| Content | They had already recovered from the fatigue of Prague, it took them a long time. He writes that they are again deprived of one joy - on 7 July, a vocal ensemble from Brno, Moravan, was to perform the world premiere of THE MOUNTAIN OF THREE SAINTS in the local church, the solo part was to be sung by [Teodor] Šrubař. After many meetings, the concert was finally allowed, and when the programme was then submitted, it was only allowed if it was to take place in the theatre hall, which was impossible because of the important organ part. The reason given was that it was in the interest of the faithful, who would have to pay an entrance fee if they wished to go to the church to pray. This is of course an excuse, the concert would be from six to seven in the evening. There was a lot of interest in the concert. So he asks if something can't be done about it. At the same time he writes to Karel Novák asking him to visit the KS to talk about it. The hometown is really not treating BM very well, the little world is lying fallow, the Museum is the same, although it's been a year since they were ordered to fix everything. They are begging for news on how they will get along with the CN, they were so looking forward to it.
In a different pencil: "Kindly return the enclosed programme to me".
He adds: Couldn't an enquiry be made either to the Communist Party or the President's office "whether it is against BM's work - but mainly that the concert should not be in a church". Would it be appropriate for the citizenry to write to the President's office for permission? He asks for a quick response as time is flying and Moravian would have to be notified again to have posters printed. |