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Hauptwerk.cz -
Author
Virtual Pipe-Organ
Projects
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Jiri Zurek
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born 1974,
at
Olomouc, Czech Republic, Europe
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1980-1992 studied
piano with Mrs. Herta Hanakova, later adding organ with a private teacher,
also attending the lessons on organ building at the Olomouc organ company,
being involved in restaurations of various organs also practically.
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1990-1992
a student of the
United World College of the Adriatic, Duino, Italy
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1992:
graduated at UWCAD, International Baccalaureate Diploma
obtained.
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1992-1993:
theological convict at Litomerice, Czech republic, (a name of an educational
institution, not a "prison", in fact :-) at that time being the
cathedral co-organist of Litomerice
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1993-1998: Charles
University, Prague, Theological Faculty student. at that time being the
seminary organist and the "praefectus chori" the leader and director of the
seminarian choir, responsible for the music in the Prague seminary. During
the two visits of the pope John Paul II. to the country I was co-responsible
for the music in papal Prague ceremonies.
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1995-1998: Charles
University, Prague, Philosophical Faculty student of musicology, specialized
in early music and gregorian chant.
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1998: a diploma of
"Magister" (master) degree obtained from the Charles University
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2006:
obtained the ThLic. post-gradual degree in systematic Theology
at Palackiana University in Olomouc
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2008:
obtained the ThD. post-gradual degree in systematic Theology at
Palackiana University in Olomouc.
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1998-present:
researcher at the Institute for Classical Studies (later Philosophical
Institute) of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech republic. Responsible for
projects: "Documentation of the Cultural Heritage of the Czech Lands up to
1800", "Knihopis Digital" and the project "Liturgical Manuscripts of the
Utraquist Provenance".
During this period I started experimenting with sampling organ sound
and with digital organ consoles. After Hauptwerk appeared, I was one
of the first sample set producers, the first sample set appeared in 2003
as the Sonus Paradisi
project, later adding Hauptwerk.cz
project.
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Contact: info [at-sign] hauptwerk.cz
(where [at-sign] = @, it is an anti-spam workaround)
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