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Summer Activities
of the Czech Music Society Every year during the first 10 days of July the INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR EARLY MUSIC opens its doors to about 350 students of all age levels, amateurs and professionals, natives and foreigners. The courses take place in VALTICE in a charming green district of South Moravia vineyards, former dominion of the noble family of Lichtensteins. More than twenty lecturers, early music specialists from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Austria and UK dedicate their time and art to enthusiastiv lovers of early music. They teach solo and choral singing, gregorian and medieval chant, recorder and transverse flute, baroque violin and cello, luste, viola da gamba and harpsichord and last but not least also renaissance and baroque dances. Many participants come with their children, who are taken care of in special classes Under the guidance of special pedagogues they play in a children´s orchestra, learn folk songs and historic dances. Every evening the whole early music fans family gathers in a splendid baroque marmor Spanish Horse Stable next to the Valtice chateau where the lecturers and their best pupils give concerts.
The FRIENDS OF
CHAMBER MUSIC in Bechyne In the first days of July, in a lovely small South Bohemia spa-town Becheyne a traditional musical event took place for the 25th time: FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, amateurs and professionals, met for 11 days in order to study under the guidance of outstanding Czech artists and pedagogues. They studied piano, violin, viola, violincello and double bass, flute, chamber music and orchestra. Every night the participants could enjoy concerts of famous musicians, organized by the South Bohemia Festival. Though this interpretation courses are not promoted as "international", they are open also to participants from abroad.
The SOCIETY FOR
MUSIC EDUCATION Every year, at the beginning of July and at the end of August, the SOCIETY FOR MUSIC EDUCATION organizes SUMMER SCHOOLS OF MUSIC EDUCATION, meant for students and music teachers of all levels and all kinds of schools. These special courses aim to innovate the M.E. Summer Schools takes place in Rychnov and Knéznou, a small town in East Bohemia at the foot of Orlické Hills, not far from the Polish border. The courses are open also to family members who can enjoy the most beautiful and romantic surroundings of Rychnov.
The SEVENTH WORLD HARP CONGRESS IN PRAGUE The extemely sucessful SEVENTH WORLD HARP CONGRESS was held in in Prague from 19th till 25th July 1999 in Hilton Prague Hotel and in many Prague concert halls. The Artistic Director was Mrs. Jana Bousková, a world -famous Czech harpist. The World Harp Congress takes place every three years. After Maastricht, Jerusalem, Vienna, Paris, Copenhagen and Seatlle, the Prague 7th Congress hosted about 1000 participants, among them many of the best harpists (some were only 11 or 12 years old). During the Congress , the participants and harp-lovers attended more than 80 events: meetings, workshops, lectures, master-classes, discussions, performances and concerts. The Congress focused on many kinds and types of instruments: historic and classical harps, jazz and folk harps, Chinese and Latin American harps etc. Concert programs included a great number of contemporary music, some of the compositions written especially for this occasion. An exhibition and sale forum of beautiful harps, offered by famous harp manufacturers, was one of the most interesting events. |
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