MUSIC FOR CATHEDRAL – SPATIAL VESPERS

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 | Cathedral of Sts Vitus, Wenceslaus & Adalbert
(Hrad III. nádvoří 48/2, Praha 1 / map)

7:00 pm - Holy Mass (in Czech)
... for the Dean Antonín Podlaha, dr. Ivan Borkovský and other archeologists – at the occasion of the centenary of the Institute of Archaeology at the Prague Castle

8:00 pm - Vespers - liturgy of the hours
Matouš Hejl – Vespers (world premiere)
... new site-specific spatial composition for the Prague cathedral
Psalms 110, 111, 112, 113, 117 – Magnificat – Amen.

Barbora Kabátková, Pavla Radostová, Daniela Čermáková, Lucie Karafiátová, Vojtěch Semerád, Ondřej Benek, Jiří Miroslav Procházka – singers, Ondřej Valenta – organist of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague
Miřenka Čechová – staging collaboration, Jaro Repka – light design
BERG Orchestra & Peter Vrábel – conductor

In the past, music was regularly composed for the Prague Cathedral. At the initiative of Jana Maříková, Prague Castle's chief archaeologist, we decided to build on the historical musical legacy. On the occasion of the centenary of the Institute of Archaeology at the Prague Castle, new music for the cathedral was created. Matouš Hejl's spatial composition takes advantage of the specific acoustic characteristics of this extraordinary spiritual space. The singers and musicians will move around the cathedral that thus becomes a unique music instrument, the sound will literally embrace the audience.

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Organized in collaboration with Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus in Prague and Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

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