The vocal and instrumental
Victoria Ensemble
is focused mainly on early music.
Victoria Ensemble society runs also
international vocal music festival
Voices of three worlds
and other musical activities of Viktorie Kaplanová.
Honour to Czech patrons
A. Michna, V. Pelikán, A. Mentzel etc.
We focus on the sacred works of early and high Baroque, which were composed to honour Czech patrons. In addition to the magnificent St. Wenceslas Mass Missa Sancti Wenceslai by Adam Michna we join Missa sancti Adalberti, whose author is the Piarist priest Vojtěch (Adalbert) Pelikán, or Litany to the Czech patrons by Antonín Celestin Mentzel.
Cast: 12 singers, 2 trumpets, 3 violins, 2 violas, cello, double bass, harpsichord/organ,
Programme duration: 80 minutes
Reichenauer rediscovered
Antonín Reichenauer (1695/96-1730)
Reichenauer is undoubtedly one of the most prominent personalities of Czech Baroque music, but it has only attracted more attention in recent decades. He worked in Prague’s Malá Strana with Count Václav Morzin as a domestic composer. He wrote instrumental music for the needs of the Morzin noble band (orchestral overtures, instrumental concerts, chamber compositions); His instrumental concerts has their modern premieres in recent years. In cooperation with the Baroque Orchestra of Musica Florea under the leadership of Marek Štryncl we are now bringing a world premiere of some of Reichenauer’s sacred compositions – his offertories, Litany to the holy name of Jesus or Requiem.
Cast: 12 singers, 2 horns, 6 violins, violoncello, double bass, bassoon, organ positiv, conductor
Programme duration: 70 min
Music of the Bohemian Baroque Monasteries
V. Pelikán, A. Reicheauer, G. Jacob
We begin this programme with the motet ‘Laudetur Jesus Christus’ by Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, which is a Christian greeting put to music, and we present more of Czech sacred music of the first half of the 18th century across the lands of Bohemia. Though but a handful of our music has survived from this period, some of these authors are true masters in comparison with the high European standard. The programme comprises of pieces found in collection of Broumov, Strahov, Rajhrad monasteries and a Piarist college in Slaný.
Cast: 4/8/12 singers, 2 violins, 2 horns, violoncello, contrabass, harpsichord, organ
Programme duration: 60 minutes