Collegium 1704 (Prague Baroque Orchestra and Chorus - Sepulto Domino (Jan Zelenka)
The location of this video from Czechoslovakia is Prague Crossroads, in the de-consecrated Church of St Anne, founded by St Václav in 927 AD. The monastery with the church was acquired by the Dominicans in 1312. The entire monastery was restored in the 17th century thanks to donations of the Emperor Matthias’ wife, Queen Anna, yet in 1782, Joseph II abolished the monastery as well as all others. The church was then acquired in 1795 by a prominent printer and antiques’ collector Jan Ferdinand of Schönfeld, , who later opened a printing plant here. In the 1800’s it was used as a printing plant and a warehouse. The first stage of the modern restoration was completed in September 2004, and it now used as a cultural center for the City of Prague.
Jan Dismas Zelenka (16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745) was a Czech composer and musician of the Baroque period. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and counterpoint.
More importantly, this timeless music performed in a timeless location shows one possible future of live music – musicians in masks, performing 6 feet apart, and creating a moving experience in real time.
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