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Public Music-Enlightenment Association  

(founded at 2001)              e-mail: 108Hz@seznam.cz

Chairmen:
 Vlastislav Matoušek
matousek@shakuhachi.cz

The aim of the Public Music-Enlightenment Association 108 Hz is the universal support of performing and presenting   Art-music compositions, the Artistic music which is for various reasons considered to be too unconventional, experimental or non-standard,  and defies the usual concert practice and therefore is performed rarely or not at all.

Founding members:
Martin Cikánek
 Petr Bakla
 Vlastislav Matoušek

Musiciens

Chamber Sci-Fi opera 8th Journey

Articles:

Performances   of the Public Music-Enlightenment  Association   :  2007,  2006,  2005,  2004,  2003,  2002

     
November 13, 2002 at 20:00,  Divadlo Ponec, Husitská 24 A,  Praha 3

Vlastislav Matoušek:
 Melodické kroky
pro konkrétní zvuky a šakuhači

Vlastislav Matoušek (šakuhači)
Veronika Matoušková (choreografie, tanec)

v rámci
Večera soudobé hudby a pohybového umění Ateliéru 90
 


Video
Commentary
 
  

Octobre 17, 2002 at 7:30 pm., ATRIUM concert and exhibition hall  Čajkovského 12, Prague 3
 

 Music as Adventure

Concert of Conceptual Compositions of  2nd and 3rd Millenium

John Cage: Inlets
Vlastislav Matoušek: Aleatorica pro Piano
Vlastislav Matoušek: Inside the Circle
Terry Riley: InC
John Cage: Litany for the Whale (Cz premiere)
Zbyněk Vostřák: Book of Principles (selection)
Vlastislav Matoušek: Labyrinthus
John Cage: 4:33 (No.2)
 

Performers:1
Vlastislav Matoušek  and Friends:
Ludmila Horová, Veronika Mráčková, Dana Šafránková, Kristýna Valoušková,
 Petr Bakla, David Bidlo, Martin Cikánek,
Dalibor Demel, Jaromír Havlík, Petr Ogurek
 

 
 

Commentary

July 30, 2002

Chamber Sci-Fi opera  8th Journey

 Music: Vlastislav Matoušek (www.musica.cz/matousek),
Libretto: Jan Burian
 at story of  Stanislaw Lem's  "Star Diaries"

Rec. of concert  performance, July 30, 2002, Loreta, Summer Film School Uherské Hradiště

  Atmosphere of Space and Dream – Samadhi – 2:09   audio samples  cca  1 MB
  Coming of Musicians – 0:53
  Speech of Prof. Tarrantoga – 2:34  audio samples  cca  2,5 MB 

  1.Overture 1th Dream, Tarantoga wakes up Ijon – 5:16   audio samples  cca  1,5 MB
  2.They Gave me a Pill, Ijon, aria – 3:09
  3.„Rustling in my Head“, instr. interlude, „Fly to Congress“ – 1:38
  4.Isn´t It a Vending Machine?, Ijon and Tarrakanian, duet – 2:00
  5.There is a Complication, Tarrakanian, aria – 1:28
  6.So Firstly, Tarrakanian and Ijon, rhythmic dialogue  – 3:09
  7.Equipment, recitative – Speech and “Choir“ Who is for? – 2:54
  8.The Marvellous Eerthe, Tarrakanian, aria – 2:50
9.Any Comments?, General Secretary, recitative, choir - 0:59
  10.Dear Council! Thubanian, recitative – 3:51  14 Techn. 0:16
  11.Artefactum Abhorrens, Fg solo – 2:07
  12.Honorable Delegate, Thubanian, aria with choir – 4:25
  13.Anything Constructive to say?, General Secr., recitative – 0:41
  14.Honorable Council!, Eridanian and others, recitative – 2:25
  15.There is anyway, Eridanian, arioso – 0:42
  16.This what has happened, Eridanian and choir, aria, finale – 3:31
  17.What is Dreamed is Dream, Ijon, aria – 1:42
 18.Erutrevo (crab Overture) 2nd Dream – 3:52
 19.He´s flying to Congress, Ijon, aria, all are singing refrain – 3:09

 Applause – 3:50
Addition, He´s flying to Congress – 2:32
 Applause, again the Atmosphere of Dream – Samadhi – 2:17

 Prof. Tarrantoga – Jan Burian, Ijon Tichý – Petr Matuszek, Gen.Secretary - Iva Hošpesová, Tarrakanian - Markéta Dvořáková, Alena Tichá, Eridanian - Pavlína Senič, Thubanian – Ludmila Horová,  Musicians – Luděk Růžička, Jakub Horák, Tomáš Hostička, Ondřej Melecký, Matouš Křiváček, Filip Špingl, art direc., conductor – Jan Svejkovský.

Libretto, audio samples and photos are located in section   Opera 8.cesta
 
Performances   of the Public Music-Enlightenment  Association   :  2007,  2006,  2005,  2004,  2003,  2002
 

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