CD I The Archdiocesan Seminary in Prague is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the renewal of its activities in Dejvice and the reunion of the Theological Faculty with Prague’s Charles University. This edition of recordings from 1996 and from the present documents the life of seminarians preparing themselves for service in the five Czech dioceses. In the 21st century, the Lord is still approaching young men and calling them to follow him and to serve his kingdom. The music and the singing of the seminary students gives insight into how they are trained—perhaps more effectively than many words of commentary.

CD II contains mostly sacred music ranging from Gregorian plainchant to works by modern composers. You will encounter various musical forms: the concerto, sonata, aria, song, and fugue; there is singing of psalms, motets, and even a love song, and there is also dance music. The recording is therefore a sample of the music that can be heard at the Archdiocesan Seminary in Prague. 

Barbora De Nunes-Cambraia – mezzo-soprano
Karel Untermüller – viola
Martin Kos – violin
Vilém Veverka – oboe
Suk Chamber Orchestra

Musica Florea & Victoria Ensemble 
directed by Marek Štryncl

Marek Štryncl & Musica Florea
Live recording

Lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae
Leçons de Ténèbres
(1995–1996)

Filip Dámec: tenor, contratenor
Ondřej Holub: tenor
Hana Fleková: Baroque cello
Martin Smutný: piano

Lucie Sedláková Hůlová - Baroque violin
Jaroslav Tůma - organ

Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Johann Erasmus Kindermann, Nicolas Lebègue, Johann Pachelbel, Hieronymus Praetorius, Heinrich Scheidemann, Samuel Scheidt, Jean Titelouze, Jaroslav Tůma

Jaroslav Tůma plays organ from 1712 by Tobias Fleck, reconstructed by Vladimír Šlajch (2019)
Pavel Šmolík and Schola Cantorum Pilsensis co-perform in the chants

Jan Novák: Sulpicia (Amores Sulpiciae) for four female voices based on texts of Albia Tibulla

Tereza Surovíková: Maturation of Love (Zrání lásky) set of three compositions for a five-part female choir a cappella on the biblical text of the same name - Song of Songs No. 2

Karel Bendl: In the Nature Realm (V přírodě) twelve duet songs on the words of Vítězslav Hálek