vocal music

Days of Contemporary Music: new pieces by Romana Schuldová, Karel Pexidr, Jiří Teml, and Jiří Bezděk

10 October 2022, 7pm, Kaiserstein palace, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Romana Schuldová: Sacred Chants on Biblical Texts (world premiere) Ludmila Aschenbrennerová – soprano, Vít Aschenbrenner – harpsichord Karel Pexidr: Rhapsody for Bassoon and Piano (world premiere) Miloš Wichterle – bassoon, Martin Levický – piano Jiří Teml: Trio for Three (world premiere) Tre Violini (Miroslav Vilímec, … Read more

Petr Hora: The Red of the Flesh (world premiere)

6 October 2022, 7:30pm, Krematorium Strašnice – Grand Hall, Prague LIMINA | … fundamental moments of human life Petr Hora: The Red of the Flesh (world premiere) Pavla Radostová – soprano, Orchestr BERG, cond. Peter Vrábel

Musical Present: new pieces by Pavel Nesit and Daniel Poledňák

6 October 2022, 6pm, Ostrava City Library / branch J. Trnky Mariánské hory, Ostrava Musical Present: Concert of Ostrava Composers I Pavel Nesit: Summer, song for baritone, violin, and accordion on lyrics by Vojtěch Martínek (world premiere) Daniel Poledňák: Fantasy for bassoon and piano(world premiere) Daniel Poledňák: A Poet, song for baritone, violin, and accordion (world … Read more

Martin Smolka: Maria je (world premiere)

27 September 2022, 7pm, Church of St. Wenceslas, Opava St. Wenceslas Music Festival Martin Smolka: Maria je (world premiere) The Goeyvaerts String Trio, Cappella Mariana (Elionor Martinez – soprano, Filip Dámec – countertenor, Vojtěch Semerád – artistic leader, tenor, Tomáš Lajtkep – tenor, Jaromír Nosek – bass)

Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light (world premiere)

25 June 2022, 3:30pm, Smetana House, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Gemrot: The Burying of Light. A cantata for narrator, baritone, mixed choir, string quartet and piano (world premiere) Libretto: Vojtěch Stříteský based on texts and poetry by Miloslav Bureš Jan Šťastný – recitation, Roman Hoza – baritone, Matouš Zukal – piano, Zemlinsky Quartet (František Souček, Petr … Read more

Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… (world premiere)

20 and 21 June 2022, 8pm, Castle Courtyard, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Pavlica: And Love Again… A programme commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Jan Skácel (world premiere commissioned by the festival) Kryštof Bartoš – recitation, Jiří Pavlica – voice, Hradišťan, Žerotín Academic Choir (choirmaster Pavel Koňárek), Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK, cond. Stanislav Vavřínek

Ondřej Adámek: Reaching Out (world premiere)

14 May 2022, 9pm, Friche la Belle de Mai – Grand Plateau, Marseille, France Le GMEM (Groupe de Musique Expérimental de Marseille): Propagations 2022 Reaching Out Works included: Ondřej Adamek: Knock Earth Stone Dust (world premiere) Rino Murakami: Salmon Crossing(world premiere) Martin Smolka: Stretto Ondřej Adamek: Schlafen gut. Warm Concept and direction: Ondřej Adámek, Éric … Read more

Michal Nejtek: Trobairitz (world premiere)

14 May 2022, 7pm, St Agnes’ Convent, Prague Prague Spring Tiburtina Ensemble / Visions and Dreams Michal Nejtek: Trobairitz to texts by medieval trobairitz (world premiere commissioned by the Prague Spring) Tiburtina Ensemble, artistic director: Barbora Kabátková; Margit Übellacker – psaltery, Marco Ambrosini – nyckelharpa, Catalina Vicens – organetto, Martin Novák – 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