Schola Gregoriana Pragensis: Selected Accomplishments to Date
Awards:
Zlatá Harmonie (Golden Harmony) for the best Czech recording of 1995 for the compact disc Rosa mystica
Choc du Monde de la Musique, the highest honor of the prestigious French music magazine Le Monde de la Musique, for the compact discs Bohemorum sancti (September 1996), Rosa mystica (October 1996), and In Pragensi Ecclesia (July 1997)
10 de Répertoire, the highest honor of the important French music magazine Répertoire, for the compact disc Bohemorum sancti (December 1996)
Festival Performances:
1993 Prague-Europe-Music (Prague)
1993 Il canto delle pietre (Italy and Switzerland)
1993-1997 St. Wenceslas Festival (Prague)
May 1994 International Festival of Gregorian Choirs (Watou, Belgium)
June 1994 Starosadecki festiwal muzyki dawnej (Stary Sacz, Poland)
Sept. 1995 Voix et routes romaines (Strasbourg, France)
May 1995 Prague Spring (Prague)
June 1996 Prague Spring (Prague)
July 1996 Festival de musique sacrée de Fribourg (Switzerland)
August 1996 Klangbogen, Vienna (Austria)
October 1996 Mémoire du baptime de Clovis (Reims, France - national celebration of the baptism of the first Frankish king, Clovis, in the cathedral in Reims)
May 1997 International Festival of Gregorian Choirs (Watou, Belgium)
August 1997 Festival internacional in Santander (Spain)
August 1997 Mitte Europa (Kauschwitz, Germany)
June 1998 Festival of Gregorian Chant (Vác, Hungary)
August 1998 Festival of Early Music (Jaroslaw, Poland)
October 1998 Europalia '98 Czech Republic (Brussels, Belgium)
Concerts and Other Appearances:
1994
September Royaumont, France (on the occasion of an international colloquium titled "European Cathedrals". Concert recorded and broadcast on Radio France.
September Concert in the philharmonic series in Jena, Germany.
November Gala concert and live television broadcast for the 650th anniversary of the founding of the Prague cathedral. St. Wenceslas Chapel, Prague Castle, in the presence of the head of state, the Cardinal of Prague, and other distinguished guests.
March Representation of the Supraphon firm at the "Musicora" music trade fair, Paris, France.
June Official inauguration of the Bonmont Cloister, Switzerland (opening concert).
July Concert at the Academie internationale de musique. Sées, France.
1996
May Concert at the first Internationale Choraltage. Kaarst, Germany.
May Whitsunday Concert, choral proprium for the Mass No. 3 in F sharp minor by Anton Bruckner. Laer, Germany.
November Concert as part of the Year of Czech Culture. Jena, Germany.
November Concert in the philharmonic series. Jena, Germany.
1997
April Participation in Vespers in the Břevnov Monastery during the visit of Pope John Paul II to the Czech Republic.
1998
January Concert tour of Israel. Jaffa, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Haifa, Jerusalem.
February Gala concert in the Great Hall of the Carolinum for the 650th anniversary of the founding of Charles University.
March Nantes, Journée grégorienne (a full-day cycle of canonical hours).
1999
March Nantes, La priere des heures Passio (full-day cycle of canonical hours pertaining to the passion story).
May Prague Spring, Codex Franus.
Television, Film, and Radio:
Since 1990 Czech Radio, several programs with our recordings, discussion session with members of the ensemble, etc.
1994 The Roots of Czech Statehood, directed by Milan Maryška: a documentary and promotional film for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.
1995 Breakfast with Marek Eben, Czech Television.
1995 Bohemorum sancti, directed by Marian Schiebel - video clip to accompany the compact disc of the same title
1995 Recordings for Katholieke Radio Omroep. Hilversum, The Netherlands. Studio recording and recording of two concerts.
1995 Prince Wenceslas, directed by František Filip - a television film.
1995-1996 Breakfast with Nova - several live appearances.
1995-1996 Full-year cycle The Liturgical Year in Gregorian Chan (ca. sixty programs on the Vltava station of Czech Radio), prepared and moderated by David Eben using many older recordings of ours as well as some specially made for this cycle. A project completely unique in its intention and scope.
1996
December Live broadcast of Christmas concert from Prague to twenty countries of Europe and overseas as part of the European Broadcasting Union's international broadcasts.
1997 St. Vojtěch (St. Adalbert), directed by Marian Schiebel - video clip to accompany the compact disc Anno Domini 997.
May Participation in the festive opening mass of the international festival of Gregorian Choirs in Watou, Belgium; live broadcast as part of Eurovise.
1998
June Appearance in the cycle The Best of Classical Music.
Television recording of Christmas concert at Zelená Hora (Green Mountain).
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