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