Concerts

The Concert Orchestra was founded in 1981 by Professor Emeritus Douglas Weeks, who taught at the University for 41 years, during which time he led the band to Prague in 1994. Band members come from a variety of disciplines to rehearse and perform together on and off campus. This international tour is the band’s first tour since before the pandemic. The band has also toured internationally in Paris, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Budapest and Belgium.

Conductor Mitchell Lutch

Program Selections:
Rimsky Korsakov – Procession of the Nobles
Percy Grainger – Irish Tune from County Derry and Shepherd’s Hey
John Mackey – Strange Humors
Leonard Bernstein – Somewhere and Mambo (from West Side Story)
Bedřich Smetana – Wallenstein’s Camp
Antonín Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, II. Largo

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary entrance fee will be donated to ACORUS.

ACORUS, z. ú. provides persons at risk of domestic violence with comprehensive professional assistance aimed at overcoming their adverse social situation and integrating into normal life without the presence of violence.

St Mark’s School Choir and Orchestra is a musical ensemble of St Mark’s School, an Episcopal school in Massachusetts (USA) consisting of a choir and a small orchestra (unique in its chamber size). The ensemble is currently led by conductor David Fontes, who has performed at Boston’s Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York during his musical career.

The Prague concert will feature a varied mix of classical music (from Baroque to late Romanticism) and folk music (American spirituals and African songs).

The Resonance Children’s Choir is made up of pupils from the Trebic Elementary School. The choir’s varied repertoire consists of classical, folk and pop songs, as well as spirituals and jazz. It has experience in performing with foreign artistic ensembles and since its inception has participated in many competitions and festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad.

The concert will conclude with a joint performance of the famous South African hymn “Siyahamba” by both choirs.

Admission is voluntary.
The voluntary entrance fee will be donated to ACORUS.

ACORUS, z. ú. provides persons at risk of domestic violence with comprehensive professional assistance aimed at overcoming their adverse social situation and integrating into normal life without the presence of violence.

The Canadian Student Orchestra and Choir from Windsor Secondary School in British Columbia is inspired by the culture of the indigenous peoples of North America and expresses their love of their homeland, their love of art and their joy of life through music. Their repertoire is varied and includes a wide range of genres. The school’s symbol or “mascot” is the wolf, and “Takaya” in the Tsleil-Waututh language refers to the wolf. In relation to choral singing and musical performance as a whole, the wolf’s archetypal qualities are pointed to in the wolf – traditionally it is seen as a protector, symbolizing perseverance, devotion and a cohesive community.

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary entrance fee will be donated to ACORUS.

ACORUS, z. ú. provides persons at risk of domestic violence with comprehensive professional assistance aimed at overcoming their adverse social situation and integrating into normal life without the presence of violence.

A selection from the programme:

Antonio Vivaldi – Summer from The Four Seasons, 3rd movement

Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Two Violins, 3rd movement

Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary entrance fee will be donated to ACORUS.

ACORUS, z. ú. provides persons at risk of domestic violence with comprehensive professional assistance aimed at overcoming their adverse social situation and integrating into normal life without the presence of violence.

The repertoire of the student ensemble, which belongs to San Lorenzo Valley High School in California, is very broad, ranging from the works of classical music greats of past centuries, to which it adds a “modern twist”, to film soundtracks including the works of John Williams (Star Wars) and songs from Disney animated films. The ensemble also focuses on music from different regions of the world, from the American continent to Africa and Asia. Under the direction of conductor Carey Liston, the ensemble has enjoyed success throughout the United States.

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary entrance fee will be donated to the organization Cesta domů.

Cesta domů operates the Home Hospice in the Capital Region. Prague. It provides counseling services to anyone in the Czech Republic in the care of the terminally ill and dying.

Founded in 1952, the Arcadia Choirs is made up of more than 100 young singers from Arcadia, California. Under the direction of Mrs. Connie Tu, the choir quickly gained recognition and excellent ratings at music festivals and competitions.

Program Selections:
Michael John Trotta – Lux Aeterna (from “Requiem”)
Shin Ching-Ju – When the World Quiets Down
Craig Hella Johnson – I Love You/What A Wonderful World
Morten Lauridsen – Sure On This Shining Night

A selection from the programme:
Abdelazar: Rondeau – Henry Purcell (arrangement by Iain Farrington)
Dambusters March – Eric Coates (arranged by David Andrew)
Danse Macabre – Camille Saint-Saëns
Da Pacem Domine – Melchoir Franck
Mutawintji Nocturne – Andrew Howes

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary admission will be donated to Cesta domů.

Cesta domů operates the Home Hospice in the capital city. Prague. It provides counselling services to anyone in the Czech Republic on the care of the terminally ill and dying.

Selection from the programme:
Kyrie – arr. Andy Beck
Dona Nobis Pacem – W.A. Mozart
Da Pacem Domine – Arvo Pärt
Alleluia – Randall Thompson

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary admission will be donated to Cesta domů.

Cesta domů operates the Home Hospice in the Capital Region. Prague. It provides counseling services to anyone in the Czech Republic in the care of the terminally ill and dying.

A selection from the programme:
Sing Joyfully – William Byrd
Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104 IV – Johannes Brahms
O Salutaris Hostia – Ēriks Ešenvalds
Ani Ma’amin – Stephen Coker
Even When He Is Silent – Kim André Arnesen

Admission is voluntary.
Voluntary admission will be donated to Cesta domů.

Cesta domů operates the Home Hospice in the Capital Region. Prague. It provides counseling services to anyone in the Czech Republic in the care of the terminally ill and dying.