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Youth Brass Orchestra Príbor, CZ - CISM competition

The Youth Brass Orchestra Príbor from the Czech Republic will visit Schladming and take part at the CISM competition 2010!

The Youth Brass Orchestra Príbor was set up in the school year 1973/1974 by Ludvik Demel, a music editor in The Czech Radio Ostrava and a teacher at The Music School Príbor. Ludvik Demel was the conductor of the orchestra from the beginnig to 1995. The orchestra is managed by The Music School Príbor and The Company of The Youth Brass Orchestra Príbor. Members of the orchestra are from 10 lo 25 years old.
The orchestra ranks among the best youth brass orchestras in The Czech Republic and it performs about 20 appearances a year inland and also in foreign countries (e.g. Poland, Hungary. Germany, Holland). It periodically takes part in festivals and competitions and it is usually among the best orchestras. At The 4th International Festival of Youth Brass Orchestras in Kehl (Germany) -1983 and at The Purmerade international festival in Purmerend(Holland) -1986 the orchestra won 1st place, at The 5th International Festival of Youth Brass Orchestras in Karlsruhe (Germany) -1987 it won 1st place with distinction too. The concert in Paris (under the Eiffel Tower) in 1987 became the unforgettable experiance for us. From the inland successess we remind the 1st place in The Republic Competition in Úpice in 1989 and at the same competition the 1st place with the title of the absolute winner in 1995 in Kolín.

In 1996 Ivo Lacný. the headmaster of our music school, became the conductor of the orchestra. The orchestra took part in festivals and competitions in Germany (Bosel -1997, Stadthagen - 2000). Holland (Emen -1999, Purmerend - 2002), Poland (Lubartow -1998, -, Rybnik -1999), Hungary (Szekesfehervdr -1996, 2000, Siklos - 2001) and it always has been wining the 1st places or the gold zone.
The orchestra also repeated the 1st place in The Republic Competition (1998, 2001). In 2001 it took part in the internetional competition Ostrava 2001 and it won the gold zone in the highest category. At the same year it took part in the competition of The Czech Radio Vltava Concerto Bohemia, it won the 1st place in its category and then it had to opportunity to play the concert of the winners in The Spanish Hall at The Prague Castle.

The 22th November 2008 the orchestra celebrated the 35th anniversary of its foundation.

Homepage: http://dompribor.sweb.cz/

Ivo Lacný - conductor

Conductor and artistic manager of the Youth Brass Band Príbor. In 1980 Mr. Lacný graduated from the State Conservatrory in Ostrava, major trombone, in the class lead by Professor Vlasimil Vondruska.
After his graduation he commenced military service at the Jazz Orchestra of the Vít Nejedlý Army Art Ensemble in Prague. From 1982-1987 he was a member of Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra in Ostrava and concurrently he played in the group of trombones of the Opera Orchestra of Zdenek Nejedlý Theatre in Ostrava.

During his active professional career Mr. Lacný already pursued his pedagogical activieteis at the Elementary Art School at Príbor, and later in 1991 he became the school headmaster. Mr. Lacný was also founder, long-time artistic manager and player of the Borovanka Brass band shich was for many years an imortant part of musical life at Príbor and wide surroundings. In 1996 he became a conductor of the Youth Brass Band of the Elementary Art School at Pri´bor, and under his leadership he Youth Brass Band reached high artistic level and an otstanding appreciation both at his home country and abroad.

In 1999 Mr. Lacný won the prize for the best conductor performance at a competition in Poland and in 2001 he was awarded the first prize for the best dramaturgy at the Elementary Art Schools Brass Band Competition held by the Czech Education Ministry.

Mr. Lacný is the school headmaster and conductor of the Youth Brass Band of the Elementary Art School at Príbor up to the present time.