:Clarinet Factory
{{Short description|Czech clarinet quartet}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Clarinet Factory
| image = Clarinet Factory - WOMEX 15, Budapest, 2015.10.24.JPG
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| caption = Clarinet Factory in 2015
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| origin = Prague, Czechia
| genre = {{hlist|Classical|jazz|crossover|electronica}}
| years_active = 1994–present
| label = {{hlist|Clarton|Aura-Pont|Homerecords|Supraphon}}
| website = {{url|clarinet-factory.cz/en}}
| current_members =
- Jindřich Pavliš
- Luděk Boura
- Vojtěch Nýdl
- Petr Valášek
| past_members =
- Jiří Sedláček
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Clarinet Factory is a Czech clarinet quartet formed in Prague in 1994. The group plays classical music, jazz, crossover, ethnic, minimalist, electronic, and soundtrack music. The quartet is composed of Jindřich Pavliš, Luděk Boura, Vojtěch Nýdl, and Petr "Pepino" Valášek.{{cite web|title=Clarinet Factory zaujal ruskou filmařku i velké hudební veletrhy |url=https://operaplus.cz/clarinet-factory-zaujal-ruskou-filmarku-i-velke-hudebni-veletrhy/ |website=operaplus.cz |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Clarinet Factory Attracts Russian Filmmaker and Major Music Fairs}}
Eternal Seekers
In 2008, Lenka Dusilová, together with Beata Hlavenková and Clarinet Factory, launched a project called Eternal Seekers. They recorded a self-titled album the same year, for which Dusilová won an Anděl Award in the Best Singer category.{{cite web|title=Clarinet Factory/Lenka Dusilová/Beata Hlavenková – Eternal Seekers |url=https://animalmusic.cz/en/album/clarinet-factorylenka-dusilovabeata-hlavenkova-eternal-seekers |website=animalmusic.cz |date= |access-date=24 July 2021}} The track "Smiluje" was used as the opening song for the 2011 film Long Live the Family! by Robert Sedláček.
Band members
Current
- Jindřich Pavliš – clarinet
- Luděk Boura – clarinet
- Vojtěch Nýdl – clarinet
- Petr "Pepino" Valášek – bass clarinet
Past
- Jiří Sedláček
Discography
- Echoes from Stone (2003)
- Polyphony (2005)
- Eternal Seekers (2008) with Lenka Dusilová and Beata Hlavenková
- Out of Home (2010)
- Echoes of Colors (2012)
- Worx and Reworx (2014)
- Meadows (2017){{cite web|title=Clarinet Factory Majý Nový Klip |url=https://www.supraphon.cz/novinky/803-clarinet-factory-maji-novy-klip |website=supraphon.cz |date=19 May 2017 |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Clarinet Factory Have a New Video}}
- Pipers (2020)
- Towers (2024)
Awards and recognition
- Classic Prague Awards 2017 – Meadows (2017){{cite web|title=Clarinet Factory oceněni Classic Prague Awards 2017 |url=https://www.soundczech.cz/cs/novinky/589-clarinet-factory-oceneni-classic-prague-awards-2017 |website=soundczech.cz |date= |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=cs |trans-title=Clarinet Factory Receive Classic Prague Awards 2017}}
References
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External links
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- {{official website|clarinet-factory.cz}}
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Category:Musical groups from Prague