The organisers of our annual Festival – Competition: Foundation Muzicējam kopā ar draugiem and Jāzeps Mediņš Riga's 1^st music school.

During the day of June 3, the registration and repetitions of participants went on in the concert hall of school. In the evening concert and service at Old St. Gertrude church took place with teachers, students and members of jury playing.

VII International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music With Friends” was held in the sunny lilac capital of Dobele.

This year 95 young musicians (32 ensembles) and 56 teachers from Vilnius B. Dvarionas MS, Vilnius M.Churlionis NMS, Tartu H.Eller MS, Dobele, Venstpils, Limbazhi, Liepaja, Tukums, Vetsumnieki, Vidzemes Jurmala, Gluda and Riga (1, 4, P. Jurjāns MS, Jāz. Mediņš Music Schools) went in for the Festival – Competition .

The VI International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music With Friends” is over. This time we met again in Dobele (30.V-1.VI 2008). We are grateful to the participants who delighted us with their artistic performance at this musical spring celebration.

The are thankful for financial support to the Culture Capital Foundation, as well as the Municipality of Riga District and the Municipality of Dobele.

The Fifth International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music With Friends” is over. This time we met in Dobele on 1th - 3th of June, 2007. We are grateful to the participants who delighted us with their artistic performance at this musical spring celebration.

The organizers – “We Play Music With Friends” Foundation, Jāzeps Mediņš Music School of Riga and Music School of Dobele – are thankful for financial support to the Culture Capital Foundation, as well as the Municipality of Riga District and the Municipality of Dobele.

The Fourth International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music With Friends” is over. This time we met in Baldone on 3th and 4th of June, 2006. We are grateful to the participants who delighted us with their artistic performance at this musical spring celebration.

The organizers – “We Play Music With Friends” Foundation, (established at the end of 2005), Jāzeps Mediņš Music School of Riga and Music School of Baldone – are thankful for financial support to the Ministry of Culture, the Culture Capital Foundation, as well as the Municipality of Riga District and the Municipality of Baldone.

The 3rd International Festival – Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We play music with friends” took place on May 28th and 29th 2005 in the pearl of Kurzeme, the beautiful town of Kuldīga. It was a great event in the life of our music schools. The organizators were Jazeps Medins Music School of Riga and Ernests Vigners Music School of Kuldiga. The financial support was given by National Culture Capital Foundation, Council of Ministers and the City Council of Kuldīga.

The 2nd International Festival – Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers took place in Mārupe in 2004. It was organized by the teachers of Jāzeps Mediņš Music School of Riga and Music and Art School of Mārupe. The musical and spring-like accent at the end of the school-year was lovely and welcomed. 70 children’s chamber ensembles from 28 music schools, total 215 competitors and 68 teachers appeared to play and to listen music. It was nice to meet the little musicians from Latvia and to welcome guests from Moscow, StPetersburg, Kaunas and Vilnius.