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Throughout her childhood
Ritmanis studied piano, flute, guitar, and voice, performing in both jazz and classical music ensembles. Ritmanis composed her first song at age 11. By age 16 she had toured the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, composing for and performing with the Latvian
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Ritmanis with the opportunity to conduct and perform her works before larger audiences.
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Ritmanis's concert works have been and continue to be performed throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, Latvia, and
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during World War II and immigrated to the US in 1949. Ritmanis has a sister, Brigita
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Award in the category "Outstanding
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