Last year, Brno – the UNESCO City of Music launched a multi-year project that aims to map and make visible Brno's amateur music scene. This year, the project focuses on folklore ensembles. The culmination of the Year of Folklore Ensembles will be a joint happening that will take place on June 6 in the afternoon and will fill the entire historical center of Brno. For this occasion, the project will connect with the already traditional event Brno dances and sings, which has long been trying to present the folk culture of the ethnographic region of Brno.
The program of the happening day will be as follows:
16:00 Opening Brno dances and sings in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall
Showcase of children's ensembles:
● NS of Ferdinand Volek from Tuřany
● Šternovjánek (Újezd u Brno)
● Krenovaček
● Orlík (Pozořice)
● Chimney
17:00 Costumed parade in Brno
Accompanied by brass band Střeličáci, the procession will go from Mečová Street, through Dominikánské náměstí, Zámečnická Street, nám. Svobody, Masarykova street, Orlí street, Zelný trh, Radnická street and finally head to the Old Town Hall.
17:30 Parade of Brno ensembles in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall
Performers:
● Beginning men
● Stará Lišeň
● Krenovák
● Újezdská Rosemaryna
● Zbešejovská chasa
● Costume group at SDH Brno-Komín
● Male choir from Moravské Knínice
● Orelská chasa vod Pozořice
● Foxes
● Slavkovská chasa
● Novoliskovecká chasa
17:30 Performance of ensembles as part of the Year of Folklore Ensembles project in the historical center of Brno
Brno's historical center will be filled with folklore. In selected places in Brno, such as Moravské náměstí pod könem, Jakubské náměstí or náměstí Svobody, the following will perform:
● Bloom
● Brno Valášek
● Maple tree
● Pirin
● Anna Urbaničová
● Shooters
● Jaroslav Kneisl
● Cynic
● CM Pajtáš
● Folk it
● Salute Roma
20:30 - 21:30 Final concert and meeting of the performers in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall
