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The art of interpreting the Byzantine chant
Performing St. Kassia

9. 10. 2020, 9:00 A. M. TO 5:00 P. M.

Program Changes Due to COVID-19: Due to the epidemic situation the workshop’s program encounters changes. Please find the updated program below. Thank you for your understanding.

Změna programu vzhledem k současné epidemiologické situaci: Program workshopu je kvůli vládním opatřením pozměněn – viz níže. Děkujeme za pochopení.

A lecture and workshop led by

 Dr. Maria Alexandru (distance lecture)
 Evanthia Vavoulioti (distance workshop)
 Dr. Marios Christou

The workshop includes:

– An introduction to byzantine musicology and paleography focusing on the legacy of St. Kassia
(distance lecture by Dr. Maria Alexandru)
– An introduction to the historically informed performance of Byzantine Chant
– Study of selected compositions of St. Kassia

Schedule:
9:00 – 10:30:
An introduction to byzantine musicology and paleography focusing on the legacy of St. Kassia (distance lecture by Dr. Maria Alexandru).

coffee break

11:00 – 12:30:
An introduction to the historically informed performance of Byzantine Chant (workshop with Evanthia Vavoulioti and Marios Christou)

lunch

13:30 – 15:30:
Study of selected compositions of St. Kassia (workshop with  Evanthia Vavoulioti and Marios Christou)

coffee break

16:00 – 17:00:
conclusion, discussion

Language: English

Price: 600 CZK
For HAMU students participation is free of charge

Venue: Kampus Hybernská, Sál 2D, Hybernská 4, Prague 1 

Reserve your place now

For further information and reservations: workshopsacredmusic@gmail.com

 

workshops 2019:

SACRED MUSIC WORKSHOP
EAST AND WEST 2019

at the

 Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (HAMU)
Prague, 24th – 29th September 2019

Workshops on
Byzantine Music
Gregorian Chant and Early polyphony
Craft of composition of Sacred Music:
I) Composing with Sacred Chant in the Traditions of the Orthodox Church
II) Liturgical chant of the Western Church as a source of inspiration for  composers today

 

Led by
Dr. Maria Alexandru
• Barbora Kabátková (Sojková) and JAN BAŤA
Fr Ivan Moody
Slavomír Hořínka
Featuring a concert and a lecture by Michaël Lévinas.

 

Under the auspices of
the Dean of the Music and Dance Faculty (HAMU) prof. Ivan Klánský

Sponsors:

Ministry of Culture (Czech Republic)

Cathedral Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius (Katedrální chrám sv. Cyrila a Metoděje)

Partners:
Hamu
Filosofický ústav AV ČR – Oddělení současné kontinentální filosofie
ISOCM – The International Society for Orthodox Church Music

 

 

For HAMU students participation is free of charge

Language: All workshops are held in English

Schedule:

Workshops take place between the 24th and 29th of September 2019.  Schedule available here

Registration