Songs of Karel Kryl sounded the Bethlehem Chapel as an acknowledgment to everyone at the Czech Technical University, who contributed above standard in the period of coronavirus threat - News service

Publication date:

2020/05/07

The ensemble SALOME - Band of Songs of Karel Kryl for vocals, harp, clarinet and guitar performed in the Bethlehem Chapel during a virtual concert on 5 May. Performers were Pavel Batěk, Barbora Plachá, Tomáš Kůgel and Petr Šťastný. The concert was an acknowledgment to all those who helped in any way in the mitigation of COVID-19, especially to experts and teams involved in a number of projects, but also to those who kept the teaching and research running in difficult conditions.

SALOME (http://www.arpeggio.cz/salome.html) is a unique project of young artists who, in a distinctive and refined way, build on the excellent musical potential of Karel Kryl's songs, which are still topical. The program featured songs by Karel Kryl, edited by Michal Vejskal: Veličenstvo Kat, Karavana mraků, Bratříčku zavírej vrátka, Salome and many others.

The concert was accompanied by prof. Ing. Zbyněk Škvor, CSc., Vice-Rector for Science, Creative Activities and Doctoral Studies, and Ing. Radek Holý, Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Information Systems. They expressed their thanks to all the academics, staff and students who were involved in managing the situation associated with the spread of coronavirus, and in particular those who deserved the most.

A recording of the concert is available here.