Collegium Musicum (band)

Collegium Musicum is a Slovak art rock / progressive rock band formed by Marián Varga and Fedor Frešo in Czechoslovakia in late 1969, best known for their complex, predominantly instrumental compositions centred around Varga's keyboards/organ, and for their interpretations of classical works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Bartók, and others. While never achieving mainstream popularity, the band was among the most influential formations on the Czech/Slovak music scene in the 1970s, drawing comparisons to the Emerson, Lake & Palmer, and featured some of the foremost Slovak rock instrumentalists, including Fedor Frešo (bass), František Griglák (guitar), and others. Known for their live performances, Collegium Musicum enjoyed a revival through touring in the late 1990s and late 2000s, particularly among younger generations.

Discography

• 1970 Collegium Musicum
• 1970 EP Hommage à J.S.Bach/Ulica plná plášťov do dažďa
• 1971 Konvergencie
• 1973 Live
• 1975 Marián Varga & Collegium Musicum
• 1978 Continuo
• 1979 On a Ona
• 1981 Divergencie
• 1989 Všetko je inak
• 1997 Collegium Musicum '97
• 2010 Speak, Memory

Members

• Marián Varga organ (1969–2017)
• Fedor Frešo bass-guitar (1970–1973, 1977–1979, 1992–2018)
• Dušan Hájek drums (1970–1975, 1977–1979, 1997)
• František Griglák guitar (1971–1972, 1997–2018)
• Fedor Letňan guitar (1969)
• Rasťo Vacho guitar (1969,1971)
• Pavel Váně guitar (1970)
• Ivan Belák bass-guitar (1973–1975)
• Jozef Farkaš guitar (1974–1975)
• Peter Szapu drums (1975–1977)
• Andrej Horváth guitar (1975–1977)
• Ľudovít Nosko vocal (1977–1979)
• Peter Peteraj guitar (1979–1981)
• Anastasis Engonidis bass-guitar (1981)
• Cyril Zeleňák drums (1981, 1992,)
• Pavol Kozma drums (1979–1981)
• Karel Witz guitar (1977–1979)
• Martin Valihora drums (2008–present)

See also

• Collegium Musicum - a type of musical society
• The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time

External links

• Official website (in Slovak)