It has not finished with Janáček!
The Brno Contemporary Orchestra (BCO) was established in 2011 with the purpose to present contemporary world music at home and Czech music abroad (with overlaps to the music of the 20th century).
We want to draw up listeners and show them that the music is a part of our daily life. By compact dramaturgic units and by original projects linking music with other arts (film, visual arts, etc.) we wish to be attractive not only for the audience, but even for composers – which we want to motivate to create new pieces made-to-measure for the orchestra.
The founder, artistic director and conductor of BCO is Pavel Šnajdr.
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The Statutory City of Brno financially supports the Brno Contemporary Orchestra
The concerts are organized with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
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Next concert
Prison Bells
Description:
Concert for the Špilberk’s Carillon
Some 290 years ago, the wealthiest citizens of a prosperous city cast the largest bell the world had ever seen. For two whole years, they adorned it, striving to make it beautiful and majestic. But the wooden frame supporting the bell caught fire. “Useless” and therefore “criminal” people were sent to extinguish the blaze, forming a human chain from the river, bucket after bucket. The fire was put out—but the bell cracked.
For a hundred years, the broken bell lay in a pit with the corpses of those punished by fire—and by fate. At last, the wealthy had a change of heart. They donated the shattered bell to those in need, so they might have shelter and something to eat. Since then, carillons have been built near prisons—as monuments of sound and remembrance.
Program
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