Brno

František Chaloupka: Hen Party (premiere of a flash-mob opera)

6 and 7 October 2022, Brno Micro-Operas Hen Party. Flash-mob opera for two sopranos and four saxophones (world premiere) Music and libretto: František Chaloupka Concept: František Chaloupka, Tomáš Hlaváček Aneta Podracká Bendová, Eva Esterková – soprano, Antonín Mühlhansl, Radim Hanousek, Pavel Zlámal, Pavel Šabacký – saxophone

Miloš Štědroň: Magnum Mysterium (world premiere)

26 June 2022, 7:30pm, Co.Labs, Brno Miloš Štědroň: Magnum Mysterium. Sacra et profana de vita Gregori Mendeli (world premiere) Libretto: Miloš Štědroň Directed by: Tomáš Studený, music direcctor: Gabriela Tardonová Cast: Tomáš Krejčí, Aleš Janiga, Michal Robotka, Lucie Kašpárková, Jana Vondrů, Ensemble Opera Diversa Following performances: 21 Jul, Birth House of Johann Gregor Mendel, Hynčice; … Read more

Ensemble Opera Diversa: new pieces by Ondřej Šárek, Miloš Štědroň, and Filip Holacký

22 June 2022, 19:00, atrium of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno Dances in the Gardens Ondřej Šárek: Czech Suite for strings (world premiere) Miloš Štědroň: Seconda prattica IV for strings (world premiere) Filip Holacký: Scottish Serenade for bassoon and strings (world premiere) Pavel Horák – bassoon, Ensemble Opera Diversa, ensemble director Jan Bělohlávek, cond. Patrik … Read more

Prague Music Performance: new pieces by Radim Hanousek and Peter Graham

7 June 2022, 7:30pm, Arch hall, JAMU Faculty of Music, Brno 8 June 2022, 8pm, Inspirace Theatre, Prague Prague Music Performance: Concepts and Improvisations Radim Hanousek: Canon (world premiere) Peter Graham: Mere Tones (world premiere) Radim Hanousek – bass clarinet, saxophone, Michal Hrubý – bass clarinet, clarinet, PMP Ensemble

Petr Kofroň: Ghetto Brünn (world premiere)

29 May 2022, 7:30pm, Prior department story – former warehouse, 4th floor, Brno Art Can Be Everything, But It’s Better If You Can Eat It Petr Kofroň: Ghetto Brünn (world premiere commissioned by the BCO) Ensemble Frizzante, Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr

Pavel Zemek Novák: Adoration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (world premiere)

20 April 2022, 8pm, St Augustine’s Church, Brno Easter Festival of Sacred Music Pavel Zemek Novák: Adoration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Litany) – world premiere Martin Opršál – percussion, collegium (Tereza Horáková – violin, Kristýna Švihálková, Anežka Nováková – percussion)

Miloš Štědroň: Maminko, nejsi (world premiere)

5 April 2022, 7pm, Husa na provázku theater, Brno ŠTĚD80Ň. Birthday concert for Miloš Štědroň Miloš Štědroň: Maminko, nejsi on Jan Skácel’s poetry for soprano and chamber ensemble (world premiere) Irena Troupová – soprano, Ensemble Opera Diversa, cond. Gabriela Tardonová

Petr Hromádka: Variations on Music Boxes (world premiere)

24 January 2022, 7:30pm, Aircraft testing laboratory, Institute of Aerospace Engineering of Brno University of Technology, Brno Machines Petr Hromádka: Variations on Music Boxes (world premiere commissioned by BCO) Brno Contemporary Orchestra, cond. Pavel Šnajdr