Sacred Music Archivy - Smetanova Litomyšl

Carl Maria von Weber: Missa sancta

Hana Vlasáková — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:07:43 +0000

Weber’s Missa Sancta No. 1 in E-flat major, “Freischütz-Messe” is an exemplary masterwork of early Romanticism. In the Piarist Church, it will be heard both as a traditional festive thanksgiving mass and as a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death. The work’s subtitle reflects its musical language, as Weber was simultaneously working on his famous opera Der Freischütz. Under the baton of Alena Hron, a prominent figure in the emerging generation of conductors, the Hradec Králové Philharmonic will perform alongside the Mixed Choir of the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava, in collaboration with the Czech Choirmasters’ Choir and Schola Gregoriana Pragensis.

programme

Carl Maria von Weber
Missa Sancta No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 75A, “Freischütz-Messe”

Performers

Jana Sibera – soprano
Václava Krejčí Housková – alto
Jaroslav Březina – tenor
Pavel Švingr – bass

Mixed Choir of the Janáček Conservatory in Ostrava in cooperation with the Czech Choirmasters’ Choir
Tomáš Stanček – choirmaster
Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra
Alena Hron – conductor
Karel Martínek – organ
Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
David Eben – artistic director

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Článek Carl Maria von Weber: Missa sancta se nejdříve objevil na Smetanova Litomyšl.

SILENTIUM! ensemble & Tomáš Netopil

filip.hajek@wwworks-vyvoj.cz — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:26:22 +0000

The Kroměříž music archives preserve many treasures, including works by Baroque composers Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, Giovanni Felice Sanci, and Philipp Jakob Rittler.

Silentium! ensemble, a new early music group led by choral conductor Tereza Válková, focuses on historically informed performance and period instruments. Together with conductor Tomáš Netopil and vocal soloists Romana Kružíková, Lenka Cafourková, Monika Jägerová, Jakub Kubín, and Jiří Miroslav Procházka, they have prepared a program presenting the treasures from the Kroměříž archives in modern premieres.

programme

Pavel Josef Vejvanovský
Missa Orientalis
Vesperae de Confessore

Giovanni Felice Sances
Salmi brevi a 8 voci in doi chori

Philipp (Jakob) Rittler
Offertorium de Confessore

Performers

Romana Kružíková,
Lenka Cafourková Ďuricová – soprano
Monika Jägerová – alto
Jakub Kubín – tenor
Jiří Miroslav Procházka – bass
Tereza Válková – choir leader
Silentium! ensemble
Tomáš Netopil – conductor

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Článek SILENTIUM! ensemble & Tomáš Netopil se nejdříve objevil na Smetanova Litomyšl.

Susanna & Collegium 1704

Hana Vlasáková — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:11:24 +0000

This oratorio, based on apocryphal texts, explores the timeless themes of justice, honor, and false accusation – a story which still resonates today. Collegium 1704 brings this fascinating music to the second castle courtyard, where the orchestra already charmed audiences years ago with an extraordinary performance of Messiah. The evening promises tension, emotion, and Baroque virtuosity, drawing listeners into the very heart of the story.

programme

Georg Friedrich Händel
Susanna, HWV 66
Oratorio in three acts (1748)

Performers

Susanna – Kateryna Kasper
Joacim – Gabriel Díaz
Chelsias – Pavol Kubáň

Daniel – Tereza Zimková
An attendant – Helena Hozová
First Elder – Ondřej Holub
Second Elder – Tadeáš Hoza
Judge – Jiří Miroslav Procházka

Collegium 1704
and Collegium Vocale 1704
Václav Luks – conductor

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Článek Susanna & Collegium 1704 se nejdříve objevil na Smetanova Litomyšl.

J. V. Voříšek: Missa solemnis

filip.hajek@wwworks-vyvoj.cz — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:48:43 +0000

A Mass of Thanksgiving with Prof. Tomáš Halík as the traditional spiritual culmination of the festival year.
The work of J. V. Voříšek, a composer born in nearby Vamberk, whose 200th death anniversary we commemorate this year, will be performed by the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Pardubice and the Czech Academic Choir. The Mass will also be accompanied by Gregorian chants and psalms performed by the renowned ensemble Schola Gregoriana Pragensis.

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Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek:
Missa solemnis in B-flat

performers

Veronika Rovná – soprano
Jarmila Vantuchová – alto
Václav Čížek – tenor
Tadeáš Hoza – bass

Karel Martinek – organ

Czech Academic Choir
Choirmaster Michal Vajda
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Conductor Jiří Habart

Schola Gregoriana Pragensis
Artistic leader David Eben

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Článek J. V. Voříšek: Missa solemnis se nejdříve objevil na Smetanova Litomyšl.

Organ Pasticcio – Christian Schmitt

filip.hajek@wwworks-vyvoj.cz — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:32:25 +0000

One of the foremost European artists will play the Baroque organ located in the Piarist Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross. The Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno will perform alongside him.

programme

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:
Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 65

Johann Pachelbel:
Chaconne in F minor

Arvo Pärt:
Trivium

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Anton Bruckner:
Motets (selection)
Afferentur regi
Ave Maria
Pange lingua
Locus iste
Tota pulchra es Maria
Os justi
Christus factus est
Ecce sacerdos magnus

performers

Christian Schmitt – organ
Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno
Choirmaster Petr Fiala

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Článek Organ Pasticcio – Christian Schmitt se nejdříve objevil na Smetanova Litomyšl.

Collegium Vocale 1704

filip.hajek@wwworks-vyvoj.cz — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:28:55 +0000

Two faces of Baroque polyphony – the vocal works of J. S. Bach and J. D. Zelenka in a top-notch performance delivered by members of the Collegium Vocale 1704 vocal ensemble.

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Jan Dismas Zelenka:
Statio quadruplex pro processione Theophorica ZWV 158
Responsoria pro hebdomada sancta ZWV 55

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Motet a due cori „Komm, Jesu komm” BWV 229
Motet „Jesu, meine Freude” BWV 227

performers

Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704
Conductor Václav Luks

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Článek Collegium Vocale 1704 se nejdříve objevil na Smetanova Litomyšl.