ORIGINAL PRAGUE SYNCOPATED ORCHESTRA

OPSO is a leading professional ensemble in the Czech Republic, focusing on authentic interpretation of early - 1920's - American jazz, blues and dance music. It is considered the stylistically most pure and artistically most convincing ensemble of its kind. In its current repertoire there are approximately 260 of the most striking melodies from the 1920's. Many of these songs are near-forgotten and yet, in OPSO's experience, exert a powerfully hypnotic effect on the contemporary listener. Thanks to use of historical instruments, original playing techniques and sophisticated arrangements, the sound of the orchestra is both uniquely authentic and original at the same time. OPSO has a wide-range musical expression at its disposal: from the nostalgic to contagious optimism - and even, on occasion, an energetically vehement celebration of sound! The Orchestra plays at a low-key, acoustic sound level, proffering "music to one's ears". Only the singer's voice ever benefits from amplification and the orchestra itself relies on its own acoustic effect, without need for microphones.