La Pellegrina: Reicha’s Requiem, for orchestra, choir and soloists

About the Workshop

• For: (choral and solo) singers, strings, winds and pianists; existing chamber music ensembles are welcome
• Intensive coaching by experienced teachers: Martina Bernášková, Petr Bernášek, Pavel Hořejší, Dirkjan Horringa, Libor Nováček, Mitchell Sandler, Rudolf Sternadel, Jitka Vlašánková and others
• Instrumentalists: chamber music and large symphony orchestra
• Everyone plays in two pre-formed chamber music ensembles
• Central work for all: the Missa pro defunctis (Requiem) by Anton Reicha. The orchestra will also play Dvořák’s Symphonic Variations op. 78
• Choir: in addition to Rejcha’s Requiem with orchestra, also works on chamber choir repertoire, a cappella and with piano
• At the Conservatoire of České Budějovice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic
• With Mozart Concerto Event: participants play a (movement of a) concerto by Mozart or a contemporary; the participants form an ad hoc orchestra which sightreads the accompaniment