Hey, Master! Don’t miss Ryba’s Czech Christmas Mass

Jakub J. Rybaʼs 1796 work has become the musical touchstone of the Czech Christmas season; last year, it played at the Vatican

Arts & Leisure

Guest Writer | 19.12.2011

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A Children's Opera of Prague production of Ryba's ‘Czech Christmas Mass’ (Česká mše vánoční). Because of its opening words, the classic pastoral mass is also known as Hey, Master! (Hej, mistře!)

Enormously popular for centuries in the land of his birth, Jakub Jan Rybaʼs iconic Czech Christmas Mass (Česká mše vánoční) had its Chicago premier this month, blending local church musicians and choristers with those of Czech, Slovak, and Moravian heritage. Though constructed as a proper Mass and based on the story of the birth of Jesus, it digs deep into Czech folklore.

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