Advent concerts
Christmas music of old Czech masters
30 November, 7 and 14 December 2008, 2 p.m., National Theatre
Conductor: Jiří Chvála
Kühn Children’s Choir
Members of the National Theatre Orchestra
Programme:
Songs from the hymn-book “Chapel Royal, Songs and Music”
Václav Karel Holan Rovenský (1694-1718), arrangements Jiří Teml: The Glorious Day Has Come Upon Us
Czech and Moravian carols
Jiří Teml: Carol singers
Christmas pastorals by Czech masters, arrangements Jiří Berkovec
František Pokorný: Get up, Mikeš
Jiří Ignác Linek: Little girls, to Bethlehem
Josef Svoboda: Arise, shepherd
Ferdinand Doubravský: Arise, little shepherds
Jakub Jan Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass
21 December 2008, 2 p.m., National Theatre
Conductor: Oldřich Vlček
Pontes Czech Choir
Members of the National Theatre Orchestra
Programme:
Viva Vejvanovský!, a selection from the work of the Czech composer Pavel Josef Vejvanovský
Jakub Jan Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass
Advent concerts have become a traditional part of the National Theatre’s pre-Christmas programme. During this year’s four advent Sundays, audiences will have the opportunity to hear the essential musical symbol of Czech Christmas: the time-honoured Czech Christmas Mass by Jakub Jan Ryba (1765-1815) and other Christmas songs.
English surtitles.
Conductor: Jiří Chvála