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WHAT'S NEW? (2011)December 28, 2011 • IHear talk of director of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri for Czech Radio Hradec Králové
December 26, 2011 • See concert of Lucie Bílá accompanied by Boni Pueri on Czech Television broadcasting
December 24, 2011 • Czech Radio will broadcast Czech Christmas Mass performed by Boni Pueri today
December 21, 2011 • Completely full hall of Congress centre Aldis applauded to all “good boys” in stand
December 18, 2011 • Czech Christmas Mass performed by Boni Pueri sold out Pardubice´s “Hall of Music” twice
December 16, 2011 • Boni Pueri are coming home – article written by editor Petr Mareček in MF DnesToday´s MF Dnes provides information about successful tour of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri
December 15, 2011 • Boni Pueri are coming back from South Korea with further invitation
December 4, 2011 • Boni Pueri performed in Česká Televize´s live broadcast
November 23, 2011 • Boni Pueri again performed on TV screens and in radio broadcast
November 19, 2011 • How the Mahler was celebrated
November 18, 2011 • Boni Pueri singers were singing to the best Czech scientists
November 9, 2011 • Boni Pueri in the broadcasting of Czech radio
November 5, 2011 • Boni Pueri is awaited by South Korea and National Opera
November 1, 2011 • Boni Pueri brought back humbleness to Ryba´s Christmas Mass via new album
October 19, 2011 • Czech Christmas Mass is heading to listeners in the Czech Republic and even to overseas countries
October 6, 2011 • Zelenka´s responsories performance by Boni Pueri on the live record Czech dreams
October 4, 2011 • Hradec Králové´s daily traces back the magnific concert American requiem
October 2, 2011 • Boni Pueri commenced jubilee 10th year of International Sacred Music festival in Opava
September 24, 2011 • Czech classics´ works were heard in Agnes´ Monastery
September 21, 2011 • Boni Pueri received a beautiful present from Mr. and Mrs. Suchánek
September 17, 2011 • Boni Pueri inaugurated beneficial concert Chlopinov´ nocturne
September 13, 2011 • Excellent review of American requiem
September 11, 2011 • Boni Pueri honoured day of remembrance of terror´ and violence´ victims via Pardubice chamber Philharmonic´s project called "American requiem"
September 10, 2011 • Boni Pueri sang to the best world osteologists
August 31, 2011 • Boni Pueri recorded new CD - hit of this year´s Christmas
August 20, 2011 • Boni Pueri was shooting for Hollywood
August 18, 2011 • Boni Pueri is starting preparations for the next season and they are reminding awesome projects of the last yearSee the video, which will show you one of the most succesfull seasons of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri. It will remind you not only significant musicologist projects, which include e.g. performance of 8th Gustav Mahler´s Syphony on the concerts from Prague Spring in Prague, Hamburg and Hannover, which was appreciated by 17 thousands of listeners. You will also be able to see world premiere of Jan Dismas Zelenka´s Responsories and also interesting foreign tours and concerts.
August 9, 2011 • Boni Pueri´s performance was appreciated on 66th year of Prague Spring in Harmonie magazine
July 2, 2011 • Boni Pueri in Česká Televize´s documentary
July 1, 2011 • Money from a beneficial concert called „Boni Pueri is helping to Japan“ is already helping in Taga-jo
June 28, 2011 • Concert tour in Lithuania closed Boni Pueri´s season
June 23, 2011 • „Good boys“ are leaving on a concert tour into Lithuania
June 19, 2011 • Performace of Zelenka´s Responsory by Boni Pueri was tagged as phenomenalListen to reportage from ceremonial commencement Harant´s celebrations of historical singing on Pecka castle. Boni Pueri is the only boys choir who studied the whole triptych of Jan Dismas Zelenka´s responsories, which third part was heard in St. Bartoloměj´s church. Concert had world premiere within prestigious festival Concentus Moraviae. > Videoreportage by local TV
June 18, 2011 • Puni Pueri were singing before an audience in St. Vitus´s, St. Wenceslas´ and St. Vojtěch´s Cathedral
June 17, 2011 • Boni Pueri as an exlusive guest on commencement of Harant´s celebration of choir singing
June 16, 2011 • Boni Pueri performing on world premiere of 16th International festival Concentus Moraviae
June 10, 2011 • Canadian composer Stephen Hatfield visited Boni Pueri
June 9, 2011 • Choirmaster NDR Chor Philipp Ahmann congratulated director of Boni Pueri on success on Prague Spring festival
June 2, 2011 • The biggest concert in Prague Spring festival´s history was tagged by German criticism as gigantic
May 22, 2011 • The biggest concert in Prague Spring festival´s history – Mahler´s 8th Symphony – „Symphony of a Thousand“ in the media´s interest
May 19, 2011 • After the success in the O2 arena, Boni pueri go with the Prague Spring and the Symphony of Thousands to Germany
May 18, 2011 • Boni pueri lighted up on the biggest concert in the history of the Prague Spring, 4500 excited hearers applauded them
May 15, 2011 • "Good Boys" started a set of rehearsals to perform the 8th Symphony of Gustav Mahler at the Prague Spring
May 12, 2011 • The Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri will perform at the biggest concert in the history of the Prague Spring
May 1, 2011 • Boni pueri enjoy success in England
April 20, 2011 • Boni pueri are going to the 5th International Male Voice Choral Festival to Cornwall
April 18, 2011 • The Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri invited guests from Lithuania
April 14, 2011 • Works by Czech and world-known composers were performed by Boni pueri in the monastery in Broumov
April 5, 2011 • Boni pueri accepted the invitation of Senator Petr Šilar
April 4, 2011 • Lucie Bílá, patron of our school, on "Through the Eye of a Needle" on Czech Television 2
April 2, 2011 • Czech boys choir Boni pueri sent 108,300 Kč and 10 Euros to Japan
Boni pueri thanks all those who contributed to aiding the children of the city Taga-jo, which was affected by the earthquake and devastating tsunami in mid-March. Overall, the charity concert "Boni pueri helps Japan," in the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the big square in Hradec Králové, on March 29, 2011, collected 108,300 Kč and 10 euros!
March 29, 2011 • Boni pueri sends more than 100,000 Kč to Japan from its charity concert
March 28, 2011 • Boni pueri continues its series of educational concerts
March 27, 2011 • Boni pueri's spring concert brings new surprises and beautiful musical experiencesThe start of spring saw the coming together of all of the groups of the Czech boy's choir Boni pueri in the Hradec Králové Philharmonie. The concert, which was sold out a week before, had a completely new setup, which saw an untraditional mixing together of the younger singers and the concert choirs. The wonderful group Musica Florea, under their director Mark Štryncl accepted Boni pueri's invitation to participate in the concert as well. Boni pueri has already collaborated with this excellent group for ten years, and this cooperation, in addition to other rewards, brought a prestigious award from the Cannes Classical Awards for the recording of the piece Sub olea pacis, by Jan Dimas Zelenka, and culminated last fall in Mark Štryncl's becoming a second choir director of Boni pueri.
March 25, 2011 • Boni pueri welcomes the spring with the Musica Florea Orchestras
March 23, 2011 • Boni pueri gets a big applause in TřinecOn the 16th of March, at the 80th anniversary celebration of the town Třinec, Boni pueri performed with choirmaster Marek Štryncl in the cultural house Trisia. The performance consisted of pieces from Czech and world composers as well as folk songs in arrangements by Jaroslav Krček, Miroslav Raichl and Zdeněk Lukáš. The concert was a great success.
March 17, 2011 • Boni pueri help for Japan
March 15, 2011 • Director of the Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri visits at the invitation of the Prague House in Brussels
March 2, 2011 • Great Hall of the University was overflowing
March 1, 2011 • Boni pueri were guests of Czech Radio 2
February 28, 2011 • Boni pueri presented their important projects"From the church into a giant arena - Boni pueri are preparing a monstrous Mahler project and a film from the Asian tour" – people read yesterday in the Hradec Králové region, in the journal MF Dnes. On Wednesday, March 2, on the grounds of the University, the “good boys” will welcome not only their parents and friends, but many prominent guests. With the media in attendance they will present a documentary from their successful five-week tour in Japan and Korea, they will also open an exhibition of photographs from Asia and give information on the major music projects, including the foreign tours that are planned up to the end of this year's school summer vacation. The entire article can be read on our website.
February 26, 2011 • Performance of Leonard Bernstein´s third Symphony - Kaddish judged by the critics as spectacularEarly this year, at the invitation of one of the world's best conductors, Leoš Svárovský, Boni pueri performed in Bernstein´s Third Symphony “Kaddish”. Their performance was appreciated not only by the listeners in the hall, who gave a long standing ovation, but also by the experts. “Indeed, the concert of the Hradec Králové Philharmonic on Thursday, January 13, 2011 was a unique dramaturgical enterprise which would be the envy of many renowned music metropoles. On the program was the third Symphony Leonard Bernstein's "Kaddish".
February 23, 2011 • Boni pueri at the baptism of a book of poetry
February 21, 2011 • Boni pueri remember their succesful tour in Japan and South Korea
January 31, 2011 • Boni pueri on the TV screen again
January 27, 2011 • Boni pueri opened the door for new talents
January 19, 2011 • Trutnov gave Boni pueri a standing ovation
January 13, 2011 • Boni pueri shone in the Philharmonic
January 12, 2011 • Boni pueri are preparing for the performance of Bernstein´s Symhpony No. 3The first rehearsal of Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 3 - “Kaddish” under the direction of Leoš Svárovský took place this morning in the Philharmonic Hall. Excerpts from the Symphony sung by soprano solo, mixed choir and boys´ choir, combines Bernstein with the spoken word, his own passionate, deeply personal prayer, in which the audience will hear a great Czech actress and opera singer Soňa Červená. Last week she was awarded by the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, Jiří Besser, with the medal Artis Bohemiae Amicis (Friends of the Czech art). Czech Radio, Czech Television, and regional newspapers all carried reports about the concert, which has been long sold out.
January 1, 2011 • The Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri presented the ceremonial toast to the new year on Czech Television
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You can hear report by Dana Voňková via Czech Radio Hradec Králové. Director and choirmaster of Boni Pueri Pavel Horák hosted this broadcasting. The topic was successful choir´s tour in South Korea.
Group of singers of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri accompanied singer Lucie Bílá during ceremonial concert in Prague National Opera. You can see concert from recording tomorrow – 27th December at 9.35pm on Czech Television. Auspices over the whole Christmas tour took over Prague archbishop Mons. Dominik Duka.
You can hear beautiful tones of Jakub Jan Ryba´s Czech Christmas Mass performed by Boni Pueri accompanied by Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic on Christmas Eve twice. At 11.15pm will be Mass broadcasted by Czech Radio 3 – Vltava and at 6pm will be broadcasted by Czech Radio Hradec Králové. We wish beautiful and peaceful holiday to all of you!
Beautiful tones of Ryba´s Czech Christmas Mass were heared during concert of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri in Congress Centre Aldis in Hradec Králové. Unique project which was prepared by Boni Pueri jointly with Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic accompanies release of album carrying same name with music direction by Jaroslav Krček. Conductor Marek Štryncl performed work in period interpretation. He laboured on the oldest preserved score from 1827. 
Boni Pueri performed two times on concerts in Suka´s hall of “House of Music” in Pardubice. They performed the most known work of Jan Jakub Ryba – Czech Christmas Mass jointly with Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic under conduction of conductor Mark Štryncl. Both concerts in Pardubice were sold out and artists were rewarded by standing up applause. The most beautiful Czech carol “The Lord Jesus Christ was born.”
Czech boys’ choir Boni Pueri is returning from successful Christmas tour in South Korea. Choir´s performance was tagged as famous in Korean medias and boys already received invitation for the next year. It is practically clear that end of the year 2012 will singers spend again in Asia.
Second concert group of main choir´s 35 singers performed during live broadcast of original Czech TV series project called “Duel of Series” on ČT1 TV. Six motion pictures strove for viewers´ favour, because their votes were deciding about the fact which series will be made by Czech Television.
“Boni Pueri were asked by Czech Television´s production to perform during live broadcast and our partner should be National Opera´s soloist Andrea Kalivodová,” said director and choirmaster of Boni Pueri Pavel Horák.
You can see “good boys” on TV screens many times this year.
They will perform on TV Nova on 26th November at 8 pm part one of Boni Pueri´s concert group. On production´s desire they will perform during live broadcast of contest “Czech Nightingale Mattoni” jointly with their patroness Lucie Bílá. You can hear other concert group during three performances which are part of “Czech head” awards giving on Česká Televize at 9.40 pm. During these awards giving will be awarded best Czech scientists.
On 3rd December, we will take tour with Boni Pueri into fictive land during live broadcast of huge TV project, in which viewers will decide which series Czech Television will make. Programme is hosted by T. Kostková and “good boys” will accompany soloist of Prague National Opera - Andrea Kalivodová. Czech Radio Hradec Králové, which is media partner of music event of a year in Hradec Králové – performance of Jakub Jan Ryba´s Czech Christmas Mass. This performance will be broadcasted on Christmas Eve.
Czech Television has today broadcasted document made by director P. Jančárek. This document is about preparations, organization and performance of gigantic concert Mahler Dala. Thank to this document, the whole music world was able to remind 150th anniversary of Gustav Mahler´s birth, who was excellent composer and native of Vysočina. Boni Pueri performed 2nd Symphony c moll – Resurrection on 7th July 2010 in Kaliště near Humpolec jointly with Prague Philharmonic choir, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and with soloists Anne Sofia von Otter, Marita Solberg and Thomas Hampson. Boni Pueri has also performed under conduction of their choirmaster Pavel Horák during unveiling ceremony of Mahler´s monument and Gustav Mahler´s Park. This significant event was also visited by the president of the Czech Republic and by other constitutional authorities. Concert was live broadcasted for the worldwide medias by Norwegian television NRK and by Czech Television.
The awards called “Czech head” were handed tonight in a lovely environment of VŠE´s atrium in Prague. Project which is supposed to support scientist and technical intellectuals was established in 2002.
Prof. MUDr. Petr Widimský, DrSc. , who is also 3rd senior consultant of internal cardiological clinic took over the national award. He is also one of the front Czech cardiologists and he is top and internationally recognized specialist in his field. National award has been given by government since 2005. It is the highest scientist award in the Czech Republic and it is also nicknamed as “Czech Nobel Prize.”
This afternoon was broadcasted a report by Dana Voňková from Czech radio Hradec Králové. She also invited director of Czech boys´ choir Pavel Horák, soloist Vláďa Dušek, choirmaster and conductor Marek Štryncl and manager of Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic Tomáš Kračmar to the studio. One of topics was discussion about new joint album of Czech Christmas Mass, which is now being released and which is also the first record which respects period version of this work. This album was the most sold in month in England and criticisms are very favourable. This new CD is being enjoyed by listeners not only from the Czech Republic, but by listeners from abroad as well.
Not even a full month is before a departure of one of Czech boys’ choir Boni Pueri concert group to South Korea. This group will attend several performances in concert halls right in Soul, which is literally boasting by architectural and acoustical masterpieces. As a part of this tour will be also a performance for Korean television and radio. This year will be finished with other concert group by three concerts of Czech Christmas Mass in period interpretation altogether with Pardubice´s Chamber Philharmonic, which will also launch new album carrying the same name. Concert group will please Czech listeners by several concerts in December, i.e. in National Opera altogether with Lucie Bílá or in Ostrava altogether with mezzosoprano Andrea Kalivodová and Peter Dvorský. 
Today was released an article with the same name in Mladá Fronda Dnes newspaper written by newspaper editor Petr Mareček. In this article, an editor thinks about period interpretation of Ryba´s work and reminds us that the record is looked forward to be released not only in the Czech Republic, but also in abroad. New CD is already for sale. This CD was made by Czech boys choir Boni Pueri, Chamber philharmonic Pardubice and excellent soloists Roman Janál, Anna Hlavenková, Sylva Čmungrová and Jan Ondrejka.
Ceremonial launch of new CD Czech Christmas Mass which was recorded by Boni Pueri together with Pardubice´s chamber philharmonic has been performed tonight. CD is released by a prestige music publishing company ArcoDiva. Sopranos Filip Havlíček and Adam Peichl and alto Pavel Gee were accompanying dr. Pavel Horák, who is director and choirmaster of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri.
New album´s godfathers became Norwegian producer and TV company director Stein Roger Bull, Czech mezzo-soprano Andrea Kalivodová, conductor Marek Štryncl, Pardubice mayoress MUDr. Štěpánka Fraňková, Opatovice power-station´s development director Ing. Miloslav Decker and dr. Jiří Štilec.
Live record of part of Zelenka´s responsories performed by Boni Pueri in this year´s June is being released these days under the name of Czech days – Impressions and memoirs. Third part of this difficult work was able to listen within prestige festival Concertus Moraviae under the supervision of choirmaster Marek Štryncl. “Good boys” became the only one boys´ choir which performed the whole triptych. 
Pardubice chamber philharmonic’s project called American requiem was highly appreciated by professional criticism. Pardubice´s chamber philharmonic also invited Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri for cooperation. More than 3500 listeners appreciated artists´ performance by long-lasting standing applause.
Concert of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri which as an exclusive guest accepted invitation to the ceremonial 10th International Sacred Music festival commencement attracted hundreds of listeners to the St. Vojtěch Church in Opava. Concert, on which contributed statutory town Opava and Silesian foundation, was held under the patronage of Ostrava´s and Opava´s bishop František Váslav Lobkowicz.
Under the organizers´ wishes Boni Pueri prepared variety of Czech and world´s classics´ works. Besides other things, A. Dvořák´s, B. Smetana´s, G. Verdi´s and W.A. Mozart´s works were heard. Not only G. Verdi´s composition Pensiero from the Nabucco opera, Dvořák´s Kyrie, but also Z. Lukáš´s Czech folk compositions ´ adaptations brought emotions on listeners´ faces. Excited audience demanded several additions and rewarded singers by long-lasting standing applause.
Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri´s ceremonial concert for 80 industry men of transnational corporations and for ULI – Urban Land´s conference participants took place in Agnes´ Monastery in Prague. Besides other things, compositions Ave Maria, parts of Introitus and Kyrie from Mozart´s Requiem, Antonín Dvořák´s composition “Když mne stará matka” and B. Smetana´s “Proč bychom se netěšili” were heard in St. Salvator´s church. These compositions were performed by thirty singers under the conduction of choirmaster Pavel Horák.
Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri accepted extraordinary present from Beata and Tomáš Suchánek with a huge pleasure. They bought top-class musical instrument – electronic concert grand piano Yamaha. Pianos of the top quality made by world known brand Yamaha Corporation are highly demanded by artists. Instrument also enthused piano player and vice-president of Czech section of European Piano Teachers Association Jitka Fowler Fraňková. She was also the first one who player on this piano during ceremonial launch. 
Beautiful spaces of social house Casino in the centre of Mariánské Lázně opened to 17th year of Chlopinov´ nocturne. Beneficial concert focused to tribute music composer Frédéric Chopin was hosted by Miloš Skácel and Lukáš Gibiec. Boni Pueri - managed by its choirmaster Pavel Horák - performed three times during this ceremonial evening. Czech classics´ works, e.g. B. Smetana´s, A Dvořák´s were able to hear and their performance was awarded by the audience´s huge ovation. Andrea Kalivodová - front Czech mezzo-soprano and soloist of Prague´s opera - sang arias from Bizet´s opera Carmen and in the second part of the evening she sang A. Dvořák´s and G. Mahler´s songs. Final composition Panis Angelicus was performed again by "good boys" and got another enormous applause. Andrea Kalivodová expressed great recognition to all Boni Pueri´s singers after the concert.
Gain from concert, on which were attended among others city and region delegates František Radkovský, Pilsen bishop, government vice-chairwoman Karolína Peak, will be given to children´s home in Mariánské Lázně.
Not only top Czech newspapers, but also TVs are paying attention to concert American requiem. "Soloists´ performance and also performance of both participating choirs deserves acclaim. In some moments were listeners literally frozen by the power of interpreted music message, written in review. "Even to tears brought listeners performance of Marie Fajtová in duet with soloist - boy from Boni Pueri in known, heaven-like beautiful song Pie Jesu. This child did not have to feel shame next to the grean professional. The great thanks also belongs to choir master Pavel Horák.
The whole America altogether with its president Barack Obama reminded sad 10th anniversary of tragic terrorist attacks on World Trade Centre and the Ministry of Defence. Day of remembrance of violence´ victims on the whole world was honoured by visitors of magnific beneficial concert "American requiem" in Pardubice´s ČEZ Arena. Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri accepted invitation from Pardubice´s chamber Philharmonic to perform the most famous requiem through eras and continents. 3,400 listeners were listening to works by G. Verdi, W. A. Mozart, S. Barber, A. Dvořák, J. Rutter and G. Fauré. Boni Pueri´s soloist shone in A. L. Webber´s composition. "Good boys" also received huge recognition from conductor Peter Feranece, also known as chief conductor and artistic director of St. Petersburg´s theatre. 
Hradec Králové hosts 14th International congress of osteologists. On Friday´s evening performed Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri under conducticion of choirmaster Pavel Horák in the Assumption Virgin Mary´s Church on the Large square during ceremonial commencement of cultural programme for meeting participants. On organizers´ demand were performed works of Czech and world masters and also folk songs with interesting adjustments. Concert was also visited by president of congress prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palička, CSc., dr.h.c.
Extraordinary project of Pardubice´s chamber Philharmonic, which invited Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri and recording agency Arcodiva to co-operate, will bring beautiful present to the listeners in the shape of new CD of Jan Jakub Ryba´s Czech Chrismass Mass. In these days recording finished and will be avaible on the market since the end of September. 
American film company ABC is shooting action series in Prague - called Missing. The story is about CIA agent who is searching for her kidnapped son in Europe. Except of actor stars, which Boni Pueri met "on stage", like Ashley Judd or Sean Bean will also play czech actors - Miroslav Šimůnek, Tereza Voříšková and Karel Roden. Movie Production said that singers from Boni Pueri were obvious option for them. Along with "good boys" will also act their director and choirmaster Pavel Horák. American production appreciated great performance of our singers and they also prepared hearty breakfast for them and film crew. The whole shooting was accompanied by strict security rules.
Thirty best sopranists and altos of Czech boys´ choir Boni Pueri performed in May on the largest concert in Prague Spring´s history. Performance of 8th Symphony - Gustav Mahler´s Symphony of Thousands visited altogether 17,000 listeners in Prague, Hamburg and Hannover. Great performance of "good boys" was appreciated not only by German critics, but also by Czech musicologists, conductors and choirmasters. This year, Boni Pueri was invited 7th time to perform on Prague Spring.
Czech boy choir Boni Pueri has accepted an invitation to perform on the prestigious festival Prague Spring for the sixth time. 66th Prague Spring brought more than special concert – performance of Mahler´s 8th Symphony – Symphony of a Thousand. You can see preparations of this monumental concert in a Česká Televize´s documentary, directed by M. Kubala.
Nobody could be uncaring to tragical March´s occurence in Japan. Boni Pueri arranged a beneficial concert just a few days after a destroying tsunami to help their friends in Taga-jo. Financial amount of 108.300CZK and 10€ has already transformed into tangible help for Japan children. You can read letter of thanks (written by representing agency´s director Ars Tokyo) to Boni Pueri in an article in MF Dnes – written by Petr Mareček.
Boni Pueri has performed as a guest of honour on the International festival of the art schools of choir singing in St. Peter´s and Paul´s Cathedral in Šiauliai in Lithuania. Travel to Lithuania was financially supported by Czech Ministry of Culture. As a first performer has performed choir Dagilesis in front of the full hall.
Boni Pueri has received Lithuanian choir Dagilesis in its home city Hradec Králové on April and at these days were our boys able to say hello to families of theirs friends.
All Boni Pueri´s boys are taking back home beautiful experiences.
Šiauliai, the 3rd largest city in Lithuania, is welcoming „good boys“ on schools of arts´ festival in these days. Czech choir school is already worldwide known and Boni Pueri´s director Pavel Horák is going to present there unique system of singers´ education.
Boni Pueri has firstly met Lithuanian choir Dagilelis on the international boys´ choir festival in Poland. Dagilelis has also received a lot of Europian awards. Collective concert will take place in St. Peter´s and St. Paul´s Cathedral in Siauliai.
After a short summer break, Boni Pueri is going to record Jan Jakub Ryba´s Czech Christmas Mass on August.
Boni Pueri performed compositions of W.A.Mozart, A. Dvořák and G.F.Händel in St. Vitus´s, St. Wenceslas´ and St. Vojtěch´s Cathedral. 700 French businessmans came to Prague and appreciated performance of „Good Boys“ by long-lasting applause and enthusiastic shouts of recognition.
50 singers of Czech boys choir Boni Pueri performed as an exclusive guest on ceremonial commencement of Harant´s celebration of choir singing on Pecka Castle. This celebration event was found with intent to renew musical traditon on Pecka.
Audience rewarded Boni Pueri by long-lasting applause. Boni Pueri has studied the whole triptych of Zelenka´s Responsories as the only boys choir on the world.
Boni Pueri has studied triptych of Jan Dismas Zelenka´s Responsories as the only boys choir on the world. Third part of this spectacular work was heard within international festival Concentus Moraviae. Theme of this year was „Czech Dreams.“ Between individual parts was heard stormy applause.
Canadian composer, educator and choirmaster Stephen Hatfield visited Friday´s rehearsal. Stephen Hatfield said that Boni Pueri is in his artistic interest. Stephen Hatfield, who is writing compositions for choirs on the whole world, was watching boys´ work, asked director Pavel Horák about system of education and appreciated demands of performed compositions.
Performance of thirty best sopranos and altos was appreciated by foreign critics and also by Pavel Horák´s colleagues.
Performance of Czech boys choir Boni Pueri stood the most strict European criterions.
„It was fascinating,“ said Flensburger Tageblatb Rolf Beck, director of musical festival.
Evaluation in Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper called „Sinfonieder Tausend: 10.000 Besucher jubeln“ – „Symphony of a Thousand: 10.000 viewers rejoicing“ is summarizing unforgettable experience of listeners.
Thirty best sopranos and altos of Czech boys choir Boni Pueri came back with their director and choirmaster Pavel Horák from successful performance on gigantic project Prague Spring Festival. Together with Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of Hamburk´s North German broadcast and five other choirs and with eight soloists performed monumental 8th Symphony – Symphony of a Thousand by Gustav Mahler.
On Thursday 19th May in the morning a specially dispatched Gustav Mahler Express went from Prague Main Station He drove down nearly 500 musicians, who were applauded the evening before the departure the sold out O2 arena after Mahler's gigantic Symphony of Thousands, conducted by German conductor Christoph Eschenbach at the 100th anniversary of Mahler´sdeath.
Management of the Prague Spring Festival for the first time in history has prepared this ambitious project. That is an extraordinary achievement, which requires in addition to the stellar cast and great organizational background, confirmsone of the producers of the international team Daniel Sobotka: "The project was preparing for four years. It must begin with the idea, then in the calendars of all potential performers to align production details.”
Two orchestras, six choirs, soloists - almost 500 participants from 13 countries rised to the podium in Prague´s O2 Arena in the largest concert program in the history of the Prague Spring ever. With the last notes of a monumental 8th Symphony of Gustav Mahler, which was conducted by an excellent German Conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the audience began to applaud and to appreciate the performance of artists. On Wednesday, the Prague Spring Festival reminded the centenary anniversary of Gustav Mahler´s death. This unique event in the history of the festival was already several months in the interest of Czech and foreign media.
Today began demanding rehearsals to perform the monumental 8th Symphony of Gustav Mahler. A unique project that the organizers of the Prague Spring Festival prepared for this year, will present this work on the largest concert in the history of this prestigious festival.
The Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri are going to sing in the final concerts of the 5th Cornwall International Male Voice Choral Festival. In competition from about 60 choirs from all over the world the „good boys“ are definitely not lost. Their concerts were accompanied by standing ovations and they heard the words of thanks and appreciations from the festival director Peter Davies. The choirmaster Pavel Horák brings home several offers about interesting cooperation. The „good boys“ will also perform as an exclusive guest of the final gala concert in the beautiful cathedral in the heart of the festival - in Truro. Singers should return to the Czech Republic on Tuesday before midnight.
Already on Easter Monday Boni pueri are leaving to England, where they will participate in Europe's biggest festival for Men and Boys Choir - Cornwall 2011. The city Truro, where the festival starts, will invite more than 60 choirs. A part of this festival will be a conference where the choirmaster and director of Boni pueri will speak, too. 
From 15th till 18th April 2011 Boni pueri hosted the excellent boys´ choir Dagilelis from Lithuania. On Sunday afternoon, the full City Music Hall heard works of world-known composers in the administration of both choirs. Boni pueri prepared works by J. S. Bach, G. F. Händel, A. Dvořák, J. D. Zelenka etc. Lithuanian Boys Choir, founded in 1965 and since 1990 under direction of Remigijus Adomaitis, cooperates with leading Lithuanian orchestras, records for television and radio and regularly participates in many international competitions and tours throughout Europe. On Monday, the Lithuanian singers and their leadership visited the elementary school Úprkova, where they sang a part of their repertoire and they saw over the school. "Good boys" travel to Lithuania in June, where they will perform at the festival of art schools.
In the magnificent rooms of the St. Adalbert monastery church in Broumov were heard works of the best Czech and world-known composers performed by the Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri, who accepted the invitation to the gala concert of the City of Broumov. "Good boys" with their choirmaster Pavel Horak and pianist Jitka Fraňková prepared for the audience works by J. S. Bach, G. Händel, B. Smetana, A. Dvořák and one of Responsorien by J. D. Zelenka, which will have its premiere at the festival Czech dreams. Preview of this monumental work will be performed in Hradec Kralove at 4th June this year. The full church appreciated the performance of Boni pueri with standing ovation.
The Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri accepted the invitation of Senator Ing. Pter Šilar to performe to make on the occasion of the Teachers day at a benefit dinner, hosted by Foundation Vitanovský and by the private secondary school in Letohrad. This foundation was established to support talented students. For formal meetings, which took place in the Evangelical Church in Letohrad, the "good boys" prepared works of Czech and European classics and songs from different countries.
In the newest "Through the Eye of a Needle," which has already won an appreciative audience, Polish priest Zbigniew Czendlik interviewed Lucie Bílá. Our most popular singer, who has collaborated with Boni pueri for seventeen years, became the patron of our school - the first Music School for Boy Singers in the Czech Republic - on the fifth anniversary of its historic founding. Last year the Czech boy's choir, Boni pueri, along with The Petr Malásek group, collaborated on the CD "Lucie Bílá's White Christmas," which has already sold more than 60,000 copies. Boni pueri also accompanied Lucie Bílá on a two month tour of the Czech and Slovak Republics, which culminated in a festive concert in the State Opera accompanied by the Prague Philharmonic. "I would gladly make this tour again. These beautiful melodies surely belong in the church," said Bílá.
On the 29th of March the charity concert "Boni pueri helps Japan" took place in the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on the big square in Hradec Králové. The tragic natural disaster which struck this beautiful country, brought forth a wave of solidarity and various forms of aid throughout our whole republic.
Monday morning in the church of Saints Simon and Judy in Prague was dedicated to a educational concert for students of basic and middle schools. The Czech boys choir Boni pueri presented not only a portion of their standard concert repertoire, which choir director Pavel Horák accompanied with a short expert commentary, but first of all the children's opera from Terezín, "Brundíbár." The "Good Boys" have performed this work many times in various cities in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, and in distant Japan. The project series, "Music against violence - sing Brundíbár with us" was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and was financed for the second time by the endowment for victims of the holocaust.
Hans Krása and Adolf Hoffmeister wrote the opera in 1938, and it was subsequently modified by Krása for children in the Terezín concentration camp. There are two versions of the opera. Because the first Prague version, which was found after 30 years, was written for many instruments, the Terezín version had to be considerably more modest - the base of the play remaining the piano. Just so, Boni pueri sang only with the accompaniment of their pianist Jitka Fowler Fraňková, and under the direction of their choir director Pavel Horák. Thus they brought to the podium a simple story which carries an essential message - human freedom is the highest value of mankind. The opera is a clear refutation of violence and cruelty against any and all races and nations.
All the preparatory and concert choirs are preparing for the Boni pueri spring concert, which will take place in the Hradec Králové Philharmonie on Sunday the 27th of March at 3:00 pm. The little Pueris and Pueri 1 will perform under the direction of choir director Taťána Slezaková, Pueri 2 and Boninfantes will be conducted by choir director Monika Kadlecová. The concert choir will perform with their directors Pavel Horák and Marek Štryncl, and will be accompanied on piano by world renowned pianist Jitka Fowler Fraňková. Musica Florea, with whom Boni pueri has collaborated more than ten years, will be our valued guests. Under the baton of their conductor, Marek Štryncl, Musica Florea will for the first time in history accompany all of the preparatory groups.
The director of Boni pueri Pavel Horák flew to Brussels on a several-day business trip, where he will hold talks with agencies about the possibilities of a new musical tour. Concurrently, he will visit the Prague House, at their invitation, which houses the Delegation of Prague to the EU and whose mission is to provide awareness about Prague and its interests among the representatives of European institutions.
Tonight, Boni pueri accepted an invitation to the second studio of Czech Radio. In the hour-long live broadcast of the program Domino they answered the moderator's and audience's questions. They also introduced their next planned projects and the international tours that will take place up to the end of the school year. The most important project of Czech cultural scene this year will definitely be a performance of Mahler's monumental 8th Symphony - Symphony of a Thousand - at the Prague Spring festival. Boni pueri will perform along with the Czech Philharmonic and the North German Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg.
"Given that on the stage at one point there will be about 600 musicians, for the first time in festival history, the concert will be located in the multi-functional Prague 02 Arena. Then, the whole colossus with all the performers go by a special train to Hamburg and Hannover arenas. “Both of them are already sold out," says choirmaster and director of Boni pueri Pavel Horák. In the coming weeks, the choir will travel to a prestigious festival in England. Just as in 2007, Pavel Horák has been asked to attend the conference of choir-conductors from all over Europe, where he will present not only the Czech choir school, but also the unique method of teaching boys singing that is employed at their primary school, of which he is founder.
The baptism of the third book of poetry of photographer, journalist, and media analyst Tomáš Zdechovský took place at the jazz club Satchmo in Hradec Králové. The mayor of Hradec Králové MUDr., Zdeněk Fink, became the godfather of this slender book of verses, which critics described as groundbreaking and provocative. A small ensemble of the best singers of the Boni pueri concert group started this festive meeting and complemented the author's reading with very carefully selected works. During the evening, the “good boys” excelled in a number of entries, and, among others, participated in the author's and VIP guests' request for a poetry recitation. Composer, teacher and former culture minister Václav Riedelbauch spoke about the fact that music and poetry belong together: “The poems of Tomáš Zdechovský are very interesting and appealing to me. He pushes the boundaries of poetry. He works very hard with emotion, as well as with music. Poetry and music are related dishes."
Boni pueri accompanied the verses of Zdechovský, which are translated into several languages, including Japanese and Hebrew, and which can be found in libraries in places as diverse as the Vatican and Otava, on their way to the minds of the readers with the composition Nella Fantasia by E. Morricone from the Oscar winning movie, The Mission. In this piece, a Boni pueri soloist gave a great solo with the accompaniment of the world renowned pianist Miroslav Sekera.
At the end of last year, the "good boys" returned from a successful tour in Japan and South Korea, where, over five weeks, they performed many prestigious concerts, had many pleasant meetings, and even had a live broadcast on Korean TV.
On February 2th 2011 at 22:30, in the program Terra Musica, Czech Television (CT2) broadcast a recording from the rehearsals and a concert of the Philharmonic Orchestra Hradec Králové The Orchestra presented the magnificent work of Leonard Bernstein, Symphony No. 3 - "Kaddish", in a performance early this year, which was enthusiastically received by the public and professional critics. Under the baton of the renowned Czech conductor Leoš Svárovský, Boni pueri sang with the excellent actress and singer Soňa Červená. Terra Musica also showed another important artist who sang with Boni pueri in July of 2010. The world-renowned baritone Thomas Hampson performed a concert at the Mahler Gala Ceremony in Kaliště by Humpolec with the "good guys", an event attended by global broadcasters, marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Mahler.
A successful audition was held this week in the elementary music department of the Czech Boys Choir Boni pueri. This event attracted much interest. The boys came not only from Hradec Králové, but also from Náchod, Trutnov and Pardubice. Some of the young talents came forward on the basis of their visits to solo concerts of Boni pueri or to concerts held together with singer Lucie Bílá. Registration with the choir was a unique opportunity for the boys to be a part of a prestigious choir that performs regularly at home and abroad, alone or with leaders of the Czech and international music scene. 
After three years Boni pueri returned to the National House in Trutnov to be rewarded with a standing ovation again. The first half of the concert, organized by the DETO Agency, offered works from Czech and world famous composers. In the second half the guests heard arrangements of Czech folk songs from Zdeněk Lukáš and Miroslav Raichl and some American gospel music. The audience requested several encores, followed by enthusiastic applause. „The concert was great, we believe that we will see Boni pueri, which is truly a unique choir, before another three years have passed," said Tomáš Matuška, the producer of the DETO agency. A report on the performance was filmed by regional television.
In the afternoon before the concert, at the local rectory, the „good boys“ had a really pleasant meeting – they sang for members of the Wheelchair bound club and so joined the number of significant personalities like Pavel Šporcl, Štěpán Rak, Gabriela Demeterová, and others, who have already visited the club. The boys were welcomed by the Club Director Mgr. Jan Roček, who acquainted them with the life of the handicapped. In the beautiful vicarage area were performed a part of Mozart´s Krönnungsmesse and Czech folk songs. Then, during the banquet, the choirmaster Pavel Horák and the boys took audience questions. The friendly afternoon, which took place in the presence of journalists and television, proved the Roman poet Horace's words: "Music is medicine for suffering souls."
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