Clarinet Factory Explained

Background:	group_or_band
Clarinet Factory
Origin:	Prague, Czechia
Years Active:	1994–present
Current Members:	Jindřich Pavliš Luděk Boura Vojtěch Nýdl Petr Valášek
Past Members:	Jiří Sedláček

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.^[1]

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.^[2] The track "Smiluje" was used as the opening song for the 2011 film Long Live the Family! by Robert Sedláček.^[3]

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)^[4]
Pipers (2020)
Towers (2024)

Awards and recognition

Classic Prague Awards 2017 – Meadows (2017)^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Clarinet Factory zaujal ruskou filmařku i velké hudební veletrhy . operaplus.cz . 11 July 2019 . 24 July 2021 . cs . Clarinet Factory Attracts Russian Filmmaker and Major Music Fairs.
Web site: Clarinet Factory/Lenka Dusilová/Beata Hlavenková – Eternal Seekers . animalmusic.cz . 24 July 2021.
Web site: Rodina je základ státu . ceskatelevize.cz . 24 July 2021 . cs.
Web site: Clarinet Factory Majý Nový Klip . supraphon.cz . 19 May 2017 . 24 July 2021 . cs . Clarinet Factory Have a New Video.
Web site: Clarinet Factory oceněni Classic Prague Awards 2017 . soundczech.cz . 24 July 2021 . cs . Clarinet Factory Receive Classic Prague Awards 2017.