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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
- Plato
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Upcoming Events
Memorial Concert Honoring Juraj Filas
Date: April 15, 2025 7:30 PM
Location: Bohuslav Martinů Hall, Prague
Juraj Filas taught composition at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts for over 36 years. His acclaimed works have been performed globally, including at Carnegie Hall. His television opera Cancer of the Will received the prestigious Jakobs Suchard Award in Salzburg. Renowned artists such as Ivan Ženatý, Otto Sauter, Joseph Alessi, and James Gourlay have performed his compositions. Professor Filas passed away in 2021 due to COVID-19.
This memorial concert features selected chamber and vocal works spanning from the 1980s to recent years, honoring what would have been his 70th birthday. Leading Czech soloists and HAMU faculty and students will perform, with support from the OSA Partnership.
Program Highlights:
Juraj Filas:
Sonata "Amorosa" for piano (1981)
"Romance concertante - Les illusions perdues" for bass trombone and piano (1998)
Two arias of Jane from the opera Jane Eyre (2010)
Romance for violin and piano (2015)
"Smiles and Tears" - Trio sonata for two clarinets and piano (2012)
"Satans Opfern" Fantasie for trombone quartet (1999)
"Vyznania básnika" - four songs for baritone and piano (2013)
"Šerosvit" - trio for violin, clarinet and piano (2017)
"De profundis" - Sonata for trombone and organ (2006)
Performers:
Terezie Švarcová – soprano
Roman Janál – baritone
Lucie Fulka Kopsová – violin
Jana Černohousová, Anna Sysová, Karel Dohnal – clarinet
Lukáš Moťka, Stanislav Penk, Bohumil Tůma, Veronika Lédlová – trombone
Lukáš Dvořák – organ
Štěpánka Rohlíčková, Jan Dušek – piano
Admission: Free (seating limited)
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On Sunday, November 17, 2024, we hosted a concert honoring the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the organ donated by Harmony Foundation to the Church of St. Nicholas in Humpolec. This special evening featured performances by world-class musicians from Germany, such as Otto Sauter, and the Czech Republic, such as Ivan Ženatý, who came together to create a celebration of Czech culture.
We are grateful to everyone who joined us for this joyful celebration of music and culture.
Thank you all for being part of this special moment!
Czech Compositions Concert
The Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York and the Harmony Foundation hosted the "Czech Compositions" concert on February 9th at the Bohemian National Hall. The event featured world-renowned soloists Joe Alessi (trombone), Ivan Ženatý (violin), Otto Sauter (piccolo trumpet), and Martha Locker (piano) in a performance that honored composer Juraj Filas as part of
"The Year of Czech Music 2024"
MC: Anna Kotyza
Watch highlights from the Memorial Mass for Juraj Filas, held on November 13th, 2022, at St. Ignatius of Loyola in New York City, featuring performances by Joe Alessi, Ken Tritle, Otto Sauter, Susanna Phillips, Matthew Plenk, and Lukáš Dvořák, in a tribute to Juraj Filas.
Photo Gallery
October 2018 Czech Embassy Washington DC
Concert April 2019
