The Castle Guard Fanfare Orchestra (Led by Lt.Col. Jan Šivec) French Horns: Zdeněk Beran, Pavel Šoura, David Prchlý /guest/ Trumpets: Jiří Krýsl, Vít Mucha, Stanislav Zeman Trombones: Josef Trnka, Bohumil Bydžovský, Oldřich Poděbradský Tuba: Rostislav Pavlík & The Prague Philharmonia (led by Ilja Šmíd) The Prague Philharmonic Choir (led by Jiří Chvála) Orchestration (in cooperation with Adam Klemens), musical arrangement and original music: Michal Pavlíček Lyrics: Michael Žantovský Conductor: Adam Klemens Soloist: Klaudia Dernerová (soprano), Kamil Střihavka (tenor), Daniel Hůlka (baritone), Michael Kocáb (baritone) Guitar, vocals: Michal Pavlíček Bass guitar: Jan Jakubec Drums, percussions: Martin Vaigl Accordion: Václav Veselý In the musical motifs portions from the following compositions were used: Michal Pavlíček – Ceremonial prelude John Lennon – Power to the People Traditional – Oh, Freedom Michal Pavlíček – Variation on the Marseillaise Ludwig van Beethoven – Ode to Joy Bedřich Smetana – My Country 21. – 22. November 2002 (Prague, Czech Republic) In Memory of VÁCLAV HAVEL (1936 – 2011) Václav Havel was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. Havel was the ninth and last president of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) and the first president of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). He wrote more than 20 plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally. Havel was voted 4th in Prospect magazine’s 2005 global poll of the world’s top 100 ……

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