The Association of Kyjov Moravian Ensemble's Friends (SPSSK) was
established in the spring of 1991 in the royal town of Kyjov by the
members of the ensemble and its supporters. The vocation of the
association is to support the ensemble's artistic activities in all
possible ways and to create conditions for developing folklore traditions
in Kyjov and its surroundings. To achieve these aims the association deals
with the following tasks:
- It connects Moravian folklore supporters
- It helps with organizing regional folklore festivals and other social events
- It takes care of bringing up young musicians, dancers and singers
- It informs the citizens of Kyjov about the ensemble's activities
- It collects historical materials in the field of folklore
- It publishes special editions of non-periodical publications
- It helps with the protecton of its members' copyright
- It speaks for the interests of the ensemble, which represents the town of Kyjov in the Czech Republic as well as abroad
We will give a warm welcome to everybody who would like to become a
member of our association and thus support our goals.
Octher activities of the ensemble and the association…
- Songbooks:
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- K městečku Kyjovu — J. Petrů a OKS /1986/
- Ej létala laštověnka — J. Petrů a ETNOS /1991/
- Zpíváme v Kyjově 1. díl — J. Petrů a ETNOS /1995/ (We sing in Kyjov I)
- Zpíváme v Kyjově 2. díl — J. Petrů a ETNOS /1996/ (We sing in Kyjov II)
- Zpíváme v Kyjově 3. díl — J. Petrů a SPSSK /1998/ (We sing in Kyjov III)
- Lidové písně z Kyjovska a Ždánicka — PhDr. O. Hrabalová a Město Kyjov /1999/ (Folk songs from the Kyjov and Ždánice regions)
- Publications:
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- 50 years of The Moravian Circle in Kyjov — Ing. I. Šimeček a Slovácký soubor Kyjov /1992/
- Feast and Harvest-home (Kyjov, Nětčice, Boršov) — Ing. I. Šimeček a SPSSK /1995/
- Moravian wedding in the Kyjov — J. Petrů ml., PhDr. F. Synek a SPSSK a FOS ČR /1998/
- Audio recordings:
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- SP Muzika Jury Petrů /1979/
- SP Mužský sbor z Kyjova /1983/
- LP Dyž sa chlapci zejdů /1983/
- LP Slovácký rok /1991/
- CD a MC Legrúti jedú /1994/
- CD a MC Zahučaly hory /1999/
- CD a MC Na kyjovských lúkách /2000/
- CD a MC Konec u Kyjova /2002/
- CD a MC Dej nám Bože zdravíčka /2005/
- Programmes:
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- The competition ”The best dancer of recruits' dances in the Kyjov region“
- Evenings with dulcimer bands
- Premieres
- Male choirs' shows
- Discussing the purity of wearing th Kyjov national costume
- Participation in organizing The Moravian Years in Kyjov
- Radio recordings:
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- With BROLN and Jura Petrů´s Dulcimer Band - Male and female choirs, solo singers
- TV recordings:
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- New Year´s Eve with Vladimír Menšíkem
- Programmes: Good night songs, Feast, Grape harvest, The feast on the occasion of hogkilling, The best of Moravia, with the Austrian ORF TV: Meeting of neighbours
- Jura Petrů's Dulcimer Band's Profile
- The profiles of the most important singing personalities in Kyjov and its surroundings