Czech Boy's Choir - Boni Pueri
The Czech Boys Choir Boni Pueri was founded in 1982. Since then it ranks among the Czech Republic leading music ensembles. The choirmasters are Pavel Horak and Jakub Martinec. The 350 strong choir has to its credit over 1.500 independent concert appearances all over Europe and in America and Japan; a list of seven records of its own plus another thirteen made in collaboration with others, released by Supraphon, EMI, BMG and other labels.
Boni Pueri has worked with many prominent soloists (like José Carreras), has maintained intensive relations with various radio and television companies and has accepted regular invitations for collaboration with renowed ensembles and orchestras worldwide. The choir has also been anfrequent guest of prestigious international music festivals (Prague Spring, 1994, 1995, 1998; Europalia Brussels, 1998; AmericaFest Minneapolis 1998, 2002; Jeonju Sori Festival of Korea 2002) worked with prominent conductors and did regular concert tours in the USA and Japan.
Among Boni Pueri's artistic highlights are its interpretation of Bach's St. Matthew Passion, since 1998 almost yearly performed at several prestigious venues in The Netherlands; as well as its stage production of Hans Krasa's children's opera Brundibar ("Bumble-Bee": written during World War II at the Nazi concentrationcamp of Terezin (Theresienstadt) in Tokyo (2000); and its participation in the performance at Prague Castle of the modern-time renewed premiere of J.D.Zelanka's coronation opera, Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis, featuring an international cast (2000) and in its subsequent recording by Supraphon (2001). This recording of Zelenka's work won the prestigious Cannes Classical Award in 2003.
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Pueri hebraeorum O la o che bon eccho Personent hodie Panis angelicus Hallelujah Kyrie, Gloria Confitebor Goin' Home Proc bychom se netesili O, lasko, lasko Vos Oriens adoret Mikulecka dedina Waltzing Matilda Buenos Aires no fuera asi Sakura Siyahamba Broadway Medley |
Founded in 1982, the Boni pueri Czech Boys' Choir has come to rank alongside the Czech Republic's leading music ensembles. The 350-strong choir has to its credit over 1,500 independent concert appearances all over Europe and in the US and Japan. There are 17 songs in this finely-crafted collection, with some light organ accompaniment. Some favorites: Orlando di Lasso's "O la o che bon echo," Cesar Franck's "Panis angelicus," Handel's "Hallelujah," from the "Messiah," Dvorak's "Goin' Home," the traditional Argentinian tune "Buenos Aires no fuera asi," the Zulu spiritual "Siyahamba," and the final cut, "Broadway Medley," which features "Chatanooga Choo-Choo," "Hello Dolly," "Over the Rainbow," "I Got Rhythm" and "Somewhere, America." The Czech Boys' Choir has a beautiful, full sound, and their youthful spirit and love of singing makes "Boni Pueri" special in many ways. Enjoy!
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