The repertory of Vokální harmonie consists of music of all Western classical music styles from the Renaissance to contemporary music. Interesting arrangements of folk songs and spirituals are also included. The pieces of music listed below are only a selection of a broader range of music we sing. Many of them are recorded on our CDs which you are cordially invited to listen to.
Johann Pachelbel – Amazing Grace – a Christian song
Henk Badings – Kyrie eleison – a Dutch composer of the 20th century
Pat Ballard – Mister Sandman (Anne Raugh arr.) – a popular song from 1954
Irwin Berlin – Bílé Vánoce – Berlin’s Christmas childhood memory arranged by Hradec Králové choirmaster Přemysl Kočí
Benjamin Britten – This Little Babe – a spiritual song in Anglo-Saxon, a part of A Ceremony of Carols
Busto Javier – Salve regina – the Hail Holy Queen prayer composed by Javier Busto Sagrado, born in 1949 in Spain
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah – the wonderful Czech lyrics written by Jakub Smolík performed by our choirmaster Jaromír Schejbal
Antonín Dvořák – Moravian Duets (eg. Dyby byla kosa nabróšená, Šípek, Zajatá) – a selection from in total 23 Moravian Duets from 1875-76, Dvorak’s stepping stone to worldwide fame
O Sanctissima – a Sicilian song arranged by K. Dýnka
César Franck – Panis angelicus – a world-famous song by Belgian-French composer and organ player of the 19th century
Jacobus Gallus – Ascendit deus – one of many vocal songs of late the Renaissance composer, who was born in Slovenia and lived and worked in Moravia and Bohemia in his late years
Carles Gumí – Ave Maria – a charming piece of music by the contemporary Spanish conductor and composer, who is at the same time a geologist and computer scientist
Folk songs arranged by Oldřich Halma – Svitaj, Vrť sa, děvča
Walter Hawkins – I’m Goin‘ Up A Yonder – an African-American spiritual
Karl Jenkins – Adiemus – a part of the Adiemus project from the turn of the 21st century by the Welsh composer and musician, who was named a commander of the Order of British Empire in 2010
Jan Jirásek – Narodil se syn boží – a carol
Hall Johnsson arr. – Starý příběh – an African-American spiritual
Miklos Kocsár – Sanctus – a spiritual song by the Hungarian composer of the 20th century
Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, arr. Paul Langford – Skyfall
John Lennon, Paul McCartney – Hey Jude arranged by Deke Sharon
Zdeněk Lukáš – Věneček, Tam v dálkách, Quam pulchra es – songs by one the most played and sung Czech composers of the 2nd half of the 20th century
Rolf Lukowsky – Salve regina – the Hail Holy Queen prayer composed by German composer and choir leader Rudolf Lukowsky
Otmar Mácha – Lašské halekačky (Hojaja, hojaja; Hoj, hura hoj) – a selection from the collection of songs from Moravskoslezské Beskydy composed for a women’s choir
Henry Mancini – The Pink Panther – a famous song full of excitement
Bohuslav Martinů – Vynášení smrti from Špalíček, a ballet inspired by folklore, children’s games, folk songs, fairy tales, and poems written by Karel Jaromír Erben
Sigismund Neukomm – Mše F dur pro 3 ženské hlasy – a mass composed by the Austrian composer and pianist of the Classical period
František Palkovský – arrangements of carols (eg. Vy pastyřove, stavajtě; Tře běželi do Betlema pastyře; My tře krali sme se zešli)
Jakub Pikla – Búvaj, dieťa krásne – an arrangement of a Slovak carol
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Stabat Mater – a renowned piece of music by the Italian composer of the 1st half of the 18th century who died at the age of 26
František Pícha – Na tom bošileckym mostku – an arrangement of a cheerful folk song
Miroslav Raichl – folk songs arrangements Ty bysterské zvony, Tancuj, tancuj made by the prominent Czech composer born in Náchod
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns – Ave Maria – the prayer composed by the French conductor, composer, piano and organ player of the Romantic musical era
Bedřich Smetana – Má hvězda – from a series of songs for three women’s choirs by Bedřich Smetana from 1878
Simon a Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water – a song of the famous duo, a recipient of the Grammy Award and many other recognitions; more than 25 million records of this song have been sold
Phill Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry – Be My Baby – a song performed for the first time by The Ronettes in 1963 was considered one of the best songs of the 60s
Carols arranged by Antonín Tučapský – Dej Bůh štěstí, Co to znamená, Byla cesta ušlapaná, Gloria!, Co se tak svítí, Hej, hej, povím vám etc.
Ukolébavka (колыбе́льная) –an Estonian folk lullaby
Milan Uherek – Dybych byla jahodú, Tovačovský hatě – folk songs arranged by the magnificent conductor and composer
Josef Zajíček – Vánoční slow – a comforting Christmas song