Ignác Jahoda: Czech Heaven

The Baroque orchestra and singers will fill St. Martin's Church in the Wall with praise for the Czech patron saints. A selection from the hymnbook "Ignatia Gahody - Czeské nebe" will be performed.

This is an original project by historian, singer, and composer Jiří Bartoloměj Sturz, who is bringing to life the legacy of composer Ignác Jahoda (1627–1709 or 1719) in order to create an exemplary model of a musical and literary creator from the Czech environment at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, to which the rich aesthetic and intellectual impulses of the Czech Baroque could be applied.

The hymnal presents songs celebrating Czech patron saints. However, with its composed ritornellos, rich instrumentation, and often virtuoso vocal parts, it significantly transcends the form of hymnal songs.

The musical performance will also be interspersed with words about "Jahoda's life" and excerpts from the poetic work of Bohuslav Balbín.  

Performers:

FRAGIUM16
historical music ensemble
Miriam Režná, Eliška Bröklová – soprano
Irena Pavlíčková, Markéta Sejkorová – alto
Ondřej Hlaváč, Hynek Grania, Jiří B. Sturz, bass / baritone / tenor
Štěpán Kareis, Kristýna Kalkusová – violin
Marie Klokočníková – viola, Milan Suchánek – viola da gamba
Jan Basista Novotný – double bass
Zuzana Tipková – oboe
Barbora Mišoňová – cink
Pavel Jirásek – bassoon / flute
René Jirásek – cittern
Miloslav Študent – archlute
Veronika Surkovová – timpani / percussion

Opening words: Jiří B. Sturz, Ondřej Hlaváč

The concert is part of the supra-regional project "Liberec Year of Dean Anton Ignác Kopsch," which is taking place under the patronage of Bishop Stanislav Přibyl from Litoměřice.

Admission is voluntary (recommended price CZK 200).