Marika Pecená
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Marika Pečená is a Czech conductor
and artistic director
focused on early music
.
, combined university
studies in medicine
with musicology
. She started conducting
in mid nineties. In 1996-98 she acted as assistant choirmaster in Bach-Collegium Praha under Vladimír Novák. In 1999 she formed ensemble
Collegium 419
with which she performed early music
including revival-premieres from period manuscript
s. She was engaged in Collegium 419
until September 2007.
She is member of the Board of the Czech Sacred Music Society. She co-ordinated under auspices of Czech Sacred Music Society first two cycles of the International Summer school
of Sacred Music Convivium (2004–2005) in Premonstratensian
monastery
Želiv
. She also participated in production of 2009 and 2011 year-classes.
Marika Pečená privately studied piano
with Marie Magdalena Horňanová and choral conducting
with Čestmír Stašek and Marek Štryncl
. With Collegium 419
she conducted among others the cycle of cantata
s Membra Jesu Nostri
by Dietrich Buxtehude, Israelis Brünnlein by Johann Hermann Schein, Historia der Auferstehung by Heinrich Schütz
etc. In September 2005, she realized with Collegium 419
the revival-premiere of the Responsories by Jakub Jan Ryba
(Czech late-18th century composer
) at the St. Wenceslas Festivities International Festival of Sacred Arts.
In March 2010 she realized with the new ensemble Sursum Corda Musikalische Exequien
by Heinrich Schütz
at the Sacred Music Cycle Lenten Fridays in Prague
(organised by Collegium Marianum).
Since 2010 she co-operates with Premonstratensian
monastery
Želiv
as an Artistic Director
of the newly founded festival Zeliv Culture Summer - Musica Figurata.
Marika Pečená graduated at Charles University in Prague
- 2nd Faculty of Medicine and is employed as a drug development
professional in pharmaceutical industry.
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and artistic director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
focused on early music
Early music
Early music is generally understood as comprising all music from the earliest times up to the Renaissance. However, today this term has come to include "any music for which a historically appropriate style of performance must be reconstructed on the basis of surviving scores, treatises,...
.
Biography
Born in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, combined university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
studies in medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
with musicology
Musicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
. She started conducting
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
in mid nineties. In 1996-98 she acted as assistant choirmaster in Bach-Collegium Praha under Vladimír Novák. In 1999 she formed ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble may refer to:* Musical ensemble* Ensemble cast * Dance ensemble* Statistical ensemble ** Quantum statistical mechanics, the study of statistical ensembles of quantum mechanical systems...
Collegium 419
Collegium 419
Collegium 419 is a vocal ensemble specializing in music of the 16th to 18th century, aiming at historical performance praxis of high Renaissance as well as early and high Baroque vocal music with or without instrumental accompaniment....
with which she performed early music
Early music
Early music is generally understood as comprising all music from the earliest times up to the Renaissance. However, today this term has come to include "any music for which a historically appropriate style of performance must be reconstructed on the basis of surviving scores, treatises,...
including revival-premieres from period manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
s. She was engaged in Collegium 419
Collegium 419
Collegium 419 is a vocal ensemble specializing in music of the 16th to 18th century, aiming at historical performance praxis of high Renaissance as well as early and high Baroque vocal music with or without instrumental accompaniment....
until September 2007.
She is member of the Board of the Czech Sacred Music Society. She co-ordinated under auspices of Czech Sacred Music Society first two cycles of the International Summer school
Summer school
Summer school is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation....
of Sacred Music Convivium (2004–2005) in Premonstratensian
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
Želiv
Želiv
Želiv is a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,097 ....
. She also participated in production of 2009 and 2011 year-classes.
Marika Pečená privately studied piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
with Marie Magdalena Horňanová and choral conducting
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
with Čestmír Stašek and Marek Štryncl
Marek Štryncl
Marek Štryncl is a Czech conductor, violoncellist, choirmaster, and composer, born 1974 in Jablonec nad Nisou. He is founder and leader of Baroque music ensemble Musica Florea.- Biography :...
. With Collegium 419
Collegium 419
Collegium 419 is a vocal ensemble specializing in music of the 16th to 18th century, aiming at historical performance praxis of high Renaissance as well as early and high Baroque vocal music with or without instrumental accompaniment....
she conducted among others the cycle of cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s Membra Jesu Nostri
Membra Jesu Nostri
Membra Jesu Nostri , BuxWV 75, is a cycle of seven cantatas composed by Dieterich Buxtehude in 1680, and dedicated to Gustaf Düben. The full Latin title Membra Jesu nostri patientis sanctissima translates to "The most holy limbs of our suffering Jesus". This work is known as the first Lutheran...
by Dietrich Buxtehude, Israelis Brünnlein by Johann Hermann Schein, Historia der Auferstehung by Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
etc. In September 2005, she realized with Collegium 419
Collegium 419
Collegium 419 is a vocal ensemble specializing in music of the 16th to 18th century, aiming at historical performance praxis of high Renaissance as well as early and high Baroque vocal music with or without instrumental accompaniment....
the revival-premiere of the Responsories by Jakub Jan Ryba
Jakub Jan Ryba
Jakub Šimon Jan Ryba was a Czech teacher and composer of classical music. His most famous work is Czech Christmas Mass "Hey, Master!" ....
(Czech late-18th century composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
) at the St. Wenceslas Festivities International Festival of Sacred Arts.
In March 2010 she realized with the new ensemble Sursum Corda Musikalische Exequien
Musikalische Exequien
Musikalische exequien Op.7, SWV279-281 is a sacred work by Heinrich Schutz; it was written about in 1635/6, for the funeral services of the Count Heinrich Posthumus Reuss, who had died on December 3, 1635. It comprises the following sections:* John Eliot Gardiner, Archiv Produktion...
by Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
at the Sacred Music Cycle Lenten Fridays in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
(organised by Collegium Marianum).
Since 2010 she co-operates with Premonstratensian
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
Želiv
Želiv
Želiv is a village and municipality in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,097 ....
as an Artistic Director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
of the newly founded festival Zeliv Culture Summer - Musica Figurata.
Marika Pečená graduated at Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague
Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
- 2nd Faculty of Medicine and is employed as a drug development
Drug development
Drug development is a blanket term used to define the process of bringing a new drug to the market once a lead compound has been identified through the process of drug discovery...
professional in pharmaceutical industry.