Oldrich Halma
Oldřich Halma (born December 10, 1907 in Přerov , † March 21, 1985 in Uherské Hradiště ) was a Czech choir conductor and composer.
In 1939 Halma became a bass player in the Moravian Teachers Choral Society (Pěvecké sdružení moravských učitelů - PSMU). He later became second conductor and in 1972 after Ferdinand Vach , Jan Šoupal and Antonín Tučapský the fourth chief conductor of the choir. The high point of his work at the PSMU was a concert at the Prague Spring in 1975. He was succeeded by Lumír Pivovarský . Halma also directed an amateur symphony orchestra and the Svatopluk choir in his hometown of Uherské Hradiště. His arrangements of folk tunes from the Moravian-Slovak border area became very popular in Czechoslovakia and are often performed by amateur choirs.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Oldřich Halma in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Alliance Publications, Inc. - H - Halma, Oldrich
- PSMU - Conductor - Oldřich Halma
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halma, Oldrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech choir conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Přerov |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 1985 |
| Place of death | Uherské Hradiště |