Festival

Lunae Kammarkör was founded in 2017 by former students of Stockholms Musik Gymnasium in collaboration with one of the most successful choir conductors in Sweden Bengt Ollén.

We have since then grown to be a well known choir in Stockholm, filling churches with
listeners eager to hear us sing.

Our repertoire consists of choral pieces from various epochs, including music written by contemporary composers such as Francis Paulenc, G.F Händel, Bach, Mozart and Ola
Gjeilo.

The Campanella choir was founded in 1967. Since its foundation, the choir has been an important part of the cultural life of the city of Olomouc.

During its existence, Campanella has organized more than 2,500 concerts and completed numerous concert tours in various countries of Europe, Asia, America and Africa, including successful representation at international choral festivals and competitions. Campanella is one of the leading children’s choirs in the Czech Republic.

It is the most advanced choir of ZUŠ CAMPANELLA Olomouc and is attended by singers between the ages of 10 and 18 who have completed several years of choir training from preparatory choir departments. Choir education at ZUŠ CAMPANELLA is a well-functioning organism that consists of four age-differentiated preparatory choirs – Broučci, Berunky, Mladší Campanella and the main Campanella choir.

Campanella regularly performs at cultural and social events in Olomouc and the Olomouc region, and organizes regular choir concerts in Olomouc halls and churches.

The choir’s repertoire is very wide and versatile and ranges from Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony and classicism to contemporary authors. A large part of the choir’s repertoire consists of folk songs from around the world.

Conductor: Jana Synková

The Lajos Bárdos Girls’ Choir of the University of Debrecen was founded by Zsolt Szesztay in 1975. Under the leadership of the founding conductor, the ensemble has performed successfully at numerous national and international competitions and festivals.

Following Zsolt Szesztay, the choir has been conducted by renowned conductors, including Dénes Szabó, Péter Ordasi, Sándor Kabdebó and Anett Fógel-Veres.

The choir is currently directed by Mónika Végh, head of the Department of Music Theory, Choir Conducting and Solfege at the University of Debrecen, and its members are students of flute, solo voice, organ, piano, choir conducting and music theory at the University’s Faculty of Music.

In recent years they have given numerous concerts in Hungary, both independently and in collaboration with symphony orchestras.

The ensemble’s repertoire ranges from Renaissance music to contemporary works, and they enjoy singing a cappella works, but also often participate in oratorio performances.

In autumn 2024, the Bárdos Choir won the Grand Prix at the Music and Sea International Choir Competition in Paralia, Greece.

They will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their foundation in 2025.

Two choirs with a rich history will sing together at the Voce Magna 2024 festival.

The choir is conducted by Štefan Sedlický.