Jakub Martinec is professor of choral activities at

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, holds a Ph.D. in music from the

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and Artistic Advisor, former Conductor and Founding Artistic Director of the Czech Boys Choir.

Biography

His research focuses on a comparison of European and North American perspectives of choral conducting as well as investigations of early Czech choral literature, and pedagogical strategies for teaching adolescent male singers. Born in the

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, he was the founding artistic director of the renowned Czech Boys Choir. Dr. Martinec has recorded for national TV and Radio in the Czech Republic; and he has directed on numerous CD's and DVD's, of which his recording of Britten's

A Ceremony of Carols ''A Ceremony of Carols,'' Op. 28, is an extended choral composition for Christmas by Benjamin Britten scored for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp. The text, structured in eleven movements, is taken from ''The English Galaxy of Shor ...

received a Recording of the Month award by the London-based Classical Music Web. Dr. Martinec has performed with eminent orchestras, ensembles and musical personalities in some of the world's most famous concert halls and cathedrals, including

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, Nürnberg, Germany (2005, 2009, 2011), Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, USA (2004), Winspear Hall in Edmonton, Canada (2006),

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in Toronto, Canada (2012), the

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and the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for the leaders of the

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(2009, 2010),

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, UK (2013) and regularly at the Rudolfinum Dvorak Hall and Smetana Hall in Prague. With his choirs, he performed the opening concert of choral cycle of the

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(2006), and has appeared at numerous international music festivals including The Prague Spring Festival (2004, 2005), AmericaFest International Festival for Boys’ & Men’ Choirs including the VIth World Choral Symposium in Minneapolis (2002), Festival d'Ambronay (2006), Mitte Europa (2008, 2009, 2013), and the highly acclaimed World Festival of Singing for Men and Boys (Prague, Hradec Kralove, 2004, 2008). In 2020, Martinec was one of the recipients of the

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of 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinec, Jakub 1979 births Czech choral conductors Czech classical musicians Czech music educators Living people Academic staff of the Memorial University of Newfoundland Musicians from Hradec Králové University of Western Ontario alumni 21st-century conductors (music)