CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Magnificat secondo
MORTEN LAURIDSEN O nata Lux
IRVING BERLIN White Christmas
ENGLISH, DENMARK, POLISH, GERMAN AND CZECH BAROQUE CAROLS
GENTLEMEN SINGERS
Richard UHLÍŘ | artistic director
There is nothing more acoustically fitting for the church of Saints Simon and Jude as an unaccompanied vocal ensemble. That’s why, after a short break, for the most sacred time of the year we have invited the vocal ensemble Gentlemen Singers; the only Czech professional male octet, led since 2003 by the bass Richard Uhlíř. Gentlemen have several beautiful recordings to their name; for St. Stephen’s Day, a collection of Czech, English, Danish, Polish and German carols under the title O nata Lux (O Light Born) is most appropriate. Gentlemen are a modern team and also sing contemporary spiritual compositions by Morten Lauridsen and John Tavener; Petr Wajsar arranged the traditional Czech carol Nesem vám noviny for them.
end of the concert at 5.15 p.m.
ticket prices: 260, 360, 460,- CZK