Christmas Concerts I Forgot to Mention
2 January, 2006. 7:10 pm. Trnava, Slovakia.
I forgot to mention that I attended four Christmas concerts in Trnava, which is known to have a rich musical culture. The first was in the town square, when the Christmas Market was still set-up (it's gone now)--Cantica Nova, a high school student choir sang, and then the Funny Fellows played. The Funny Fellows were great! Next I went to the old Jewish Temple a day or two later to hear an a cappella group, called Kruhy (Circle). I wish I'd brought my camera.... The inside of the temple is beautiful. On the 23 December I went to the Franciscan Church with some new Slovak friends. A famous choral group was singing, called Tirnavia. They were wonderful. And on the 29th I attended a benefit concert, the highlight of which was Alan Mikusek, Slovakia's most famous country singer. He did a great version of "Good Hearted Woman"....
Tirnavia's website:
http://www.tirnavia.asteri.sk/
Cantica Nova's website:
http://www.canticanova.asteri.sk/
The Funny Fellows' website:
http://www.funnyfellows.sk/
Kruhy's website:
http://kruhy.sk/skupina.php
I forgot to mention that I attended four Christmas concerts in Trnava, which is known to have a rich musical culture. The first was in the town square, when the Christmas Market was still set-up (it's gone now)--Cantica Nova, a high school student choir sang, and then the Funny Fellows played. The Funny Fellows were great! Next I went to the old Jewish Temple a day or two later to hear an a cappella group, called Kruhy (Circle). I wish I'd brought my camera.... The inside of the temple is beautiful. On the 23 December I went to the Franciscan Church with some new Slovak friends. A famous choral group was singing, called Tirnavia. They were wonderful. And on the 29th I attended a benefit concert, the highlight of which was Alan Mikusek, Slovakia's most famous country singer. He did a great version of "Good Hearted Woman"....
Tirnavia's website:
http://www.tirnavia.asteri.sk/
Cantica Nova's website:
http://www.canticanova.asteri.sk/
The Funny Fellows' website:
http://www.funnyfellows.sk/
Kruhy's website:
http://kruhy.sk/skupina.php
posted by BFRE at 7:09 p.m.
3 Comments:
Looks and sounds like you have had a good Christmas. Glad you could experience the culture and customs celebrated in Slovakia. Thanks for posting the information and the pictures...I look forward to reading your info.
With Love
MOM
hey there,
ive been lurking for about a month now. glad things are going well, although i'd rather you were here in saskatoon. although slovakia certainly seems much more exciting!make sure to email if you need any advice about things like girls....
-jenny
Glad you checked out some concerts - guess the Trnava website is right about being a centre of music!
And we want more updates. Well, it came up at a gathering of history types yesterday, at least. I guess I can't speak for everyone here, though.
By the way, are you planning to vote in the Canadian election? I'm sure it's none of my business but I've always wondered how hard it is. I mean, what is your home riding now?
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