The Melodio Endowment Fund supports people with disabilities who, despite adversity, want to work on themselves and develop their life attitudes, careers, and quality relationships. To help them achieve this, the Melodio Endowment Fund provides professional coaches and lecturers.
This year's Christmas concert is subtitled Melodio for Jiří. Due to a brain tumor, Jiří is partially paralyzed and has been struggling to find a job or start a family of his own. These might seem like simple goals to some, but it is much like health – a person only realizes how valuable it is once they lose it. Jiří has already started working with coach Kateřina Pešková and is determined to open up opportunities both for finding a job and for building a family through his personal growth.
What did Advent in Prague sound like during the Baroque era? – This will be brought to life for us by the En Arché Chamber Choir. It was founded by Vojtěch Jouza, a member of the Czech Philharmonic. The choir members are united by a passion for beautiful music from various stylistic periods, with a particular devotion to the Baroque era. In less than 30 years of existence, they have earned awards at international competitions and frequently perform in concerts both in the Czech Republic and abroad (Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium). En Arché also collaborates with the Prague Baroque Ensemble and various orchestras (Czech Philharmonic, Pardubice Chamber Philharmonic, North Bohemian State Philharmonic Teplice, Hradec Králové Philharmonic, Plzeň Philharmonic).
You can look forward to Kateřina Morozová, a singer and lover of musical theatre songs, who will present her compositional debut at the concert entitled A Miracle of Christmas.
And there will be a surprise for Saint Nicholas Day too….
