Lithuanian Musicians Union's announcement 2001.11.18. In 2001, the Lithuanian Musicians Union and Baltic Optical Disc Company founded the Gold Disc Award, consisting of a trophy and a special CD, for the best performers of the year in four categories: an ensemble , an instrumentalist, a singer , and jazz. A qualified jury awarded the Gold Disc 2001 to the Brevis Chamber Choir, the Ruta and Zbignevas Ibelhauptas Piano Duo , the tenor Virgilijus Noreika, and the Dainius Pulauskas Jazz Sextet. http://www.vilniusjazz.lt/pulauskas_sextet.htm http://jazzreport.com/essays/baltic-bebop.html http://www.balticshop.com/cgi-bin/affiliate.cgi?JAZZ:ITEM:1650