Matěj Štrunc

Matěj Metoděj Štrunc, a young actor, singer and musician originally from Brno, frontman of the band Ateliér, and son of dulcimer player Dalibor and violinist Katerina Štrunc from the bands Cimbal Classic and Javory. The apple really did not fall far from the tree, but at the same time it came closer to other trees and colored itself with original colors. The artist refers to folk songs, and in fact the recording really reflects them. The author says, \“I have chosen songs that I remember my grandmother from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm singing to me as a child, or folk songs whose charm I only came across, for example, at dulcimer parties while studying at the conservatory.\” In the field of world music or modern arrangements of folk material, it is common that in some cases it is impossible to draw a precise line between music that is \“still\” folk and arrangements so expressive that it actually becomes a new composition, either harmonically or sometimes melodically. Matěj Metoděj Štrunc chose a clear and radical solution. He kept the lyrics from the folk songs and invented completely new melodies. It is a rather daring discipline, one which even more experienced composers could \“break their teeth\” on. Although Štrunc did not excel in every single song, the overall result is good beyond expectations.