The Days of Contemporary Music festival whose 31rd year planned for November 2020 had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, made recordings of a part of the original programme and shared them on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CSoaQmsosVrvNzOjA4FO2Cw0R8EFgH3 . The recorded pieces include several premieres: Jan BERAN: Als welkten in den Himmeln ferne Gärten inspired by … Read more
7 October 2020, 11:55, live stream from Duncan Centre on Czech Radio’s Facebook and on https://www.mujrozhlas.cz/zive/vltava Music for Sirens… micro-concerts with emergency siren test Attention! for 3 saxophonists, 3 magaphones and 2 performers Concept / music: Jakub Rataj
23 August 2020, 9pm, church of the Holy Trinity, Kuks Theatrum Kuks 2020 Peter Graham: Música de oscuridad y luz (world premiere) Aftas y levadura (Michal Hrubý – flute, clarinet, saxophone, Václav Kalivoda – trombone, bass flugelhorn, Luan Goncalves – double bass, Jan Horváth – percussion)
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
1 April 2020, Czech Radio Vltava – online broadcast Music for Sirens… micro-concerts with emergency siren test Attention (world premiere) Concept / music: Jakub Rataj Roman Fojtíček, Michael Jermář, Pavel Zlámal – saxophones, Shahab Tolouie
4 November, 2019, Gallery, Academy of the Performing Arts, Prague Days of Contemporary Music Přemysl Kučera: Interspaces. 12 small melodramas (world premiere) Milada Čechová – recitation, Bharata Rajnošek – saxophone, Matouš Pěruška – violin, Kristina Vocetková – violoncello, Štěpán Hon – marimba Miroslav Kubička: Chamber Concerto for double bass and wind quintet (world premiere) … Read more
14 October 2019, Corpus Christi Chapel, Art Centre of Palacký University, Olomouc MusicOlomouc Piano in works of Jan Vičar – 70th Birthday Composer Portrait Jan Vičar: Remembrance Ž for jazz quintet (world premiere) Jan Vičar: Remembrance M for jazz quintet (world premiere) Petr Chadim – whistling/tenor saxophone, Jan Přibil – trumpet, Ľudovít Kotlár – piano, … Read more
14 September 2019, Archa Theatre, Prague International Shakuhachi Festival Prague Lucie Vítková: Ways of Doing (world premiere) Makiko Goto – bass koto, Akihito Obama – shakuhachi, Lucie Vítková – hichiriki, Anna Fliegerová Romanovská – violin, Lukáš Brabec – saxophone, Štěpán Janoušek – percussio
26 May 2019, St Agnes’ Convent, Prague Prague Spring Jana Vöröšová: Cloud Atlas (world premiere) Bohemia Saxophone Quartet (Pavel Fiedler, David Marišler, Pavel Škrna, Kateřina Pavlíková – saxophones), Jana Bezpalcová – accordion
3 April 2019, New Town Hall, Prague & Lichtenstein palace – courtyard, Prague & Upper Square, Olomouc Music for Sirens Audiobridge from Prague to Olomouc and back Concept / music: Jan Trojan Yanina Alachnovič – flute, Štěpán Janoušek – trombone, Miro Tóth – saxophone
