AFFETTO

a vocal-experimental ensemble

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16. 06. 2007

On 3rd of May 2007 in Luxembourg, Affetto performed the world-premiere of the "Mamay" composition by Remberto Herbas, Bolivian composer living in Luxembourg. In the picture: the pleased composer with his wife (3rd from the left), the Luxemb. composer Camille Kerger (2nd from the right) together with the Affetto ensemble members. Then subsequently, the ensemble performed with the great success in Brussels, Liege, Ebersmünster in France and in Wehr, Germany.

16. 10. 2006

LISTEN WITH US!

AFFETTO in RONDO programme on the CZECH RADIO 3

On the Czech Radio 3 you can listen to the 30 minutes programme with AFFETTO ensemble with the journalist Mr. Vladimír Čech. The programme is broadcasted on October 25th from 9 a.m.

Live interview with the AFFETTO ensemble members on the PROGLAS Radio

AFFETTO ensemble members will be guests of the Radio Proglas programme “How do you like it?” on November 3rd from 7,15 p.m. Listen to it with us!

02. 10. 2006

We invite you to the concert in Prague on the 3rd of November

22. 09. 2006

AFFETTO will sing on the 28th and 29th october in Düsseldorf

22. 08. 2006

Success of the recording in Paris, August 2006

The vocal-cycle PASEJAMÁ (by Miloš Orson Štědroň) recording (first time performed in Berlin, September 2004) made by Affetto ensemble in the Czech Broadcast studio Brno in September 2005 was selected to participate in the final round of EBU (European Broadcast Union) Young Composers International Tribute Competition and obtained one of the main awards.

12. 08. 2006

Concert in St. Blasien / Germany

[…] They call themselves Affetto - vocal-experimental ensemble and they just do credit to this name. They chose the 14th to 20th centuries literature and they achieved to perform these individual characteristics so fine, so one century could shake a hand with another one, literally […]

Cathedral in St. Blasien (outside)

Cathedral in St. Blasien (inside)

from the press reviews in Badische Zeitung, 15. 8. 2006

09. 08. 2006

AFFETTO ensemble performed on 2nd August in the chateau

The AFFETTO ensemble concert in the chateau Nové Hrady near Litomyšl, particularly its "rococo"room, was performed in a friendly and informal atmosphere.

...before the concert

...from the concert

26. 07. 2006

AFFETTO at the Kroměříž castle

The vocal experimental ensemble AFFETTO performed on 25th of July at the 7th festival "Music in Gardens and in the Castle", organized by the UNESCO Club Kroměříž. Under the concert title Male voices through the centuries the artists guided the audience through the musical styles from the 15th century until today. The concert ended with long lasting ovations, and few encores were added to the nice programme.

...from the rehearsal

...from the concert in Sala terrena

16. 03. 2006

Vocal experimental ensemble AFFETTO has performed at Friday 10th March 2006 at the 22nd Sarajevo Winter Festival. The very successful concert took place in Sarajevo Cathedral of Jesus's Heart. The AFFETTO ensemble came to the festival with a programme including music of 7 centuries - from the early Czech music, J.S.Bach chorals to the contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt De profundis. The concert ended with standing ovations for the five artists, and with spirituals, arranged by the AFFETTO members as an encore.

Cathedral of Juesus Heart, Sarajevo

satisfied artists after the concert