Dalia Šakenytė studied at Balys Dvarionas Ten Years Music School (with the teacher N.Radzevičienėe) and M.K.Čiurlionis Art Gymnasium (with the teacher L.Jakniūnienė). Later she graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music where she studied piano with Prof. M.Azizbekova and organ with Doc. V.Survilaitė. In 1998-1999 she attended Malmo Academy of Music (Lund University, Sweden), supervised by Prof. H.Hellsten.
She attended organ master classes of G.Bovet (Switzerland), A.Paganel (France), Jos van der Koi (Holland), Z.Szatmary (Hungary), Hans-Ola Ericsson (Sweden), J.Hamilton (JAV), N.Allcoat (England) and other well known organists in France, Austria, Sweden and Germany.
In 1999 at the International M.K.Čiurlionis Piano and Organ Competition D.Šakenytė was awarded a diploma and the special prize of the Lithuanian Musicians Union for the best Lithuanian performer.
While still a student Šakenytė was giving concerts both as an organist and a pianist in Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Sweden, England, Germany and USA. In recent years she is constantly being invited to perform in Lithuanian churches and concert halls; she has participated several times at the Great Musicians’ Parade organized by the Lithuanian Musicians Union, as well as St. Christopher Summer Festival.
D.Šakenytė has given concerts together with the Lithuanian National Symphony and Malmo Symphony Orchestras.
D.Šakenytė has gained huge experience as a concertmaster by participating in various international festivals, competitions and concerts (Germany, Poland, Belgium, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland) together with the choir of Vilnius Pedagogical University Ave vita (led by K.Barisas), the boys’ choir Sakalėlis (led by M.Viesulienė) and B.Dvarionas Ten Year Music School Pupils’ Choir (led by V.Katinienė).
In summer 2003 D.Šakenytė was invited to the MasterWorks festival in Winona Lake (USA, Indiana) organized by the Christian Performing Artists Fellowship. There she performed successfully both as a pianist and as a participant of various chamber ensembles; she also attended master classes for pianists and chamber ensembles held by Eugene Alcalay, Roslyn Langlois, Lori Rhoden, Daniel Horn, Hugh Sung, Lisa Emenheiser and Larry Dutton.
Since 1997 Dalia has joined the activities of the International Christian Musicians Society Crescendo; she participates in various conferences, concerts and other events and projects organized by Crescendo both in Lithuania and abroad. Currently she is one of the leaders of this society in Lithuania together with Margarita Viesulienė, Audrone Jurkėnaitė and Elžbieta Lazauskytė.
Improvisation
Fugue in C sharp minor
Fugue-chorale in A minor
Fugue in B flat minor for piano solo
“Los Angeles Sketches”
Sonata Ad Patres
Prelude and fugue in E minor BWV 548
Prelude and fugue in E major BWV 566
Prelude and fugue in E flat major BWV 552
Fantasia and fugue in C minor BWV 537
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
Sonata in E flat major BWV 525
Three chorales Alein Gott in der Hoh Sei Ehr, BWV 664 and BWV 676
Chorales: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit BWV 669
Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist BWV 671
Wir glauben all an einen Gott” BWV 68
Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 682
Vater unser im Himmelreich BWV 683
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir BWV 686
Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, chorale partite
Praeludium for organ in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146
Praeludium for organ in G minor, BuxWV 149
Tiento de batalla de 8 tono
Tiento de Falses du 1er Ton
Messe pour les Convents de Religieux et Religieuses
Nedelni hudba / ”Sunday Music”
Fantasy in C major op. 16 M. 28
Chorale No.1 in E major
Chorale No. 2 in B minor
Toccata quarta
Toccata quinta
Ave Maris Stela
Cadenza pro organo grande
”Water music suite” HWV 348, 349 350
Sonata–eroica op.94
Sonata for organ in G major
Dieu Parmi Nous from La Nativite du Seigneur
Diptyque 1/3
Prelude, fugue and chaconne in D minor
Concert piece
Chorale Fantasia op 40 No 1 Wie schon leucht’t uns der Morgenstern
Fantasia and fugue in D minor Op.135b
Fantasia and fugue on BACH Op.46
Cantio sacra
Chorale fantasia “Christ lag in Todesbanden”
Scherzo in B flat minor
Sonata No.1 in C minor
Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31, CT. 198
Sonata No.1 in C minor
Sonata op. 2
Etude Cordes a vide
“Ricordanza” from Etudes d’execution transcendante (Transcendental Studies) S 139, R 2b
Sonata in G minor op.22
Sonaten-Triade op. 11
Sonata No. 4
Sonata No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'ame"), Op. 23
Concertino, for piano & orchestra, H. 55
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Concerto in A minor BWV 696