Minutes of the Committee Meeting
of the Czech Handel Society, z.s. (hereinafter also referred to as the Society),

(Compiled retrospectively from an audio recording, with the assistance of ChatGPT, by Jan Kučera, 7^th–16^th July 2026. The delay in preparing these minutes was due primarily to the compiler's professional workload.)

Present

Committee:
Jiří Janoušek – Chairman
Michal Typl – Secretary
Jan Kučera – Technical Director
Věra Alves – Committee Member
Libor Hofman – Committee Member

Guests:
Magdalena Šmídová Turchichová

Apologies / Absent

Jana Míková – Substitute Committee Member.

No one else joined via Zoom, which had been made available for remote participation.

The Committee was quorate.

Date of the Next Meeting

The next Committee meeting will take place exactly one month later, on Thursday, 9 July 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Janoušek Law Office, see above.

Agenda

1. Vertical Voices concert project
2. The Society's international activities
3. Website and publishing activities
4. Proposal for a seminar devoted to Adam Václav Michna
5. Review of tasks arising from the previous meeting
6. Any other business

Vertical Voices Concert Project

Libor Hofman reported on the current state of preparations for the Vertical Voices concert tour. Both the organisational arrangements and promotional activities are progressing according to plan. Joint and individual posters have been prepared, promotional materials for concert organisers have been distributed, and publicity is being carried out through the Czech Handel Society's website, social media channels and regional cultural institutions.

The Committee took note of the report.

The Society's International Activities

JUDr Jiří Janoušek and Dr Magdalena Šmídová Turchichová reported on their participation in the Handel Festival in Halle. They informed the Committee about the course of the festival, the working meetings they had held, the contacts they had established, and the opportunities for further international cooperation involving the Czech Handel Society.

Among other matters, the Committee considered whether the Czech Handel Society should become a foreign corporate member of the newly established Italian society. The Committee made no recommendation and left the decision to the Chairman's discretion when attending the constituent meeting, taking into account the level of the as yet unresolved costs associated with such membership.

The Committee took note of the report.

Website and Publishing Activities

Jan Kučera reported on the Society's ongoing editorial work on its website, in particular on recent and forthcoming reviews and other material currently being prepared for publication. The discussion that followed reaffirmed the Society's established editorial policy of maintaining a factual and constructive tone in all texts published on its website.

Proposal for a Seminar on Adam Václav Michna

The Committee discussed at length Jan Kučera's proposal to organise a seminar on Adam Václav Michna. The discussion considered the academic, organisational and personnel aspects of the proposed event. No definite conclusion was reached during the meeting.

Following the meeting, Jan Kučera informed the members of the Committee by e-mail that he was withdrawing his proposal to organise the seminar on Michna. The matter was thereby closed without any further discussion.

Review of Tasks Arising from the Previous Meeting(s)

The Committee noted that the tasks assigned at previous meetings were being carried out on an ongoing basis according to their urgency and the time available to those responsible for their implementation. No new tasks were assigned at this meeting.

Any Other Business

Under Any Other Business, the members of the Committee were informed about the Society's ongoing activities and other projects currently in preparation.