Fama Q

6:30 p.m. – guided tour of the villa

Program:
Arvo Pärt - Summa
Enrico Štec – Bucolika String Quartet
Josef Suk – Meditation on the Old Bohemian Chant of St. Wenceslas, op. 35a
Hans Krása - String Quartet, Op. 2

"I confess that I have enough courage to compose melodically as a modern composer. This also characterizes my attitude towards music, whether it is called modern or not". The Fama Q concert at the Eternal Hope festival can also be characterized with the words that Hans Krása used to describe his work. One of the most famous contemporary authors of classical music, the Estonian Arvo Pärt has a very specific compositional style. He called it tintinnabulation and it depicts the beauty of sound that emerges from silence and gradually resonates like bells. In contrast, the fresh work of the young composer Enrik Štec, second in the first year of the composition competition Věčné naděje, will be heard. A meditation on the Old Bohemian chant of St. Wenceslas was written by Josef Suk in response to the outbreak of the First World War. The 110-year-old work carries a message that is extremely relevant even today. Hans Krása's String Quartet is a key piece of the repertoire of the renowned fama Q ensemble, which focuses on the work of the 20th and 21st centuries. Fama Q will lead us through an evening full of interesting songwriting styles, united by a message of hope.