of contemporary Latvian composer Peteris Vasks, and had the privilege of meeting him on a visit to Latvia. 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