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2024
Highlights from our concert in Humpolec on November 17th, 2024.
This was celebratory concert marking the 20th anniversary of the consecration of the organ gifted by Marta and Stanislav Kotyza.
With performances featuring Otto Sauter (Germany) on trumpet, Ivan Ženatý on violin, Ester Pavlů as mezzo-soprano, Miroslava ÄŒasarová as soprano, Kristina Kotyza and Catharine Fleming as sopranos, Bohdan Petrović as baritone, Martin DvoÅ™ák on organ, Dita Urbánková ÄŒeledová on flute, Lukáš DvoÅ™ák on organ and as conductor, the vocal ensemble TUCET, and the chamber orchestra of the Mahler Society.
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"Vltava Fates" Radio hosted our Co-Founder, Stanislav Kotyza.
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The "Czech Compositions" concert was a tribute to composer Juraj Filas, as part of The Year of Czech Music 2024.
Featuring performances by Joe Alessi, Ivan Ženatý, Otto Sauter, and Martha Locker.
2023
Founder Stanislav Kotyza received the Lifetime Achievement "Trebbia" award in the Czech Republic for his contributions to promoting Czech and Slovak music through the Harmony Foundation.
Harmony Foundation Concert in Kotyza Family Home.
2022
Juraj Filas Memorial Mass (November 13, 2022)
Juraj Filas (1955–2021), among the most distinguished Czech and Slovak composers of his generation, was celebrated with a Memorial Mass at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City. Filas was notably the first living composer since 1959 to have works performed at Carnegie Hall, receiving international acclaim for his extensive catalogue spanning over 120 compositions, including symphonies, operas, and chamber music. The Memorial Mass featured renowned artists Joseph Alessi (trombone, NY Philharmonic), Susanna Phillips (soprano, MET), Matthew Plenk (tenor, MET), Otto Sauter (trumpet), Kent Tritle (organist and conductor, NY Philharmonic), and Lukáš DvoÅ™ák (organ).
2021
"My New Hope” a romance for piano (2015)
Commissioned by Harmony Foundation.
"Requiem 2021” is an immersive multimedia digital art show directed by Anna Eva Kotyza and set to the score of Requiem “Oratio Spei” (Prayer of Hope) by the noted contemporary Slovak composer Juraj Filas, a work dedicated to victims of terrorism everywhere. Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 and the victims who passed on the day of, and afterwards, “Requiem 2021” was projected on the walls of the Bohemian National Hall on September 8 and 9, 2021.
As a part of "Requiem 2021, Czech artist Alex Dowis and Anna Eva Kotyza created a VR film, "The Man In the Red Bandana." This is a tale of the 20-year-old heroic young man, Welles Remy Crowther, who risked his life to save at least 10 others from the South Tower of the World Trade Center before perishing himself during the tragedy. This was set to music composed by Juraj Filas.
2020
The world premiere of the first US recording of "Bright Magical Night," a re-discovered lost Czech Carol.
This was performed by Czech opera singer and our Co-Founder, Stanislav Kotyza, and his daughter, Kristina Kotyza.
2017
Harmony Foundation sponsored Gabriela Benackova's New York trip to exhibit the original score of Rusalka to the Czech Center and the MET.
2015
"My New Hope" Romance for piano, Juraj Filas
2013
Behind the Scenes of recording Juraj Filas' "Requiem"
2010
A Harmony Foundation Concert, features renowned violinist Ivan Ženatý performing on a Giuseppe Guarneri violin from 1740, accompanied by James Vaughn on piano, and Stanislav Kotyza (baritone) accompanied by composer Juraj Filas. The concert also included performances by Danielle Hager (soprano), Kristina Kotyza (soprano), and Anna Kotyza (piano).
2004
On September 23 and 24, 2004, a celebration was held in Humpolec at the Church of St. Nicholas, where the organ donated by Harmony Foundation was consecrated. Watch the documentary here.
The donation inspired local business owners to raise funds for the repair of the church tower and the installation of a new clock, leading to further efforts to restore historical monuments in the city.
