Ars Brunensis

About

Ars Brunensis is a mixed choir based in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 1979. While its core repertoire centres on Baroque music, the ensemble also takes on jazz, folk and musical theatre with equal enthusiasm. Over more than four decades it has contributed to over twenty CD recordings and built a long-running creative partnership with composer Vladimír Franz, recording his incidental music for leading Czech theatres since 1997. Eduard Kostelník has served as artistic director since 2025.

20+

released CD recordings

45+

years of continuous operation (since 1979)

What's new

2025
From 2025, Eduard Kostelník took over the artistic direction of the choir, replacing Dana Kalouska after his twenty-four-year tenure.
2024-11
In November 2024, Ars Brunensis performed together with the Choirchestra choir at a concert of sacred music in Brno, where the Czech premiere of a work by Slovak composer Ľuboš Bernáth was heard.
2026-09
For September 2026, the choir is planning a retreat in Ivančice.

Tracks

Údolí suchých kostíopera by Vladimír Franze, world premiere 2009 for the 30th anniversary of the choir

Júditsuite from the scenic oratorio by Vladimír Franze, recording released 1999

Pastoral massesCD with the Hradišťan ensemble and Brno Chamber Orchestra, Supraphon 2000

Prezidentská volbapocket oratorio by Vladimír Franze, performed at the 35th anniversary of the choir in 2015

Upcoming · 1

Mon 28.9. 19:00 Church of St. James, Brno

B-Side Band 20 Years – Jaromír Hnilička: Missa Jazz & Pavel Zlámal: Jazz Variations on the St. Wenceslas Chorale

B-Side Band celebrates 20 years with a concert at the Church of St. James, featuring the world premiere of Pavel Zlámal's new composition and an expanded version of Jaromír Hnilička's Missa Jazz.

concert Jazz

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