Czech singer-songwriter and award-winning classical guitarist Lenka Filipové
will perform in concert on Wednesday, May 4, at 8 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal
Church on Highland Avenue and Bethlehem Pike in Ambler. Ambler-based
singer-songwriters Debra Lee and Rick Denzien, who perform as the duo Lyra
Project, will be opening.
A versatile artist, Filipové has been a major figure on the popular music scene
of the Czech Republic for several decades. Her music includes classical guitar,
pop songs, folk ballads and French art songs (chansons). She speaks and sings in
Russian, French and English
She studied at the Prague Musical Conservatory and at the International Music
Academy in Paris, and in 2008 was chosen by the world-renowned singer Celine
Dion to open at her Prague concert.
She has toured throughout Europe, Japan and North America, and has won two
prestigious music awards, the Angel Award and the Golden Nightingale Award
(equivalent to the Grammy and the American Music Awards in the Czech Republic).
She also won the Grand Prix title in the International Guitar Festival in Antil,
Holland.
She will perform songs from her latest album, “The Best of Lenka Filipové,”
which showcases music from three decades of her Gold- and Platinum-selling
albums, including 10 lyrical and four classical guitar releases.
Opening for Filipové is Lyra Project (www.lyraproject. com), with their musical
guest, Michael Ronstadt, on cello. Lyra Project is an award-winning duo who
blend and trade lead and vocal harmonies. Rick Denzien recently co-produced
Michael Ronstadt’s new CD, “Bridging the Gap,” in the www.BoffoStudio.comUH
facility in Ambler.
The concert is sponsored by the greater Czech and Slovak community of
Philadelphia and New Jersey region, where Ambler is the center of social
activities, according to Czech-born Ambler resident Miroslav Oborny, president
of the Czech and Slovak Heritage Association.
, or at the door for $30. For more information, contact Miro Oborny,
610-416-1614. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
