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The Czech band Spiritual Quintet announced the end of its more than 60-year career in 2019. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed that the group would not even be able to say goodbye to their fans. In the end, however, the band succeeds. During September and October, he has to play the remaining concerts of his last tour.
The band Quintet disrupted all plans in a covid pandemic. The group decided to hang their careers on a nail two years ago. However, due to the unfavorable epidemic situation in the Czech Republic and government measures, the Spiritual Quintet had to postpone the concerts of its farewell tour several times.
The band first planned the last 13 concerts last autumn. The dates were then moved to May this year.
“For a long time we sincerely hoped that our last concerts will be possible in the alternative September dates. Unfortunately, due to the measures taken by the government, valid from September 1, 2020, it is not possible. The last 13 concerts will be played for you in May 2021, “the band said last year.
But even then they failed to materialize. “We want to thank all of you who show us with your persistent loyalty that hope is more than acidity, and we promise in the same hope that we will do our best to make it work in the end,” the group added on its Facebook profile. this March.
But this time it seems that it will really work out. The band is definitely to complete its career during September and October.
The Spiritual Quintet is the first Czech and Czechoslovak folk group. It was founded in 1960 as a male quartet. The founding members were bassist Ivo Mach, tenor Miroslav Keller and baritone Miloslav Kastelovič. Jiří Tichota, who also stood at the birth of the band, is its last living original member. Since then, the line-up has changed many times.
The group fought several bans during the communist regime. It is also connected with the events of November 1989. The members of the Spiritual Quintet also sang on the balcony of Prague’s Melantrich. They also have experience in appearing before presidents, both Czech and American.
TN.cz
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