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Monday 14. 9.
info The roar of waves, the whistle of wind, a dry rustle of unknown origin is the title of an improvised composition by Jana Vöröšová and Michal Hrubý. Michal Hrubý created the melodies, Jana Vöröšová the structure of the piece, and the other musicians, of course, also contributed their share. Jana Vöröšová – cimbalom, percussion, vocals
Jana Vöröšová studied composition at the Prague Conservatory and at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She expanded her experience through a year-long internship at the Koninklijk Conservatoire Brussel and a three-month study stay in Paris, where she became acquainted with both cutting-edge electronic sound processing technologies and various analytical methods. Her works have been performed at festivals such as Pražské premiéry (CZ), Festival delle nazioni Città di Castello (IT), Calliopée (FR) and others. Her composition Atlas mraků won the second edition of the Prague Spring festival competition in 2019. Elia Moretti is a performer, composer, percussionist and researcher
focused on cultural anthropology through ecological listening. He is
particularly interested in how sound can transform the experience of performance
and how artistic practices interact with their contexts. He explores sound
phenomena as a foundation for performative and theatrical practice. He performs
in various ensembles (including the Prague Improvisation Orchestra), but favors
radical and experimental chamber music. He regularly collaborates with dancers,
theatre companies and visual artists.
Antonín Procházka is a percussionist, composer, improviser and foley
artist, a graduate and currently a teacher at the Academy of Performing Arts in
Prague. He moves across a wide spectrum of musical projects – from leading
symphony orchestras (Czech Philharmonic, FOK, SOČR, PKF) to contemporary
ensembles (BERG, PMP), indie pop bands (teepee), jazz projects (Hele Wāwae) and
free improvisation. He performs as a solo vibraphonist, leads music therapy
workshops, and contributes sound design to award-winning films. His work
combines sensitivity to tradition with openness to innovation. His doctoral
research focuses on West African talking drums, including fieldwork in Accra
with the Ghana Dance Ensemble.
Zdeněk Závodný is an improviser and reed instrument player. He
has worked with sound installations, often translating light into sound and vice
versa. He performs in the trio Frisk, the Slovak band Srnka, the duo Totoabas
and the quartet Fahrzavö, and collaborates with the Prague Improvisation
Orchestra. He is artistic director of Divadlo 29 in Pardubice and
previously curated the Jazz Goes to Town festival.
Michal Hrubý plays clarinets, tenor saxophone, flutes and traditional
Slovak pipes. He began in a rock band before founding groups Neočekávaný
dýchánek and Kapitán Kajman. Since 2009 he has focused on free
improvisation and performs in several ensembles. He has also curated festivals
and cultural programs. As he says: “I like to release sounds.”
Robert Škarda From 1994 to 1996, he studied tuba at the České Budějovice Conservatory with Pavel Kuczman, and from 1996 to 2000 at the Prague Conservatory with Pavel Trnka and Václav Hoza. He graduated in Musicology from the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, and works at Czech Radio. He is a founding member of the tuba quartet Síla and a member of the bands Traband (now Tra BANDA), Ponožky pana Semtamťuka, The Tap Tap, and others. |
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