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MFF MISTŘÍN 10.-13. 7. 2025

FLERET ● HARAFICA ● BROLN

Banda Slovakia ● Na2fáze ● 4BAB ● CM Vojara ● DH Mistříňanka ● DH Miločanka ●  Folklore ensembles from Bohemia, Moravia and Europe

folk costumed procession ● folk fair ● solemn mass ● exhibitions

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Mistřín festival like in the good old days

This unique cultural event, which for many years brought together not only our fellow citizens but also people from nearby towns and guests from abroad, has left unforgettable memories in the hearts of many of us.

The Mistřín International Folklore Festival 2025 will take place from July 10th to 13th at the Orel sports grounds in Svatobořice-Mistřín. The festival will offer a rich program full of music, dance, and traditions from various parts of the world. Performing groups will include, for example, Fleret, Harafica, BROLN, Mistříňanka, BANDA and other domestic and international ensembles. Each day will feature unique shows full of music, dance, and traditions from different regions. The festival is suitable for all age groups and offers barrier-free access. Come and enjoy the unforgettable atmosphere of folklore and celebrate the richness of folk culture with us.

On behalf of the festival organizing team
Ladislav Švidroň, Festival Director

Opening ceremony of exhibitions at elementary schools

Exhibition of photographs by PhDr. František Synek. Exhibition of folk costumes. The Children's Cimbalom Music Group led by Pavel Varmuža will perform in a short cultural program.

Opening band 4BAB

We are a four-member vocal group that likes to sing in many genres. We deal with folk, pop, folk songs, gospel and many others. We are genre-adaptable and like to learn new things. We love to create harmony and complement each other. Our voices are all completely different and that is why we can sing in different styles, but it also allows us to create a unique sound ensemble that contains different vocal colors. You can hear us especially at weddings during ceremonies, but also as background music in cafes, at private events and celebrations. Our main feature is the strong friendship that has kept us together for over ten years. About a year ago, we were invited to a big concert, as the opening band for the band Šroti. We invited our friends to such an event - great musicians, with whom we will also perform at the concert in Svatobořice-Mistřín. 4Band will consist of: Martin Novák on piano, Vojta Herka on bass, and Lukáš Uherek on drums.

Fleret concert with Zuzana Šuláková

From purely folk beginnings, through an unmistakable hardening of the sound and the subsequent seventeen-year collaboration with singer Jarmila Šuláková, the band has worked its way up to its current concert form, where everything has been nicely mixed and connected. The years-proven tandem of Hrachový (guitar) - Bartošík (violin) is complemented by a trio of excellent musicians - guitarist Vítek Rokyta, bassist Radek Postava and drummer Rosťa Koplík. He entertains fans all over the country with his unique and original expression. Over the course of 40 years, he has recorded more than nineteen albums. In 2024, Fleret enters its 41st season with a repertoire of completely new, but also old, proven hits, with many songs already popular.

Evening entertainment with the band Na2fáze

The Na2fáze music group has been operating in the light of the music scene since 2006. It has played hundreds of events of all kinds. Summer nights, feasts, city celebrations and festivals, balls, weddings, birthdays and corporate parties. The list is long and, most importantly, endless. The composition of the band has changed over the years depending on the situation.

Festival opening

The festival will officially open with the national anthem performed by the Angeli Cantanti choir. Pavel Růžička will be the host throughout the evening.

Presentation of foreign ensembles

Foreign ensembles will be introduced in a small trailer and tune in to the Saturday program dedicated only to foreign guests.

Music and dance program by local folklore ensembles

The author of the program is Jiří Martykán.

HARAFICA concert

Harafica is an essential element of the folklore of Hradiště and is known for its rich performances at concerts, dulcimer discussions and other cultural events. The ensemble presents itself as an independent musical ensemble. It also collaborates with renowned soloists and other musical ensembles, such as the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava, Hradišťan, VÚS Ondráš or the SĽUK orchestra from Bratislava.

A conversation at the dulcimer with CM VOJARA

We are a young band whose members come from five municipalities in three ethnographic regions, namely the Hanácký slovácko region, Podluží and Kyjovsko. These are all regions of excellent wine, beautiful costumes, and enchanting music, which we are happy to prove to you. Playing is above all fun and joy for us. We then try to transfer our enthusiasm and enthusiasm to every event we play at. We have a wide repertoire with which we are happy to fulfill your musical wishes - we play folklore and modern music.

Presentation of local, Czech and foreign ensembles in front of the Municipal Office

All performing groups will present themselves in front of the Municipal Office, accompanied by DH Miločanka.

Reception at the mayor's

The village leadership will receive representatives of the ensembles and festival guests to ceremonially welcome them to the 12th annual International Folklore Festival Mistřín 2025.

Costumed parade

Costumed procession of all performers from the Municipal Office to the Orel unity area. We invite all fans of folk tradition and folklore to the costumed procession. DH Miločanka performs.

Children's dulcimer music + The region appreciates cultural heritage (Presentation of regional awards)

The Children's Cimbalom Music will perform on stage under the direction of Pavel Varmuža. A number of traditional crafts and handicraft techniques, once common everyday activities, are gradually falling into oblivion and are threatened with extinction. For this reason, the South Moravian Region established and annually awards the title of Master of Traditional Handicrafts of the South Moravian Region. This year at our festival and we appreciate it very much.

Opening of the festival, introduction of guests

The evening's moderator is Pavel Růžička.

Performances of Czech ensembles

Olšava collection, SLPT Ovčák, Postřekov ethnographic collection

Performances of foreign ensembles

Trio Dereva (UA), Kopaničiar (SK), Zespól Regionálny ISTEBNA (PL), Tébláb AMI (HU).

Local Volunteer Theater

Dance party with DH Miločanka

The first mention of this band dates back to 1982, when young musicians from Milotice decided to establish their own brass band. They continued the tradition of this genre in Milotice. Until then, Bohumil Zbořil's band had been very important here. Miločanka itself has been giving joy to listeners for almost thirty years. During that time, it has recorded several CDs, television programs and has given concerts abroad several times. However, its active activity stopped in 2012. In 2016, several local musicians began to meet and play on various occasions in the village. Together, they gave the impetus for the revival of Miločanka. A group of musicians around Pavel Ingr - today's band manager, was responsible for the fact that brass music is active in Milotice again. Two years later, trumpeter Kryštof Neduchal became the bandleader, with whom several new members came to Miločanka, who rejuvenated the collective.

Solemn Holy Mass

DH Mistříňanka concert

The Mistřínanka brass band was founded in 1967 by bandleader Antonín Pavluš. Thanks to its high-quality musician cast, great enthusiasm and approach, the band quickly gained growing popularity and wide audience attention in Czechoslovakia and abroad. At the beginning of its musical era in 1975, it received the highest musical award - the winner of the brass band competition in Czechoslovakia "O Zlatá křídlovku". After this great success, interest in Mistřínanka constantly grew and ranked it among the most sought-after brass bands in Czechoslovakia. It established extensive cooperation with a major music agency and publishing house in the country, the Prague Pragokoncert, which not only arranged its foreign tours, but also nominated it in 1993 for the World Brass Band Championship in Hettlingen, Switzerland, where it won the highest award - 1st place. During its fifty years of successful activity, the band has played more than 4,000 performances on various occasions - festivals, concerts, dance parties, social events, television and radio appearances, where it has won countless awards. It has spread the joy of music not only at home but also abroad. With Moravian melodies, it has traveled to almost all European countries, and has also played its concerts in the USA.

Performances of foreign ensembles

The foreign ensembles performing with you are saying goodbye.

BROLN with soloists from Svatobořice-Mistřín

The Brno Radio Orchestra of Folk Instruments, also abbreviated as BROLN, is a folklore music group that operated in the Brno studio of the Czechoslovak Radio, and after its restoration, it now operates there under the patronage of the Czech Radio. It is a musical ensemble that was founded in early 1952 and its program was focused on folk music, especially Moravian music. The orchestra made its first radio recording in February 1952. The basic artistic goal of the orchestra was the tasteful interpretation of folk music, both folk songs and instrumental works. The band was formed by the union of three original folklore ensembles originally from the Slovácko, Valašsko and Haná.

End of the festival, farewell

The festival program ends, farewell to the performers, festival guests, thanks. Luboš Tobolka accompanies the speech.

Concert BANDA, world music group

The band, which was founded in 2003 in Bratislava, is a world music group representing Slovak folk music in a modern form. The band consists of musicians with many years of experience in the interpretation of folk music as well as other genres. When creating the world music repertoire, the group is mainly inspired by Slovak traditional music. The musicians combine authentic tunes with some elements from other musical genres – blues, jazz, Balkan and Slavic folklore. Their live production is dynamic, varied and interpretatively impressive.