Premieres

Jiří Gemrot: No Promises (world premiere)

5 July 2020, Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross, Litomyšl Smetana’s Litomyšl Jiří Gemrot: No Promises. A cycle for mixed choir (world premiere) Martinů Voices, cond. Lukáš Vasilek

Michal Rataj: Ars Acustica Choralis (world premiere)

1. July 2020, 8pm, church of St John the Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Michal Rataj: Ars Acustica Choralis (world premiere) Jiří Hodina – vocals, Petr Kalfus – saxophone, bass clarinet, Michal Rataj – live electronics

Petr Wajsar: Music for Sirens

1 July 2020, 11:55am, Lhotka outdoor swimming pool, Prague Music for Sirens… micro-concerts with emergency siren test Develooper (world premiere) Concept / music: Petr Wajsar Petr Wajsar (Develooper) – electronics, Štěpán Janoušek – trombone

Forfest: new pieces for soprano, flute and orchestra

22 June 2020, Orlovna gallery, Kroměříž Forfest Vít Zouhar: Descensus (world premiere) ISHA trio: Beaute (world premiere) Vít Zouhar: Seufzer (world premiere) ISHA trio (Lucie Rozsnyó – soprano, Jana Pavlíčková – flute, Sára Medková – piano)

Forfest: new pieces by Jiří Gemrot and Karel Hiner

21 June 2020, church of St Maurice, Kroměříž Forfest Jiří Gemrot: Angel Apparition, a scene for violin and organ (world premiere) Karel Hiner: Holy Spirir Meditation (world premiere) Bohuslav Matoušek – violin, Karel Hiner – organ

Jan Vrkoč: A Silent Prayer (world premiere)

20 June 2020, Orlovna gallery, Kroměříž Forfest Jan Vrkoč: A Silent Prayer (world premiere) Jakub Sršeň – baritone, Czech Philharmonic Quartet (Olga Šroubková, Viktor Mazáček – violin, Jiří Poslední – viola, Jakub Dvořák – violoncello)

Forfest festival: new pieces for clarinet solo

19 June 2020, church of St. John the Baptist, Kroměříž Forfest Martin Wiesner: Miniature (world premiere) Josef Adamík: Monologue (world premiere) Jana Vöröšová: On the Surface (world premiere) Jiří Mráz – clarinet