Written during the lockdown and composed of six songs, this piece is the result of an escape, a fictional journey, a journey into the distant, in the imagination of Juan Arroyo in front of his work table. It is also a formidable challenge, that of bringing together two strongly contrasting musical traditions: the written tradition and the oral tradition, around a single piece. Juan Arroyo dedicates his Chants Tchèques to Bruno Letort, thanks to whom, in his own words, he was able to achieve this adventure far from cloistered territories.
The premiere of this work took place on November 29, 2022 at the Ars Musica Festival, with the Grunik and Fractales ensembles at BOZAR – Belgium.