The Chorus and Orchestra of Charles University in Prague warmly welcome new members!
Our Chorus warmly welcomes new singers in all voices. A quick and informal voice trial for potential new members will be held 5-7 p.m. on 25 February at the Charvátův Sál, on the first floor of the hospital building (on your left as you enter the street) at U Nemocnice, 1 (the closest tram stop being Moráň). It is not necessary to write to us in advance – just feel free to come along at 5 p.m. on 25 February and introduce yourself. If poss. please bring a tablet or laptop with you, so that after the audition you can quickly download the music and start singing the Bach Mass in B Minor; we shall use the Peters Edition with Plate No. 8246 downloadable from IMSLP (but will later make some small changes based on the Revised New Bach Edition of 2010). No prior preparation is required!
Chorus Rehearsals are held weekly on Wednesdays, in English as well as in Czech, so the language barrier need not be a problem! There will also be two full weekend choral workshops on 21-22 March and 11-12 April, attendance at which is essential. This semester we plan to perform, amongst other things, the Kyrie and the Gloria fromthe Bach Mass in B Minor and unaccompanied partsongs by Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček. Dress for our concerts is formal. A timetable of concerts may be found below.
The Orchestra welcomes new members to its string section, and will also gladly hear from advanced bassoon, trumpet and trombone players. Strings are not usually auditioned, but undergo an informal period of probation before membership is confirmed. Wind and brass players on particular instruments are auditioned. All instrumental players should please email us urgently on info@sboraorchestruk.cz for more information, letting us know of their orchestral experience. It is necessary to let us know well before the first rehearsal, so that we can email you music in advance and advise you of the particular venues where particular rehearsals will be held (which are not otherwise publicised).
Our first rehearsal with new players will be on 25 February at 7.30 p.m. so please ensure you write to us well in advance. Rehearsals are normally held weekly on Wednesdays. Further, two weekend workshops will be held this semester, 7-8 March and 25-26 April; attendance at both of these is essential. There may also be one or two additional rehearsals outside the Wednesday schedule, to be confirmed nearer the time. Major concerts will be held in May, and the main works include the Brahms Symphony No. 4, the Kyrie and Gloria from Bach’s Mass in B minor, Wagner’s Siegfried-Idyll and the Komitas/Sahakiants Liturgy for Strings. Rehearsals are held in English. We regret that we are unable to provide instruments or advise on their hire. We ask you please to bring your own music stand and to print out the music that will be sent to you electronically. Dress for our concerts is formal. A timetable of concerts may be found below.
Some important dates for your diary (although we await confirmation for some details)
25 February (Chorus): first rehearsal, 5-7 p.m., Charvátův Sál
25 February (Orchestra): first rehearsal, venue tbc., 7.30-9.25 p.m.
7-8 March (Orchestra): first w/end workshop (venues tbc.)
21-22 March (Chorus): first w/end workshop (9.30 a.m.-5 p.m.)
11-12 April (Chorus): second w/end workshop (usual times)
25-26 April (Orchestra): second w/end workshop
5 May (Orchestra): General Rehearsal 6-9.45 p.m.
6 May (Orch. in association with VŠE Orchestra): brief reh. 6.00 p.m., concert 8 p.m. at Rajská budova VŠE
13 May (Orchestra): General Rehearsal, Karolinum, 6-9.45 p.m.
14 May (Orchestra): brief rehearsal 6 p.m., concert 7.30 p.m.
20 May (Chorus and Bach Orchestra): General Rehearsal, Church of the Holy Spirit
21 May (Chorus and Bach Orchestra): brief rehearsal, concert, Church of the Holy Spirit
23 May (Chorus): brief concert at ceremony at Talich’s grave, Beroun
26-29 Sept. (Orch. strings): Venice tour planned but awaits confirmation
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