After a brief introductory speech by Emilija Beinortaite, all Lithuanians joined in to sing the Lithuanian National Anthem.
(...)
Let your sons draw their strength
From our past experience,
our lips went, and as all wishes come true on this magical day, we did sound, with our trembling and jarring voices, like the legendary wolf of Gediminas' dream.
The evening continued with the performances by other sons and daughters of Lithuania: first me on the electric keyboard, then the brothers Juozas and Andrius Vaicenaviciai. As they were joined by Marius Vaicekauskas, their almost relative-by-surname, the family duo became a trio. Or rather a quartet, for the performers used more instruments than their number reasonably allowed. The sound of voices mingled with the voices of the guitar, violin and keyboard. But nobody howled.