BIOGRAPHIES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE CHOIRS
Quarinthia [Austria] Conductor: Uschi Christina Sedminek For the four Carinthians who have found each other far from home in Graz, the traditional Carinthian songs naturally have a special meaning. But we are basically open in all directions that can be achieved with four-part singing without instrumental accompaniment. Especially through the acquaintance with Tom Gentry, barbershop arrangements have increasingly flowed into the rehearsal work. Even if the history of Quarinthia goes back to 2004, it was not until 2014 that the decision was made to rehearse regularly from now on. The decisive factor for this was a request to us to sing a song for a movie. The movie “Valossn” celebrated its Austrian premiere in October 2016, and Quarinthia contributed the theme song, which we are of course very proud of. In particular, the collaboration with Florian Widmann as a voice teacher has had a lasting impact on our further development. His inspiration moves us again and again to work even more intensively on our overall sound. In addition to recording a sound carrier, our plans for the future also include the presentation of a special singer’s honey, the recipe of which is being worked on together with the organic honey manufacturer Klopeiner See.
When & Where Thursday 29th April, 5.30pm Facebook, YouTube & Virtual Event Portal
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Guangdong Experimental Middle School Children’s Choir [China] Conductor: Mingjing Xie & Yeqin Pan The Children’s Choir of Guangdong Experimental Middle School, founded in 1952, is the winner of “13 consecutive titles” in the Guangzhou School Chorus Festival and has been awarded the honorary title of “Model Choir” in Guangzhou Schools. On behalf of Guangdong Province, the choir has participated in national and international chorus competitions and achieved outstanding success. It has won the championships in many international chorus competi-tions. It is the most outstanding middle school children’s chorus in China. The Artistic Director and Conductor of this choir is Mr. XIE Mingjing and Ms. PAN Yeqin is assistant conductor.
When & Where Friday 30th April, 5.30pm Facebook, YouTube & Virtual Event Portal
