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Musique en Morvan 2000 Festival

Autun, Francie

From 15th to 25th July 2000 was in Autun in French helding already 25th year of the international festival Musique en Morvan - Le Festival de l´Oratorio. Since 1975 annually excellent choirs from the whole world arrives there. Each choir performs with own concert programme.

The finale of ten days' singing marathon is common presentment of some well-known cantata piece, in behalf of all may be named at least "German requiem" by J. Brahms (1975 a 1990), Orff's "Carmina burana" (1975) or "Requiem" by A. Dvořák (1981). The president of the Musique en Morvan Mr Marcel Corneloup offered to take a part on the jubilee year also to the university choir from Brno GAUDEAMUS with conductor Alexander Vacek (Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Education, Dpt. of Musical Education).

The choir had not only huge success near French listeners on his individual concerts, but also it got admirations from the other conductors and from the president of the festival. As well the words of admiration was routed to the person of Alexander Vacek, who in addition stepped behind the conductor desk at conducting of cantata for a solo, a choir and an orchestra "Stabat Mater" by Antonín Dvořák. By his conductor's art he greatly led the soloist from the Janáček opera-house in Brno, the Symphonic orchestra Pécs (Hungary) and a choir combined from the GAUDEAMUS choir, the PRELUDIUM choir (Romania) and the Chamber ensemble Pécs (Hungary).

The ceremonial conclusion of the whole festival was dedicated to majestic piece "Te deum" by Hector Berlioz that was presented by all the participating choirs (Venezuela, France, Hungary, Russia, Romania and of course GAUDEAMUS) and the orchestra from Pécs led by baton of Jean-Paul Penin.

About that the Masaryk University in Brno choir seriously made mark among semi-professional musicians indicate not only one-week tour of France, planned on April 2001, but also the invitation to take the part at Musique en Morvan 2002 again by M. Corneloup. May I congratulate in behalf of all musical lovers of the GAUDEAMUS choir? Only so on and chine!

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