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VUS UK is recording a new CD to celebrate its 70th season

Our choir is celebrating 70 years of existence this year. To honour this special occasion, we would like to release our new CD with contemporary Czech sacral music by Petr Eben and Zdeněk Lukáš. Please, support our campaign, thank you!

Author: VUS UK

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About VUS UK

Charles University Choir in Prague (VUS UK) is an eminent Czech non-professional choir ensemble composed primarily of students, graduates, and employees of the Charles University and other Prague universities and colleges. It was founded as far back as in the year 1948 and thus it is the oldest Czech academic choir. The composer Jan Tausinger became one of the founders of the choir and at the same time its first choirmaster. Many renowned conductors and choirmasters led the choir during its long history (e.g. Jiří Kout, Lubomír Mátl, Oliver Dohnányi, Miriam Němcová, Jiří Kratochvíl nebo Jaro­slav Brych). Since September 1999, Jakub Zicha (*1974), a graduate of the Prague Conservatoire in the branch viola and conducting, has been the main choirmaster and an art director.

Getting the CD ready

Our anniversary concert season commenced in September 2017. Apart from the jubilee concert on 11 May 2018 in Prague´s most prestigious concert hall (Rudolfinum) we have recorded a new CD with contemporary Czech sacral music (composers Petr Eben and Zdeněk Lukáš). There is a wide range of rewards to be received for your pledges – from a Thank you on our website, tickets to the celebratory concert, the new CD, placing an advert in our concert programmes – and all the above in various combinations. For those of you living in Prague we also offer Irish dancing lessons, excursions to the Prague Botanical Garden, wall climbing  or National Technical Museum in Prague behind-the-scenes tour. And for the most generous donors we offer to arrange a private concert.

Will you support us?

The new CD's instrumentalists are all first-rate musicians – the organist Jan Kalfus, the percussionist Jan Linhart and members of one of the leading Czech orchestras – PKF - Prague Philharmonia.  

The new CD's sound is in the good hands of the music director Pavel Kunčar and the sound master Jakub Stratílek.

So what will you hear when you buy our new CD?

P. Eben: Prague Te Deum 1989
P. Eben: Ubi caritas et amor (1964)
P. Eben: Missa Adventus et quadragesimae (1952)
Z. Lukáš: Requiem per coro misto, op. 252 (1992)
Z. Lukáš: Prayer of Ghana Christians, op. 59 (1968)
Z. Lukáš: Te Deum laudamus, op. 311 (2001)
Z. Lukáš: Dona nobis pacem, op. 350 (2007)

(more information about both composers is to be found below)


 

This is of course not our first CD so listen to our previous recordings:





About Zdeněk Lukáš and Petr Eben

We have recorded this CD in honour of two very unique composers and extraordinary figures - Zdeněk Lukáš and Petr Eben, who both passed away ten years ago. While they had a lot in common, there are many things that distinguish one from the other. They both composed sacral and secular pieces, and they were brilliant in such a difficult field as folk music arrangement. Their music language, however, is completely different, as were their personalities. When you say „Czech vocal works of the second half of the 20th century“, you have to mention these two composers at the same time. Their music is famous both in the Czech Republic and abroad, their pieces performed by professional and amateur ensembles alike. We believe that our new recording is unique for two main reasons – one, the music itself – the artistic level of the selected pieces is  at the very edge of feasibility in non-professional environment. And secondly, we show the sacral works by P. Eben and Z. Lukáš in their full extent of the time scope – from pieces composed in their youth to the very last compositions.

You might be also interested in knowing

While we love performing in many of the renowned concert halls like Dvorak´s Hall of Rudolfinum or Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, we have also repeatedly appeared on the stage of  the National Theatre in Prague in several theatre performances (e.g. Naši furianti (Our Swaggerers), directed by J.A. Pitínský with 219 repeats; Bláznivý den aneb Figarova svatba (Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais); and most recently Faust, directed by Jan Frič  - premiered  on 15 March 2018).

Apart from regular concerts in Prague and other places in the Czech Republic, we often perform abroad. Here are some of our superlatives:

the easternmost place visited: China (2011)
the westernmost place visited: Powell River – Canada (1998)
the southernmost place visited: Mexico City – Mexico (2002)
the northernmost place visited: Reykholt – Island (1999)

In the past few years, we have become a part of the famous Lord of the Rings IN CONCERT project and we have toured mainly Germany several times, but also performed in concerts in Prague O2 Arena.

We hope that all that has been written here has convinced you to make a pledge in our campaign. We sincerely thank you for your support.

For more details of VUS UK programme and life, please visit our webpage.

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    Your name on our website and FB page

    Just a symbolic gift? Not a problem, we appreciate all donations. As a thank you we will include your name in our benefactors' lists on our website and Facebook page.

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    EUR 3.96
    (CZK 100)

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    The new CD in mp3

    Add our newly released CD directly to your playlist.  Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section. 

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    EUR 7.13
    (CZK 180)

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    As a thank you for your support, you will get a handwritten thank-you note signed by all VUS singers and a small gift. Postage included.

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    EUR 7.93
    (CZK 200)

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    The new CD + a thank you note

    Complete your collection with our new CD! Postage included.

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    EUR 13.87
    (CZK 350)

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    Irish dancing lesson with our soprano Bára + a free gift (in the Czech Rep.)

    We not only love singing but have other hobbies to keep us occupied in the spare time. Our soprano singer Bára has prepared an introduction to Irish dancing for you. It is suitable for individuals as well as pairs. Gym rent included. You will also get a small gift as a thank-you.  Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section. 

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    EUR 19.82
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    The new CD + a new stylish canvas bag + a pin badge

    "Dress, Scores, Concert shoes" that’s the motto of every choir singer and now it also decorate our new stylish canvas bags (100% cotton). This bag and our new CD will be yours as a thank you for your pledge. Please specify the colour of the bag in the “Additional note for creator“ section. As a small gift we will send you also one of our new anniversary pin badges. Postage included.

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    EUR 19.82
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    A ticket to the jubilee concert + a new stylish canvas bag + a pin badge

    "Dress, Scores, Concert shoes" that’s the motto of every choir singer and now it also decorate our new stylish canvas bags  (100% cotton). This bag and the ticket to our jubilee concert where we also present our new CD will be yours as a thank you for your pledge. Please specify the colour of the bag in the “Additional note for creator“ section. As a small gift we will send you also one of our new anniversary pin badges. You will be contacted by email to arrange the delivery of the tickets
     

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    EUR 19.82
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    The new CD + a CD from our archives

    Our new CD will surely be a great addition to our long list of successful recordings. The choice of the second CD is yours, please choose here and specify in the “Additional note for creator“ section. Postage included.
     

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    EUR 21.80
    (CZK 550)

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    The new CD + a VUS T-shirt

    You can choose from a male polo shirt in maroon or a female fitted yellow T-shirts, both made of  100% cotton. Please specify the size in the “Additional note for creator“ section. Postage included.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a quarter after the Hithit project end

    EUR 23.78
    (CZK 600)

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    The new CD + 2 CD from our archives

    For the real fans and collectors we offer our new CD plus two CDs from our archives. The choice is yours, choose here and specify in the “Additional note for creator“ section.   Postage included.
     

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    EUR 27.74
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    EUR 31.71
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    EUR 31.71
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    The new CD and 2 tickets to the jubilee concert in Rudolfinum

    We will be celebrating our 70th birthday on 11 May 2018 in Rudolfinum, Prague. Make a pledge and get two tickets to our jubilee concert and our new CD. You will be contacted by  email to arrange the delivery of the tickets.

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    EUR 43.60
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    We  will be celebrating our 70th birthday on 11 May 2018 in Rudolfinum, Prague. Make a pledge and get two tickets to our jubilee concert and 2 pieces of our new CD. You will be contacted by  email to arrange the delivery of the tickets.

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    EUR 55.49
    (CZK 1,400)

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    2 pieces of the new CD and 2x2 tickets to our concerts

    A die-hard fan? Get two pieces of our new CD AND 2 tickets to the celebratory concert on 11 May 2018 in Rudolfinum AND two tickets to our Christmas concert in December. You will be contacted by  email to arrange the delivery of the tickets.

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    EUR 79.27
    (CZK 2,000)

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    EUR 198.18
    (CZK 5,000)

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    Advertising you or your company + 6 CDs + 12 tickets

    Would you like to help? Let us advertise you or your company in the jubilee and Christmas concert programmes plus get 6 pieces of our new CD and 12 tickets to the celebratory concert 11 May 2018 in Rudolfinum, Prague in exchange for raising the pledge to 10 000 CZK.

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    EUR 396.35
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    30-minute performance in 2018 (in the Czech Rep.)

    We will sing for you! As a thank you for your support we offer a 30 minutes long performance by VUS, whether it is at your Christmas party, a wedding, a christening, a funeral or any other occasion (in the Czech Rep.).

    Reward delivery: on address, in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 792.71
    (CZK 20,000)

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    Seasons' benefactor + 2x10 concert tickets + 20 pieces of the new CD

    Do you want to support us substantially? Become the seasons' benefactor and as a thank-you we will offer a full page advertisement in the concert programmes or a roll-up at all VUS concerts (organised by VUS) in the season 2018/19. You will also receive 10 tickets to the May celebratory concert, 10 tickets to the Christmas concert 2018, and 20 CDs.

    Reward delivery: on address, in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 1,981.77
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    Christmas Concert 2018 with Ryba's Czech Christmas mass + new CD (in the Czech Rep.)

    Do you love Ryba's Christmas mass and do you want to support us substantially? Nobody can sing the „Rybovka“ like we do and what's more, we follow the reconstructed version based on the oldest transcriptions from the 18th century! We will perform for you in Prague or possibly anywhere in the Czech Republic. Our new CD with conductor's dedication will be your little extra something. The price includes soloists' and orchestra fees.

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    EUR 2,179.94
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    National technical Museum lab excursion with our soprano Eva + a free gift

    Our lead soprano Eva not only sings beautifully but she also works in a very interesting place – the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. She will be your tour guide in the NTM labs, you will get a chance to make your own photo under the microscope, create a tablet from potassium bromide and check the composition of a plastic material of your choice. Suitable for groups up to 3 persons. Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section.   

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    EUR 19.82
    (CZK 500)

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    Prague Botanical Garden excursion with our alto Hana + a free gift

    Interested in plants? Our alto singer Hana will take you through the Prague Botanical Garden and tell you all about its collections. Suitable for groups of up to 5 persons. Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section. 

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    EUR 19.82
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    Basics of figure skating with our soprano Katka + a free gift (in the Czech Rep.)

    We not only love singing but have other hobbies to keep us occupied in the spare time. Our soprano singer Katka has prepared an one-hour introduction to basics of figure skating for you. It is suitable for 1 – 3 persons. Figure skating hall rent included and the place will be confirmed with Katka before charging the reward. You will also get a small gift as a thank-you.  Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section. 

    Reward delivery: in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 23.78
    (CZK 600)

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    Pétanque with sopranos + a free gift (in the Czech Rep.)

    Would you like to help us release our new CD? Do you like being outdoors? Make a pledge and get to play pétanque with our sopranos! You will also get a small gift as a thank-you. Suitable for 1-3 persons. Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section.   

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 29.73
    (CZK 750)

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    Climbing wall training with our baritone Filip + a free gift (in the Czech Rep.)

    Do you like adrenaline coursing your veins? Are you not afraid of heights? Help us release our new CD and get an hour on a climbing wall with our baritone singer Filip. The price includes the rent of the necessary equipment and admission fee. There will be a small surprise gift for you as a thank-you. Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section. 

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 39.64
    (CZK 1,000)

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    Vstupenky na představení Faust v Národním divadle + nové CD + prohlídka zákulisí divadla

    Členové našeho sboru zpívají také v nově nastudovaném představení  Faust (J. W. Goethe) v Národním divadle! Chcete zažít nevšední umělecký zážitek a ještě se podívat do zákulísí divadelního představení? Přispějte nám a získejte dva lístky na krásná místa na představení Faust, výlet do divadelního zákulisí a ještě naše nové CD!

    Reward delivery: on address, in a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 39.64
    (CZK 1,000)

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    2 hours of Irish dancing with our soprano Bára + a free gift (in the Czech Rep.)

    Do you love Irish music and dancing so much that a 60-minute-long lesson is not enough? Our soprano singer Bára has prepared a two-hour lesson just for you! This reward is suitable for groups of 4-8 persons. Apart from the great feeling and possibly a bit tired body you will also get a small gift from us. Please specify your contact details in the “Additional note for creator“ section. 
     

    Reward delivery: in half a year after the Hithit project end

    EUR 79.27
    (CZK 2,000)

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