Festivo ben ritmico - MVSR2302 | Muziek

Evzen Zámecník was born in Frýdek-Místek (Czech Republik) in 1939 . He studied violin and composition at the conservatory in Brno and continued his composing studies at the Janácek-Academy with Jan Kapr. Due to his exceptional musical abilites Zámecník received a scholarship at the conservatory in Munic with Günter Bialas in the 60's. Later he worked at the Academy of the Arts in Prague. For many years he was violinist of the philharmonic orchestra in Brno and later dramaturg of the Janácek-Opera. From 1994 he was headmaster of the conservatory in Brno for many years.

Zamecník composed for many different instruments and genres, e.g. three string quartets, two quintets for wind instruments, several duos for strings, orchestral works, a violin concerto, three cantatas, one opera buffa, two children's operas and a musical.
His works for wind band are also very respected by national and international musicians and audiences.

Festivo ben ritmico was first performed on October 7, 1996 at a concert of new compositions. It is a festive overture with distinctive rhythmical structures and an emphasis on syncopation, ginving the piece a driving character.