The MoEns ensemble (till 2001
Mondschein ensemble), established in 1995, was created by a
group of Prague-based performers and composers to be a permanent
platform for the professional performance of contemporary music
via a stable musical body. The aim of the ensemble is to present
detailed and specialised interpretation of new works and, by so
doing, to encourage the creation of demanding works for the
ensemble. The Basis of the MoEns ensemble's repertoire
incorporates is music written by the younger generation of the
Czech composers.
This is complemented by contemporary music from abroad and also
by selected "classics" of new music. In its projects the
ensemble focuses on various personalities, schools or
contemporary music culture of other countries (e.g. Kagel,
Reich, New Complexity, Lithuania, Finland, Hungary, Japan). The
ensemble commissions young composers every year, and during 10
years of its existence gave more than 50 premieres. The
musicians of the ensemble also regularly make recordings of
Czech contemporary music for the Czech Radio and CD companies.
The ensemble has played in such contemporary music festivals as
Fliesende Grenzen - Hamburg, the
Prague Spring Festival,
the
Exposition of New Music - Brno, Melos Ethos - Bratislava,
New Music Marathon - Prague, Roaring Hooves - Ulanbaatar, Forum
neuer Musik - Koeln, Dartington Music Festival, Weimarer
Fruhjahrstage für Zeitgenössische Musik,
Klangspuren Schwaz,
Trieste Prima, Contempuls - Prague.
Members:
Kamil Dolezal - clarinet, artistic director
David Danel - violin
Balázs Adorján - violoncello
Hanus
Barton - piano
Miroslav
Pudlak - conductor, keyboards
Discography:
The
End of the 20th Century in Czech Music,
Arta Records
F10073-2 1996
Peter
Graham - Der Erste, Arta Records F10091-2 1998
Miroslav Pudlak - A Winged Creature, Arta Records F10101-2
2000
Milan Slavicky – Komorní hudba,
Studio Matous 1996
MK0051-2131 (Veni,
Sancte Spiritus)
Petr Pokorny – Umlkani, Happy
Music Production 1997 (Mondschein-Sextet)
Miroslav Istvan – Chamber
Music,
Matous,
MK0029-2 131, 1996 (Mikrosvety meho mesta, Canzona)
Jaroslav Rybar – Chamber Music,
Matous, MK0050-2131, 1998 (Eight songs on poems by Ivan
Wernisch)
Quotes:
...The two
ensembles (MoEns + Bohemia Saxophone Quartet)
under conducting of Miroslav Pudlak appeared very homogenous and
played technically faultlessly.
Tiroler Tageszeitung 2006
… It was something undefinably refreshing, as those seven
musicians showed unussual enthusiasm. Robert Nemecek –
Kammermusik aus Ost und West – Ensemble – Düsseldorf 2004
…MoEns belongs to important elements of Czech contemporary
musical scene. Like our Ensemble Modern or Ensemble Recherche it
si formed by fist class musicians who are very familiar with
problems of contemporary music and have experience with all
sorts of compositions. Hanno Ehler - Musiktexte 101 –, Köln
2004
… Prague ensemble MoEns played with great intensity (…) and
in Barton's Oasis and Pudlák's Aria presented pieces hardly
classifiable into any historical time. The pieces by Barton and
Pudlak, as well as those by their colleagues Graham, Nejtek and
Ivanovic very effectively used repetitive patterns, tonal
centres, statical timbre blocs, reminiscences to avant-guard and
more. After all - a realistic experience of today's life.
Neue Musikzeitschrift 4/2004 – Georg Beck: Neue Musik auf dem
west-ostlichen Diwan
The top event of the whole festival was the performance of
Mondschein Ensemble conducted by Miroslav Pudlak.
(Hospodarske noviny, May 23, 2002)
Good quality performance and interesting repertoire.
(Hudobny zivot, 12/2001, Bratislava)
Ensemble Mondschein, which has been active for three years
and which builds its position on the fringe of post-modern
style, played on stage at the Prague Spring Festival concert in
an excellent shape. (...) The presentation of contemporary music
in this way was the best possible choice. (MF Dnes, May 23,
1998).
The credo of Mondschein is to be a service to the
contemporary music by a learned approach and the most precise
interpretation. The artistic leader of the group, Mr. Kamil
Dolezal, our best contemporary music clarinettist, seems to be
is the right person to accomplish such a mission, as he is able
to enrapture other musicians with his enthusiasm and
thoroughness. (MF Dnes, March 5, 1997).
Selected Concerts:
28.6.2018, 19:30 Galerie HAMU
Musica Viva Pragensis - Donaueschingen 1968
Ladislav Kupkovič - Vor-Mit-Nach
Zbyněk Vostřák - Pendel der Zeit
Vladimír Šrámek - Kaleidoskop
Rudolf Komorous - Düstere Anmut
Marek Kopelent - Stilleben
Igor Stravinskij - Ragtime
Petr Grau - fl, Jan Thuri - ob, Kamil Doležal - cl, Ondřej
Šindelář - fg, Blanka Vojtíšková - cor, Jiří Pohnán - tr, Martin
Chmelař - tbn, Roman Hranička - vl1, Matěj Polášek - vl2,
Ladislav Michal - vla, Balázs Adorján - vcl, Adam Honzírek - cb,
Hanuš Bartoň - pno, Dan Mikolášek - perc, Jan Mikušek - cimbál,
Miroslav Pudlák - conductor
9.11.2017, 19:30, Malá sál HF JAMU, Brno
19.11.2017, 19:30, Galerie HAMU, Malostranské náměstí 13,
Praha 1
Program:
Jiří Lukeš – “..o rezonanci…..”
Kamil Doležal – Lento Kopelento
Hanuš Bartoň - a zdálky zněl menuet...
Miroslav Pudlák – Intuitiva II
Hrají Jiří Lukeš jh. – akordeon sólo, Kamil Doležal –
klarinet, basklarinet,
David Danel - housle, Balázs Adorján - violoncello, Hanuš Bartoň
– klavír, Miroslav Pudlák – dirigent
8. listopadu 2016, 19:30, Galerie HAMU, Malostranské
náměstí 13, Praha 1
14. listopadu 2016, 19:30, Malý sál JAMU, Komenského
náměstí 6, Brno
9. prosince 2016, 19:30, Kaple Božího Těla, Umělecké
centrum UP, Univerzitní 3-5, Olomouc
program:
Marek Kopelent – Dole žal, hore ráj
Hanuš Bartoň – 32 variací na tón D
Michal Nejtek – Trois morceaux délicieux
Kamil Doležal – Houpačka
Hrají: Kamil Doležal – klarinet, David Danel – housle, Balázs
Adorján - violoncello, Hanuš Bartoň - klavír, Miroslav Pudlák -
dirigent
29.11.2015 v 19:30 Galerie HAMU, Malostranské nám. 13,
Praha 1
25.11.2015 v 19:00, Mozarteum – Muzeum umění Olomouc
24.11.2015 v 19:30, HF JAMU – Malý sál
Program:
Petr Cigler – Jagdtrio - rituály pro klavírní trio
Iniciace
Rituál 1
Interludio
Rituál 2
Rituál 3
Postludio
Jiří Kadeřábek – Nostalgia I
Miroslav Pudlák – Intuitiva
Zdeněk Bartošík – 24
Kamil Doležal – klarinet, basklarinet a speciální nástroje
David Danel – housle a speciální nástroje
Balázs Adorján – violoncello a speciální nástroje
Hanuš Bartoň – klavír a speciální nástroje
Miroslav Pudlák – dirigent a zvláštní klavírní techniky
11. listopadu 2014, 19:30 České muzeum hudby,
Karmelitská 2, Praha1
18. listopadu 2014 v 19:00, Besední sál Muzea umění,
Denisova 47, Olomouc
19.listopadu 2014 v 19.30 hod., Komorní sál HF JAMU,
Komenského nám. 6, Brno
MoEns - Pro futuro
Michal Nejtek (1977) - a beautiful noise
Olga Ježková (1956) - “Na há” zvukové vábení podle Marca
Chagalla (premiéra)
Petr Cígler (1978) - The Journey to Ultimate Serenity in
memoriam Martin Marek (premiéra)
Miroslav Pudlák (1961) - Futurissimo (premiéra)
Kamil Doležal (1957) - Palealeorgonomie (premiéra)
Kamil Doležal - klarinet
Martin Chmelař - trombón
David Danel - housle
Lukáš Drtina - violoncello
Omar Khaouaj - el. kytara Hanuš Bartoň - klavír, bicí nástroje
Miroslav Pudlák - dirigent, elektronika
Jakub Rataj - zvuk
22.11.2012, 20:30, HAMU - Galerie HAMU
„ZVUK - HUDBA - POLITIKA“
MIROSLAV PUDLÁK (1961) IL CERCHIO
PETER GRAHAM (1952) ČIRÁ ANARCHIE
HANUŠ BARTOŇ (1960) SE MNOU PŘIJDE ZÁKON
MICHAL NEJTEK (1977) MAN OF THE PAST
November 24, 2011
Galerie HAMU
program:
Miroslav Pudlák: Happy Ending
Ivan Buffa: Perpetum nobile
Hanuš Bartoň: Marcia funebre
Martin Marek: Hoppla, wir leben!
Vladimír Bokes: Comment on Departures
May 26, 2011
Prague Spring Festival
Graphical scores of Milana Grygar
October 26, 2010
Galerie AMU, Prague
program:
Roman Pallas - Just a Day
Petr Parizek - Vlajesto
Jan Trojan - Krajiny, kde deti jeste vlakum mavaji
Petr Cigler - Ghosts of Prague
Michal Rataj - Ethersoundescape
December 7, 2009
Italian Cultural Institute, Prague
program:
Enrico Correggia - The Bay of Dream
Leonardo Polato - Vis in Evidence
Paolo Longo - Etchings III
Fabián Pérez Tedesco - Synapsis VII - Passacaglia interrotta
Ricardo Piacentini - Swith
Giampaolo Coral - Raps VII
November 26, 2009
Roxy
NoD, Prague
program:
Martin Marek - Jachymova nocni mura
Hanuš Bartoň - Romanza industriale
Slavomír Hořínka - Rozpustile kapky vecnosti
Kamil Doležal - Machautovske variace
Miroslav Pudlak - Kral Majales
November 7, 2009
Festival Trieste prima, Italy
Teatro Verdi
program:
Miroslav Pudlak - Vertical Life
R.Z. Novak - Hot Water Music
Vit Zouhar - M, TRASA M
Jiri Kaderabek - Basic Prague
Hanus Barton - Periferni videni
Michal Nejtek - a beautiful noise
December 8, 2008
Národní galerie,
Prague
Program:
J. Kadeřábek, L.
Mrkvička, L. Matoušek, M. Marek, O. Štochl
November 12, 2008
Národní galerie,
Prague
Milan Grygar, Anestis
Logothetis - Graphical Scores
November 5, 2008
Uměleckoprůmyslové muzeum MG Brno
program:
Milan Grygar, Anestis Logothetis - Grafické partitury
November 18, 2007,
Roxy NoD, Prague
November 20, 2007,
Umeleckoprumyslove muzeum MG Brno
"Sounding City"
Premieres of new
Czech composition for instrumental ensemble and soundtrack
Miroslav Pudlak:
Vertical Life
R.Z. Novak: Hot Water Music
Vít Zouhar: M, TRASA M
Jirí Kaderabek: Basic Prague
Hanus Barton: Peripheral Sight
Michal Nejtek: a beautiful noise
October 15, 2007
Ceske muzeum hudby, Praha
program:
Morton Feldman:
Three clarinets cello and piano
Bass clarinet and percussion
Clarinet and String Quartet
November 23, 2006
Klaster sv. Anezky, Prague
Hanus Barton: Ohne Regeln
Marek Kopelent: "-------- ---- -- - 8421
Miroslav Pudlák: Babel Daces
Martin Hybler: Oligarch Globalisateur
Pavel Zemek: Prophecy of Isiah
September 23, 2006
Klangspuren Festival,
ORF Tirol Kulturhaus, Insbruck, Austria
(MoEns + Bohemia Saxophone Quartet)
Hanus Barton: Ohne Regeln
Marek Kopelent: "-------- ---- -- - 8421
Miroslav Pudlák: Babel Daces
Martin Hybler: Oligarch Globalisateur
June 2, 2006
Rheinsberger Pfingstwerkstatt 2006,
Kavalierhaus der
Schlossanlage, Rheinsberg, Germany
Annette Schlünz: Weiter.
Marek Kopelent: Furiant
Michael Hirsch: Trio I
Hanus Barton: Passing of Time
Juliane Klein: Aus der Wand die Rinne
Miroslav Pudlák: OM-Age
April 28, 2006
Goethe Institut,
Prague
Helmut Zapf:
Fragments
Hanuš Barton: Ostinato mentecatto
Benjamin Schweitzer: Malbork I
Miroslav Pudlak: Another World
Slavomír Horinka: Chairé
Elia Koussa: Danse meditative
April 22, 2006, 18.30
7. Weimarer
Fruhjahrstage für Zeitgenössische Musik, Weimar, Germany
Helmut Zapf:
Fragments
Hanuš Bartoň: Ostinato mentecatto
Benjamin Schweitzer: Malbork I
Miroslav Pudlák: Another World
Slavomír Hořínka: Chairé
Elia Koussa: Danse meditative
January 12, 2006
Maurreen Forrester
Hall, Waterloo, Canada
January 14, 2006
Music Gallery,
Toronto, Canada
Slavomir Horinka: Chaire
Miroslav Pudlak: Another World
Marek Kopelent: Furiant
Michal Nejtek: Descent to the Depth of Silence
Hanus Barton: In D
Martin Marek: Salvatagio
Peter Graham: Get Out
of Whatever Cage
February 23, 2005
JAMU Hall, Brno
Michal Nejtek: Für Elsa Zylberstein
Holós Maté: Notturno
Hanus Barton: In D
Sary Laszlo: Image
Durko Peter: Vodní hladina
Sugar Miklos: Reminiscence
Pudlák: Aria
December 8, 2004
Hungarian new music
Kostel sv. Vavrince,
Hellichova 18, Praha 1
Kurtag György: 8 duets for violin and cymbalom
Holos Mate: Notturno
Durko Peter: Surface of the Water
Sáry László: Image
Horváth Balázs: and even the Ice is Breaking up around You
Serei Zsolt: Rege
Kurtág György: Tre pezzi, Tre altri pezzi
Sugár Miklós: Reminiscences
August 25, 2004
Dartington International Summer School & Festival 2004
Milan Slavický: Invocation IV
Milan Slavický: Invocation I (viola solo - 9 min.)
Pavel Novák - Zemek: Quartet
Hanuš Bartoň: Trio
Miroslav Pudlák: Aria
August 23, 2004
Dartington International Summer School & Festival 2004,
Dartington Hall
Peter Graham: Quintet
Jan Klusák: Jupiter - duo
Martin Marek: Trachys 02
Michal Nejtek: Für Elsa Zylberstein I
Pavel Novák - Zemek: Seven Last Words
Miroslav Pudlák: Encore
Hanuš Bartoň: Oasis
March 14, 2004
Deutschlandfunk,
Köln,
Marko Ivanovic: Madman's Morning Suite
Michal Nejtek: Für Elsa Zylberstein
Martin Marek: Trachys 02
Miroslav Pudlak: Aria
Hanus Barton: Oasis
Jan Klusak: Jupiter
Peter Graham: Moens
December 1, 2003, JAMU, Brno,
December 2, 2003, Martinu Hall, AMU, Praha
Japanese Music
Masataka Matsuo: Distraction
Kohei Fujita: Ways of the Wind
Joshihiro Kanno: Reflecting Sphere
Ichiro Nodaira: Strofa
Isao Matsushita: Quartet for the Glory of Vice
Yutaka Takahashi: Sextet Garuda
Teizo Matsumura: Jon-Rei I, II
November 5, 2003 Galerie, AMU, Praha 1
Swiss composers
Christoph Delz: Klavierquartett
Michael Jarrell: Assonance
Paul Glass: Cinque pezzi
Jean-Jacques Dünki: Kammerstück IV
Klaus Huber: Ein Hauch von Unzeit III
October 8, 2003, Galerie, AMU, Praha
Hanus Barton - Paralel Spaces II (multimedia composition)
Martin Marek - Trachys 02
Roman Novák - South of no North
Miroslav Pudlák - Encore
Ivan Kurz - A Breton Song
November 27, 2002, kostel Sv. Vavrince, Praha 1
East-European Composers
Jurij Kasparov -
Krajina ubihajici v nekonecno
Erkki-Sven Tüür - Architectonics II pro klarinet, violoncello a
klavír
Rytis Mazulis - Canon mensurabilis
Nomeda Valanciute - Fragment z nemocničního parku
Bronius Kutavicius - Erotics
Henryk Mikołaj Gorecki - Musiquette IV "Trombone Concerto" op.
28
October 30, 2002, kostel sv. Vavrince, Praha 1
Jan Kapr - Concertino
Pavel Zemek - Parafraze (na parafrazi) na Rigoletta
Martin Marek - Alban Atrhuan
Marko Ivanovic - Silencova ranni suita
Miroslav Srnka - Surprises in the Dark
May 19, 2002, Vankovka Factory, Exposition of New Music,
Brno
Louis Andriessen - De Staat
Peter Graham - Subida
May 18, 2002,Tham Hall, Prague Spring Festival
Louis Andriessen - De Staat
Peter Graham - Subida
John Cage - Seven
November 26, 2001, Simon & Juda Church, Praha
Finnish Music
Hannu Pohjannoro -
paluu
Jukka Tiensuu - Beat
Olli Koskelin - Uurre
Kaija Saariaho - New Gates
Kaija Saariaho - Lichtbogen
October 15, 2001, Simon & Juda Church, Praha
Miroslav Pudlak - Small Pleasures
Pavel Zemek - Quartet on Memory of Jan Palach
Hanus Barton - Trio
Martin Marek - Cosciette di roncole alla Luigi Galvani
Michal Rataj - O tom po tom
Peter Graham -Last Evening of the Poet Si-Khang
November 25, 2000, Archa Theatre, Praha
Ensemble Mondschein, Dama-Dama Percussion Group and soloists
Steve Reich
Vermont Counerpoint
New York Counterpoint
Violin Phase
Electric Counterpoint
Tehillim
November 1, 2000, Sal Janackovy konzervatore, Ostrava
Mauricio Kagel - Variationen für gemischtes Quartett
Lukas Matousek - Schatten und Widerscheine
Miroslav Pudlak - OM-Age
Hanus Barton - Mijeni casu
Mauricio Kagel - Phantasiestück
October 30, 2000, Galerie, AMU, Praha
György Kurtag
György Kurtag - Un brin du bruyere a Witold for piano
Hanus Barton - Kasace in D
György Kurtag - Hry (Games)
Lukas Matousek - Schatten und Widerscheine
György Kurtag - Hry (Games)
Marek Kopelent - Capriccio
György Kurtag - Hry (Games)
Miroslav Pudlak - Tvar noci
György Kurtag - Hry (Games)
György Kurtag - Un brin du bruyere a Witold for cymbalom
October 10, 2000, Galerie AMU, Praha
Mauricio Kagel
Blu's Blue
Aus dem Nachlass
Variationen
Klangwölfe
Phantasiestück
November 20, 1999, Archa Theatre, New Music Marathon -
Prague
Miroslav Pudlak
I Am Flying...
The Last Word
Sextet
OM-Age
Astarot
October 29, 1999, Galerie AMU, Praha
Ivo Medek - Zvetsenina devate podoby (premiere)
Miroslav Pudlak - Nokturno (premiere)
Peter Graham - Il sogno (premiere)
Josef Adamik - Ritorno (premiere)
Vlastislav Matousek - Koan
Hanus Barton - Passing of Time
October 7, 1999, Galerie AMU, Praha
"New Compexity - New Simplicity"
Michael Finnissy - Banumbirr
Michael Nyman - String Quartet No. 3
Brian Ferneyhough - Flurries
Howard Skempton - Gemini Dances
Brian Ferneyhough - Mort Subite
Gavin Bryars - Allegrasco
December 13, 1998, kostel sv. Vavrince, Praha 1
Miroslav Pudlak - OM-Age
Peter Graham - Trio
Hanus Barton - Pantum
Michael Torke - The Yellow Pages
Henryk Mikołai Gorecki - Recitatives and Ariosos - Lerchenmusik,
op.53
May 20, 1998, Prague Spring Festival
James Mc Millan - Three Dawn Rituals
Tristan Murail - Treize couleurs du soleil couchant
Miroslav Pudlak - Sextet
Peter Graham - MoEns
Hanus Barton - Pantum