MUSICA FLOREA 
                    Anna Hlavenkova, soprano
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North American Debut Tour: February  2010
 
 

Musica Florea was founded in 1992 by cellist and conductor Marek Štryncl as an orchestra whose ideal is to perform Baroque through early Classical repertoire using period practice and instruments in a manner that is significantly further developed than many of the modern day pioneers of the genre.  
 

Their unique achievement has been attested to by numerous awards including the  
 

      l Cannes Best Classical Award (J.D. Zelenka Melodrama de Santo

             Wencesiao, Supraphon)

      l Golden Harmony Award (J.S Bach arias with Magdalena Kožená, Polygram)

      l Diapason magazine’s Highest Distinction (Zelenka Missa Sanctissimae

             Trinitatis, Studio Matouš)

      l Music Critic’s Award at the 7^th Central European Festival of Concert Art. 
 

In the 2009-2010 season, Stanton Management is pleased to present the North American debut of this wonderful European orchestra which brings the golden age of music to bubbling, dynamic life. 
 

Since its founding, Musica Florea has given hundreds of concerts throughout Europe including performances at major festivals such as the Europalia Festival, Prague Spring Festival, Resonanzen Wien, and the Festival van Vlaandaren Brugge. In addition to performing works by illustrious composers such as J.S Bach, G.P. Telemann, J.D. Zelenka and Antonio Vivaldi, the orchestra has discovered and brought to life many forgotten composers and works in modern premieres.  
 

From the beginning Musica Florea has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as Les Musiciens du Paradis, the Orlando Consort, Boni Pueri, Regensburger Domspatzen, Musica Aeterna and others. From 1999-2002 Musica Florea was part of an international team performing an exceptional production of J.P. Rameau’s opera “Castor et Pollux” mounted at the National Theater in Prague.  
 

Musica Florea has recorded extensively for numerous labels including Polygram, Supraphon, Studio Matouš, Pure Classics, Glissando, Jary, CFM, and others.  
 

Musica Florea’s artistic leader Marek Štryncl (b. 1974) has been lauded as a great innovator in period performance. He studied both cello and conducting at the Conservatory of Teplice and baroque cello at the Dresdner Akademie für Alte Musik. In addition to Musica Florea, Mr. Štryncl has performed with Musica Aeterna, Musicalische Compagney, Ensemble Philidor, Ganz Europa, Collegium 1704, and Musica Antiqua Praha.  Mr. Štryncl also guest conducts numerous orchestras throughout Europe in repertoire ranging through contemporary.  
 
 

Programs available for February 2010 (click)