Although Moravanka ended this year after 50 years of existence, her legacy continues to live in the production of other wind music, says Slabáková. According to trumpet player and conductor Václav Hybš, Moravanka was probably the first to notice how well the brass band plays in Moravia.
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The decision to end Moravanka’s activities matured gradually, the age of the bandleader and other members played a role, the decrease in concerts in the Czech Republic and abroad, as well as the complications associated with musical activities during the coronavirus pandemic and related measures. “It is said that he should stop at his best as long as it plays for everyone,” said Slabáková.
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According to the singer, the last two years have been challenging, the concerts have been very busy. That is why Moravanka did not end with a gala concert, but with a performance on Wednesday in the falconry in Lomnice near Tišnov. “We let it go to waste,” said Slabáková. However, everyone was moved, and the bandleader, according to her, shed a tear.
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Slabák celebrated his 80th birthday this year. He stopped playing the trumpet at concerts a few years ago, he stayed in conducting. “After all, we’re not so young anymore, I’m not so good at yelling and singing. In addition, when you have to play a four-hour concert somewhere, it’s hard work, which also hurts your shoulders and joints. Fortunately, my health serves me, my eyesight is good, but just recently the doctor found out that my hearing was a little worse. At concerts from those trumpets, it’s a decent soundtrack, it has to show up somewhere, “said Slabák in March this year.
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At that time, he was still thinking that he could hand over Moravanka to someone, but in the end the decision was made to end the band’s activities. There was no one who could and wanted to take over the band’s baton and the great managerial worries associated with planning concerts and other wind music activities.
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Dozens of albums remained after Moravance, which experienced its greatest success in the 1980s and 1990s. A recording from Kyjov from August this year, presented as The Last Live Concert, is now available on DVD and two CDs. The greatest hits of Moravanka are recorded on it.
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“I have always been angry at Moravanka because they played better than our band, which I also disbanded,” said Václav Hybš, trumpet player, conductor, music arranger and former bandmaster of the Václav Hybš Dance Orchestra. “Honza (Slabák) and I are friends, we call each other every week. I think that Moravanka was the first to notice how greatly Moravia plays the brass band. We had several concerts together, I remember such a big mix called From City to City. Moravanka deserves recognition, she has always played flawlessly, “he added.
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Fans of the band, who regret the ends of Moravanka on social networks, are comforted by the fact that there are many CDs and TV shows with their favorite wind music. Some also announced that they had proposed or will propose Jan Slabák for a state decoration. “He certainly deserves what he did for the brass band. He gave her a new sound, a new coat, “said Slabáková.
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