Czech philharmonic brass:
once upon a christmas BIBER / RYBA / CACCINI / BIZET

Date

Saturday 5. 12. 2026 from 6:00 pm

Location

Horní Suchá - Oratory of the Brethren Church

[49°47'13.636''N, 18°29'21.628''E]

Ticket price

300 CZK / 200 CZK (student, senior 65+, ZTP) / 50 CZK (ZTP/P) / children under 15 years of age free entrance

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Concert partner

Horní Suchá

Czech philharmonic brass:
once upon a christmas BIBER / RYBA / CACCINI / BIZET

Programme

Jacobus Gallus-Handl (1550–1591), arr. Břetislav Kotrba: Canite tuba in sion (advent antiphone)

Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), arr. B. Kotrba: Adoramus Te Christe

arr. B. Kotrba: Advent songs from the baroque hymnals

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704), arr. B. Kotrba: Serenade mit nachtwächter (a 877a)

arr. B. Kotrba: Advent and Christmas in the Krkonoše Mountains

Jakub Jan Ryba (1765–1815), arr. B. Kotrba: Two Pastorales (Milí synáčkové, Housle zněte!)

Giulio Caccini (1551–1618), arr. B. Kotrba: Ave Maria

Georges Bizet (1838–1875), arr. B. Kotrba: Agnus dei

Josef Vejvoda (1945): Retrospective

arr. Břetislav Kotrba: Once Upon a Christmas (melody from the Karel Vlach’s orchestra)

The Advent concert at the Oratory of the Brethren Church in Horní Suchá will offer both a festive and introspective view of Christmas music, performed by the Czech Philharmonic Low Brass Ensemble. The six outstanding musicians, led by trombonist Robert Kozánek, will present the program Once Upon a Christmas, blending Baroque sacred tradition, Czech Christmas carols, and the gentle nostalgia of the 19th and 20th centuries. The velvety sound of low brass gives familiar melodies a new dimension—majestic yet warmly human—creating an atmosphere of peace, light, and Advent stillness.