Gundega Šmite

Gundega Šmite (b. 1977) is a graduate of the composition department of the Latvian Academy of Music and pursued post-graduate studies at the Jean Sibelius Academy of Music. She has attended masterclasses with Salvatore Sciarrino, Fabio Nieder, Philippe Hurel, Oscar Strasnoy, and Unsuk Chin. Her research focuses on the relationship between music and text in contemporary choral music. Since 2007, she has been a lecturer at the Latvian Academy of Music. Her work has been performed at festivals such as Klangspuren, Time of Music, Baltic Sea Festival, and Sounds New.