1 p.m.

The Spěváks’ private and professional paths are linked by the cimbalom. This renowned duo opens the programme. They will show us how classical music sounds on an instrument that most of us connect with folk music. However we can also reveal that even in this case we can also look forward to minor excursions into the world of folk.

2 p.m.

A teacher, the head of ensembles and mainly an excellent singer and musician in body and soul, who has already awoken a love of folk music in many children and adults. He is inseparably linked to the mountainous region around Bánov and Nivnice. He will be appearing at the Music Marathon with his no less gifted family.

3 p.m.

The cimbalom player Jura Petrů from a legendary musical family will be presenting his choir. Strong male voices are in themselves breath-taking, but heartfelt joy from signing together is an added value that brings enchanted smiles to faces.

4 p.m.

A children’s ensemble with a tradition stretching back more than 30 years will perform from their colourful repertoire for us. Both cimbalom music ensembles and all the dance groups from the youngest to older schoolchildren will be presented.

5.15 p.m.

Gifted young musicians who met in Brno while studying and discovered that they enjoy playing together. Their imaginative and quality interpretation of mot just Slovak folk ends the afternoon programme of Music Marathon 2018 for us. If you want to sing and dance along, don’t be shy.

8 p.m.

Both of the musicians performing for us in the main evening programme try to interpret folk music in the most faithful and truthful way. During the evening they will present to us the distinctive regions of the Moravian-Slovakian borderlands, hidden in the hills and valleys of the White Carpathians. At least in the medium of song ĽH Poľana and HM Petra Mičky lead us from the blooming scented meadows of Kopanice, via Horňácko through to Myjava.