Prague Choral Meetings
Prague Choral Meetings 2023
Prague Spring Choral Meeting
April 27 - 30, 2023
Prague Summer Choral Meeting I
July 06 - 09, 2023
Prague Summer Choral Meeting II
August 10 - 13, 2023
Prague Autumn Choral Meeting
November 9 - 12, 2023
Prague Advent Choral Meeting I
November 30 – December 03, 2023
Prague Advent Choral Meeting II
December 07 - 10, 2023
Advent Choral Meeting
28.11.-01.12. 2019
5.-8.12.2019
Prague Advent Choral Meetings 2018
Prague Choral Meetings 2017
Prague Spring Choral Meeting
April 28-May 1, 2017
Prague Summer Choral Meeting:
July 13-16, 2017
August 3-6, 2017
Prague Autumn Choral Meeting:
November 9-12, 2017
November 16-19, 2017
Prague Advent Choral Meeting:
November 23-26, 2017
November 30-December 3, 2017
Prague Spring Choral Meeting
March 17-20, 2016
Prague Summer Choral Meeting
July 14-17, 2016
August 4-7, 2016
Prague Autumn Choral Meeting
November 10-13, 2016
November 17-20, 2016
Prague Advent Choral Meeting 2016
November 24-27, 2016
December 1-4, 2016
Prague Advent Choral Meeting 2015
November 12-15, 2015
November 19-22, 2015
November 26-29, 2015
December 3-6, 2015
Prague Advent Choral Meeting 2014
November 20-23, 2014
November 27-30, 2014
December 4-7, 2014
Prague Summer Choral Meeting 2014
July 17-20 , 2014
Prague Advent Choral Meeting 2013
November 21-24, 2013
December 5-8, 2013
December 12-15, 2013
November 22-25, 2012
December 6-9, 2012
December 1 - 4, 2011
December 8-11, 2011
Advent
Choral Meeting
December 2 - 5, 2010
December 9-12, 2010
Advent
Choral Meeting
December 3 - 6, 2009
December 10-13, 2009
Advent
Choral Meeting
December 4 - 7, 2008
Participating choirs
Grupo Coral da Sociedade Filarmónica Progresso e Labor Samouquense, Portugal
The Choral Group of Samouco was founded in 2006 and held its first performance in December 09, 2007. The choir has grown till nowadays to about 35 members and since then the group has held many regional performances at Alcochete and Montijo where it regularly sings sacred music at liturgical services during festivities and is often invited to participate in musical events and meetings organized by the municipalities of different Portuguese towns like Setúbal, Sines, Mafra, Évora, Ponte de Sor. The choir´s a capella repertoire is formed by classical, sacred and folk music, either Portuguese or international themes, gospels and spirituals. The artistic director of the choral group of Samouco is Ana Gato born in Évora in 1985 who graduated in Musical Sciences at a Portuguese University and attended different master classes in choral direction and choral pedagogy.
Blema-Chor „Gerhard Hirsch“ Aue e.V., Germany
Mr. Gerhard Hirsch with 12 young people founded the Blema - Chor Aue in 1946 and already within 2 years the choir had over 40 male and female singers. The choir has participated in various choral meetings and festivals - for example in Ried (Austria) or in Riva del Garda (Italy) - the highlight of their activities so far was the participation in Choir Olympics in Linz (Austria) in 2000.
Ms. Heidemarie Korba overtook a demanding heritage in 1995 - she became the artistic director of the Blema-Choir. In 1996 to its 50th birthday obtained the choir new name: Blema-Chor „Gerhard Hirsch“ as homage to the founder of the choir. The ensemble performs as a mixed choir, chamber choir (16 women) and a youth choir. Their repertoire reaches from folk songs to classics, from hits to operetta, from musicals to contemporary music.
Dorfvocal Thurn, Austria
The choir was formed in 1995 by uniting the existing female choir and Thurner Sänger Choir - in 1997 they were given the name DORFVOCAL THURN. They meet regularly to weekly rehearsals, sing at mass on Sundays and holidays at the St. Nicholas Church in Thurn (2 km north of Lienz in East Tirol/. In recent years they have given concerts of African and gospel songs during the “Long Night of Churches” in St. Andrä and in the Family Church in Lienz. The ensemble gives also secular concerts, sings in radio shows, at Advent afternoons and at weddings. The choir is lead by Irmgard Gärtner, the conductor is Norbert Nemmert since autumm 2006. There are 6 sopranos, 5 alt singers, 2 tenors and 3 bass singers. The choir goes almost every year on a trip that strenghtens the ties between choir members and the singing is certainly not omitted either.
Chor STIMMSALAT, Austria
The choir STIMMSALAT was founded by Jutta Pichler and Richard Seidler in Vienna in October 2009 and consists of 20 – 24 singing loving people. Their repertoire reaches from
madrigals over gospels/spirituals pop&rock to Austrian and international folk songs. The songs are also sung in the language of their origin, e.g. in Swedish, English and African languages. The colorful ensemble convinces by its charm and pleasure from mutual singing. The STIMMSALAT perform two times per year at different venues and for their loyal fans in Vienna in summer and in the Advent period.
Männerchor Muntlix, Austria
The Male Choir Muntlix was founded as early as in 1907 and thus has been in existence for 105 years. The repertoire of the choir consists of classical and romantic works as well as folk songs, hits, spirituals, gospels and other sacred works. Beside prophane concerts and singing at other ocassions they concentrate mainly on preparing religious festivities. They are regularly invited to sing at masses in neighbouring communities. The Männerchor Muntlix organizes every year a spring concert as well as an Advent and Christmas concert. Since 25 years there has been also a double quartett formed by leading voices of the choir that performs at the main choir´s´concerts and brings diversity to their shows.
Killaloe Ballina Gospel Choir, Ireland
The Killaloe Ballina Gospel Choir (KBGC) is a community choir from the Mid-West of Ireland. The Choir is open to all, without auditions. It is managed and run by a team of volunteers, under the guidance of KBGC founder and choir director, Carmel Doolan. They meet for an hour each week during term time, and their focus is fun, enjoyment and giving back to the community. In 2012, the KBGC released its first CD of gospel, folk, rock and pop covers in aid of Pink Ribbon, to raise funds for Breast Cancer Research. That’s why their colours are black and pink!
Monaghan Gospel Choir, Ireland
is from Ireland and was founded and formed in 2007. The Gospel Choir has a very unique membership that represents all parts of the County. The Choir was set up by Monaghan Rotary Club’s T.A.B.U. programme, “Towards a Better Understanding” under the Directorship of David Drum a well know Music Director who is a native of Monaghan. The principle of this peace programme is to reach out in a project that brings people together regardless of their religious denomination, politics or culture. Monaghan Gospel Choir has a membership of 80 people of all ages. County Monaghan is one of Ireland's best keep secret: unspoiled landscape, beautiful wildlife and scenery.
DI VOCI, United Kingdom
Di Voci is a ladies’ choir was founded by its current Musical Director Mrs. Lorraine Brown. Currently there are some 40 members in the choir. They meet for rehearsals on Monday evenings in Altrincham. The ensemble performs concerts twice a year in the summer and at Christmas. They enter competitions from time to time, most recently the Manchester Amateur Choral Competition at the Royal Northern College of Music and Hazel Grove Music Festival 2012. The ladies like to sing at charity events, weddings and other celebrations.
Coro Sonoro, Switzerland
The choir “coro sonoro” has been rehearsing, singing, studing and improving constantly for 12 years. In this period their name has became known locally and nationally as a sound ensemble with young voices that enthusiacally studies the new and seldom sung compositions, that takes folk songs equally seriously like complex sacred music and feels at home in the world of difficult sounds, that also like to let their listeners abound in nice harmonies. The coro sonoro performed „Carmina Burana“ and Stabat Mater by Francis Poulenc. They were the first in Switzerland to present e.g. „The Armed Man“ by Karl Jenkins, „Misa a Buenos Aires“ (Misa Tango) by Robert Palmeri, „Celtic Mass“ by Scott MacMillan and Jennyfer Brickenden. In 2011 they performed „La petite messe solenelle“ (Giacomo Rossini) and a program with Jiddisch music. And in 2012 they have presented another Swiss premiere: the Requiem for Choir and Big Band by Steve Gray. The artistic director is Margret Sohn.
Lundi 7 heures / Monday at Seven , Switzerland
In summer 1998 a dozen friends, all singing in different choirs, decided to meet once or twice a month on Mondays at 7:00. Their only ambition was to sing for fun. But by now there are already 16 singers. They took the opportunity to perform in St. Petersburg, Russia. In October 1999 they gave two concerts in Gruyère. Trapped by success, they started meeting for weekly practices as well as musical weekends in preparation of their first album and various concerts. In October 2000 they introduced their first CD “Emmenez moi”. Since then Lundi 7 Heures have participated in several festivals, TV and radio shows. Their concert tour in Bolivia and Brazil in autumn 2002 was accompanied by a humanitarian action in favor of school for underprivileged children in Tarija. This musical tour enriched the repertoire and gave color to their second CD "Gracias a la Vida", released in 2004. And for the 10 years of the creation of the group a trip to Vietnam in October 2008 with concerts in Hanoi, Hue, Saigon certainly influenced the third CD in 2011. The choir members do not feel compelled to be serious, they chose a playful accessory: bar stools that inspire their entertainment on stage.
Ritardando, Norway
Ritardando is a female choir at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. It was founded in March 1994, and has currently 41 members from different departments in the hospital. Ritardando has participated in the Choir Competition and Festival in Riva del Garda in October 2009, and they have on three occasions been a part of Midt- Norsk Female Choir, conducted by Tove Ramlo-Ystad. They have travelled to Reykjavik and Tallinn as a result of this, and in April 2008 hosted the second Nordic Female Choir Festival in their home city.
Ritardando enjoys giving concerts for patients at the hospital as well as for the public in general. The conductor for the last 15 months has been Bjørn Vevang.