Bohuslav Martinů Days 2017 | Opening concert of the festival

5 December 2017, 7.30 pm
Martinů Hall, Liechtenstein Palace, Prague

Jan NOVÁK: Gloria for children’s choir and organ
Michal NOVENKO: Missa ferialis for children’s choir and organ
Petr EBEN: Confiteor Tibi, Pater
Petr EBEN: Greek Dictionary for female choir with piano accompaniment – selection: (Megalofrosyne, Algedon, Kalokagathia)
Ivo BLÁHA: Living Water. Songs for young children’s choir and piano to words by Václav Fischer and Ivo Bláha – selection
Jan HANUŠ: The Months. 12 songs for children’s school choir with piano accompaniment to words by Václav Fischer op. 72/I – selection
Jan HANUŠ: Christmas Lullaby from the cycle Spin Around, Pinwheel for children’s choir and piano to words by Václav Fischer op. 72/III
Ivan KURZ: Lullaby for Teddy for children’s choir and piano to words by Václav Fischer 
Miroslav RAICHL: Frost the Grinder. Children’s choir and piano to words by Zdeněk Kriebel
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: A Carol from Bouquet of Flowers, a cycle of compositions to folk texts, H 260
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Antonín DVOŘÁK: Moravian Duets for two female voices and piano opp. 29 and 32 - selection
Jaroslav KŘIČKA: Moravian Slovakian Duets to folk texts for soprano, alto, and piano op. 2
Jiří TEML: Four Moravian Songs to folk poetry from the collection of František Sušil for girls’ choir with flute accompaniment – selection
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: Closing of the Forest from the cycle Czech Nursery Rhymes for female choir, H 209
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: The Birth of Our Lord from the cycle Three Sacred Songs to folk texts for female choir and violin, H 339
Bohuslav MARTINŮ: The Opening of the Springs. Cantata for soli, female chorus, and instrumental accompaniment to words by Miloslav Bureš, H 354

Choir Studio “Zvoneček Praha” of the Prague Grammar and Music School
concert choir Zvonky
preparatory choir Zvonečky
girls’ chamber choir Abbellimento
Jarmila Novenková (choirmistress, conductor)
Kristýna Donovalová (piano)
Jakub Janšta (organ)
Ludmila Eliášová (flute)
members of the Bennewitz Quartet (Jakub Fišer, Štěpán Ježek – violin, Jiří Pinkas – viola)
Ivan Kusnjer (baritone)
Rudolf Kvíz (recitation)

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