Agon Orchestra
The Agon Orchestra is an early 1980s as Agon ensemble of young Czech composers (including Petr Kofron , Martin Smolka and Miroslav Pudlák based) orchestra offered which is opposite to the prevailing cultural policy, an individual platform for their own performance and Western pieces. The Fluxus movement related underground bands like Dg307 or Progrockgruppen as The Plastic People of the Universe were role models and are now working occasionally with the Agon Orchestra.
By performing works by the Western European avant-garde, the Agon Orchestra built a bridge over the iron curtain. The repertoire focus of the Agon Orchestra today is on performances by young Czech composers and representatives of American minimal music .
Discography
- Agon - Contemporary Music Ensemble Prague (CD), Martin Smolka, Miroslav Pudlák, Petr Kofroň, Josef Adamík, produced by Arta Records / F1 0018 (1991)
- Growthrings (Hermit Symposium Catalog & CD), Petr Kofroň - Mitternachtmusik (1993) produced by Hermit Foundation - Avik / Av 0018 (1993)
- Agon Ensemble - Czech New Music Of The 1960s (CD), Jan Rychlík, Josef Berg, Rudolf Komorous, Zbyněk Vostrák, produced by Arta Records / F1 0042 (1994)
- Golden Harmony Awards 1994 (CD), Music by Jan Rychlík produced by Harmonie / Harm 001 (1994)
- Agon Orchestra Live (audio tape, Limited Edition Of 100 Copies) Music by Cornelius Cardew, Petr Kofroň, Anestis Logothetis, Martin Smolka & Miroslav Šimáček produced by Society For New Music (1995)
- Lines Of Shadow (CD / Film Soundtrack) Music by Vojtěch Havel produced by Zona / Bonton Music 71 0501 (1996)
- Agon Orchestra - Graphic Scores & Concepts (book & CD), Miroslav Ponc, Karl Peter Roehl, Anestis Logothetis, Milan Grygar, John Cage , Cornelius Cardew, Milan Knížák , Michael Nyman, Daniel Goode, Marian Palla produced by Audio Ego (1996)
- Agon Orchestra - The Red & Black (double CD), Martin Smolka, Petr Kofroň, Miroslav Šimáček, Peter Graham, produced by Audio Ego (1997)
- Agon Orchestra - Martin Smolka (CD), Martin Smolka produced by Audio Ego (1998)
- Agon Orchestra - Filip Topol (CD), produced by Indies Records (2001)
literature
- Susanna Niedermayr, Christian Scheib: European meridians. new music territories. reports from countries in transition. Saarbrücken 2003, pp. 153-174.