Ekskursiju kuģītis "Hercogs Jēkabs"
Viens no populārākajiem pilsētas tūrisma un atpūtas objektiem ir Ventspils brīvostas ekskursiju kuģītis "Hercogs Jēkabs". No maija līdz oktobrim tas 5–7 reizes dienā atiet no piestātnes Tirgus un Ostas ielu krustojumā. 45 minūšu vai 1 h 05 minūšu brauciena laikā Jums ir iespēja aplūkot Ventas upes grīvu, vecpilsētu un Ventspils brīvostas industriālo teritoriju un jūras vārtus. Uz kuģīša ir 150 vietu.
Kuģīša kursēšanas grafiks augustā
Darba dienās: 10.00, 12.00*, 14.00, 16.00*, 18.00, 19.00
Sestdienās, svētdienās un svētku dienās: 10.00, 11.30*, 13.00, 14.30, 16.00*, 17.30, 19.00
Jānis Retenais is the first tuba lecturer in the history of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) and founder of the euphonium class. He started teaching in 2001, and he has been a lecturer at the JVLMA since 2002, and Associate Professor since 2012. He was also the Chair of the Department of Wind Brass and Percussions from 2010 to 2017. Retenais has taught workshops in music schools across Latvia, as well as upskilling courses for music teachers, and masterclasses in Enschede and Luxembourg.
He is a member of trombone-tuba quartet Brassa nova, the initiatior and Music Director of Latvia’s first tuba quartet Tubaloģija and also a member of tuba quartet Magic 4. Additionally, he is the initiator and Music Director of the Riga Brass Symposium and the international dixieland festival Umurga (2012, 2013).
In 2009, Retenais started orchestral conducting, working with Jāzeps Mediņš Riga Music School Wind Orchestra. The orchestra has earned high acclaim in several wind orchestra competitions in Latvia and the Baltics.