Royal Coronation Overture
Patrick Brill composer
The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Stanislav Vavřínek conductor
Petr Hostinský organ
ROYAL CORONATION OVERTURE by Dr. Patrick Brill is a contemporary take on the program overture model of the 19th Century, a genre most commonly heard in concert hall performances, as well as church services and royal coronation ceremonies. Dr. Brill, an expert in Medieval and Renaissance music, capitalized on his extensive background in classical music and experience crafting large-scale orchestral pieces to compose this opulent overture. This studio recording of the piece is also available in a Dolby Atmos immersive audio format, placing listeners directly into the lavish fanfare by which this music is historically accompanied. Carrying on the 200-year tradition of the program overture, this work is a majestic delight for the modern ear.
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Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Composer | Performer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Royal Coronation Overture, Op. 19 | Patrick Brill | Petr Hostinský, organ; The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice | Stanislav Vavřínek, conductor | 8:52 |
Recorded February 26, 2024 at House of Music in Pardubice, Czech Republic
Session Producer Jan Košulič
Session Engineer Aleš Dvořák
Assistant Engineer Jana Jelínková
Editing Jan Košulič
Additional Editing & Mixing Melanie Montgomery
Stereo Mastering Melanie Montgomery
Dolby Atmos® Mixing & Mastering Brad Michel
Executive Producer Bob Lord
VP of A&R Brandon MacNeil
VP of Production Jan Košulič
Audio Director Lucas Paquette
Production Manager Martina Watzková
Production Assistant Adam Lysák
VP, Design & Marketing Brett Picknell
Art Director Ryan Harrison
Design Morgan Hauber
Publicity Kacie Brown
Digital Marketing Manager Brett Iannucci
Artist Information
Patrick J. Brill
Dr. Patrick J. Brill is an American composer born and raised in Minneapolis/St. Paul MN. He has composed numerous classical compositions including a cappella sacred vocal works, instrumental chamber compositions, symphonic orchestral pieces, and compositions for both choir and orchestra. Dr. Brill composes with style predicated on a return to Western classical aesthetic principles.
Stanislav Vavřínek
Stanislav Vavřínek is one of the most prominent Czech conductors and has been Chief Conductor of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice since 2018. Having graduated from the Conservatory in Brno where he studied flute and conducting, he continued his education at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Subsequently, he also took master classes with Roberto Benzi in Switzerland, culminating with a concert in which he conducted the Biel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, founded in 1969, is one of the Czech Republic’s top orchestras. The repertoire of this chamber orchestra includes a large number of compositions from the baroque era to contemporary music, including many cross-over and multigenre projects.
The first principal conductor, Libor Pešek, quickly raised the orchestra to a high standard and the subsequent principal conductors included Libor Hlaváček, Petr Altrichter, Bohumil Kulínský, Petr Škvor, Róbert Stankovský, Leoš Svárovský, Marko Ivanović, and Peter Feranec have kept a high artificial level of the orchestra. Their current leader is Stanislav Vavřínek.
Petr Hostinský
Petr Hostinský began his musical education in 1987 at the Basic Art School in Pardubice. In 1993, he was accepted to study the organ at the Pardubice Conservatory in the MgA class of Václav Uhlíř, and later to study conducting in the class of Vlastislav Novák. After graduation, he continued his studies at the AMU in Prague, majoring in organ under Jan Hora. He successfully completed his studies in 2005.
Notes
The Royal Coronation Overture is a program overture modeled on the 19th Century genre of the same name, but composed in the 21st Century. It was designed primarily to be played in a concert hall, but it may also be performed in a church as part of an authentic royal coronation ceremony. As is consistent with the genre of the program overture, this composition has no connection to any opera previously composed, nor to any opera to be composed in the future.
Since the program overture is a species of program music, which entails the association of instrumental music with extra-musical content, it is clear from the title that the extra-musical content envisioned for this piece is either a real, or imagined, formal royal coronation ceremony, with royalty and subjects gathered together in celebration of the crowning of a new king or queen.
– Patrick Brill
