FESTPOL
9th International Festival of Police Orchestras and Choirs
Prague, 2.6. - 5.6. 2011
In June 2011 the 9th International Festival of the Police Orchestras and Choirs will take place in the city of Prague. Seventy-five(!) ensembles from Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic took part in the 8 last successful courses of the festival, which came to life in June 1995.
The aim of this event is to promote close personal contact among the "guardians of the law" of these countries which is extremely important for cooperation of the police at the international level.
During the four days of their stay in Prague, the orchestras and the choirs will perform publicly in concert halls, gardens and on the largest squares of the city. They will also take part in Prague Castle concert, a parade in the city centre with a final concert on the Old Town Square.
The festival organiser is The Band of the Castle Guards and Police of the Czech Republic in cooperation with Bohemia Ticket Prague under the patronage of the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Přemysl Sobotka and the Police President of Czech Republic Brigadier Mgr. Oldřich Martinů.
2.6. 2011 / Thursday |
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Arrival to your hotel, check-in |
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18.00 |
Reception of conductors and representatives of the orchestras and choirs by the mayor of the Town Hall of Prague |
3.6. 2011 / Friday |
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9.00 |
Guided half-day city tour for each ensemble |
11.30 |
Reception of ensemble representatives by the Police President |
14.00 |
Wallenstein Garden - Opening ceremony under the patronage of the chairman of the Senate of the Czech Parliament |
14.10 |
Public concerts of orchestras and choirs in the city centre |
Evening |
Vltava river cruise with buffet dinner and music (2hrs) = optional or individual programme |
4.6. 2011 / Saturday |
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10.00 |
Concert of the Orchestra of Castle´s Guardes and the Czech Republic Police and of all participants in the gardens of Prague Castle* |
12:30 |
Joint lunch of all festival participants |
15.00 |
Parade of all orchestras and choirs through the city of Prague and joint concert at Old Town Square* |
20.00 |
Festival final evening with awording ceremony buffet style dinner, dancing and singing
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* During the joint concerts on 4.6. , following compositions will be performed: František Kmoch: Kolíne, Kolíne and Muziky, muziky |
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5.6. 2011 / Sunday |
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10.00 |
After the breakfast check-out from the hotel and departure |
New chance to extend your staying !
Your staying in Czech Republic can be prolonged on individual request. On Wednesday 1st (on the way to Prague) on Sunday 5th (on the way home) or in other days - according to your wish - we can offer you an arrangement of individual concerts in well-known Czech towns - KARLOVY VARY, MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ, ČESKÝ KRUMLOV
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