Keynote lectures

The keynote lectures were scheduled thematically on four mornings.

  • The abstracts and biographies can be found in the ‘Detailed information on the conference programme’ (available here).
  • You can find the manuscripts and translations here.

Czechia (part 1) – Tuesday, July 30th

  • The hymnal of 1501: A still unknown witness to the beginnings of Czech lay singing (PhDr. Eliška Baťová, dipl. um) – Lecture in English
  • Cautious approaches and radical changes: Chant repertory and spiritual songs in the Prague liturgy in the late Middle Ages (doc. PhDr. Hana Vlhová-Wörner Ph.D.) – Lecture in German
  • The Bohemian Reformation and Music: Worship singing of the non-Catholic churches in the Bohemian Crown Lands (1420–1620) (doc. PhDr. Martin Horyna, Ph.D.) – Lecture in German
  • Parish, fraternity/professionals and laity: corporate and individual use of hymnals in the Czech lands in the early modern period (doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.) – Lecture in English

From Bohemia to the World – Wednesday, July 31st

Bohemian Roots and Caribbean Fruit: The Emergence of the Caribbean Moravian Praise Hymnal (Lecture and interview by and with Rev. Dr. Mikie A. Roberts)

Czechia (part 2) – Thursday, August 1st

  • Faith, Love and Hope in the Songs of Luke of Prague: An Expression of Mystical Spirituality (Doc. Tabita Landová, Ph.D.) – Lecture in English
  • Four Czech hymnbooks of the Habrovany Brethren from the first half of the sixteenth century (Mgr. Marie Hanzelková, Ph.D.) – Lecture in English
  • Printed Hymnals of the Bohemian Brethren in European Libraries in the 21st Century (Mgr. Jiří Just, Th.D.) – Lecture in German

Hymnody in the digital age – Friday, August 2nd

  • The winds of change and our hymnody today (Morten Skovsted) – Lecture in English
  • Traditional hymnody, congregational song, media ecology and memorial lessons (Prof. Dr. Jonathan Dueck) – Lecture in English