Symphonic Chronicles Vol. V Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Miran Vaupotić, Brno Contemporary Orchestra & Pavel Šnajdr, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava & Jiří Petrdlík

• Tom Myron (b. 1959): Mystic Whaler:
• 1 Myron: Mystic Whaler 06:12
• Deon Nielsen Price (b. 1934): Agápi kai Chará:
• 2 Price: Agápi kai Chará: Agápi 06:00
• 3 Price: Agápi kai Chará: Chará 04:36
• Charles Corey: What Ice Once Held:
• 4 Corey: What Ice Once Held 04:58
• Kim Diehnelt (b. 1963): With Courage, Dear Heart:
• 5 Diehnelt: With Courage, Dear Heart 08:01
• Michael Roush: Sunday Drive:
• 6 Roush: Sunday Drive: Part I 05:33
• 7 Roush: Sunday Drive: Part II 04:47
• 8 Roush: Sunday Drive: Part III 04:56
• Matthew Hetz (b. 1957): String Symphony 3:
• 9 Hetz: String Symphony 3: 1 05:19
• 10 Hetz: String Symphony 3: Aria - Nineteen Crowns 06:05
• 11 Hetz: String Symphony 3: 3 03:48
• Total Runtime 01:00:15

Info for Symphonic Chronicles Vol. V

SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES VOL V offers a poignant reflection on resilience, memory, and hope. Across works performed by several world-class orchestras, the album traverses themes of love, loss, war, and healing, and personal and historical narratives intertwine in surreal escapes, pandemic elegies, and tributes to perseverance. With rich textures and vivid storytelling, these works offer sonic spaces for reflection and renewal — a reminder that in chaos or calm, music remains a powerful act of compassion and connection.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Miran Vaupotić, conductor
Brno Contemporary Orchestra
Pavel Šnajdr, conductor
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
Jiří Petrdlík, conductor

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, the company became the Scottish National Orchestra in 1950, and was awarded Royal Patronage in 1977. Throughout its history, the Orchestra has played an integral part in Scotland’s musical life, including performing at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004. Many renowned conductors have contributed to its success, including George Szell, Sir John Barbirolli, Walter Susskind, Sir Alexander Gibson, Neeme Järvi, Walter Weller, Alexander Lazarev and Stéphane Denève. ...

Brno Contemporary Orchestra Brno Contemporary Orchestra
The Brno Contemporary Orchestra (BCO) was founded in 2011 with the aim of performing the world’s contemporary music and selected 20th-century works in Czechia and Czech music throughout the world. The ensemble includes top-level professional musicians employed in the leading Czech orchestras. It draws on a large pool of permanent collaborators who perform in various lineups according to the needs of each project. ...

Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
The Janáček Philharmonic is a world-class symphony orchestra based in Ostrava, Czech Republic and an emerging figure on the international performance scene. With over 100 top-level musicians, the orchestra aims to introduce unique, quality repertoire while showcasing their own recognizable sound. ...

Pavel Šnajdr
is a Czech conductor and composer. He is a graduate of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU), Brno in composition (which he studied with Alois Piňos) and conducting (with Emil Skoták). Beyond working with symphony orchestras, he has been engaged by music theatres including the J.K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen, the Prague State Opera and the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc, and currently conducts opera at the National Theatre in Brno. ...

Jiří Petrdlík
(b. 1977) is appreciated as one of the most respectable conductors of his generation. He studied piano, trombone, and conducting — 1995–2000 at Prague Conservatory, and 2000–2005 at Academy of Performing Arts Prague — with Hynek Farkač, Miroslav Košler, Miriam Němcová, Radomil Eliška, and Tomáš Koutník, and took part in the masterclasses of the New York Philharmonic Principal Conductor Kurt Masur and the BBC Philharmonic Principal Conductor Jiří Bělohlávek. Petrdlík also successfully took part in several competitions, including the Donatella Flick Conductor Competition in London. ...

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