Czech Chamber Music Society ⬩ Martinů Voices
Chamber music for voice and instruments will be represented in Series I by a grand concert featuring works by Bohuslav Martinů and Jiří Gemrot. The shared theme draws inspiration from Czech traditions, especially those rooted in the Vysočina region. Mikeš of the Mountains is one of several cantatas by Martinů celebrating his native land. Gemrot continues this theme with a piece based on the customs of the region's historic glassmakers.
Programme
Jiří Gemrot
The Burying of Light
Cantata for narrator, baritone, piano, string quartet, and mixed choir
Libretto based on verses, texts, and the poetry collection of the same name by Miloslav Bureš, written by Vojtěch Stříteský
Vysočina (Highlands)
Pochovávání světla (The Burying of Light)
Píseň (Song)
Podzim (Autumn) (30´)
— Intermission —
Bohuslav Martinů
Five Czech Madrigals for mixed voices, H 321
Vzkázání po holubince (A Message Carried by the Dove)
Bolavá hlavěnka (The Fickle Sweetheart)
Husičky na vodě (Geese on the Water)
Cestou k milé (The Lover’s Ride)
Čarování a pomluvy (The Witch) (6´)
Mikeš from the Hills, H 375
Cantata for soloists, mixed choir and instrumental accompaniment based on the text of a poem by Miloslav Bureš (22´)
Performers
Karolína Levková soprano
Martin Šrejma tenor
Roman Hoza baritone
Jan Šťastný recitation
Martinů Voices
Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster
Bennewitz Quartet
Jakub Fišer violin
Štěpán Ježek violin
Jiří Pinkas viola
Štěpán Doležal cello
Matouš Zukal piano
Rudolfinum — Dvořák Hall
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