Carinthian Youth Choir
| Carinthian Youth Choir | |
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| Seat: |
 Carinthia
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| Founding: | 2005 |
| Genus: | State Youth Choir |
| Head : | Bernhard Wolfsgruber |
| Voices : | approx. 60 (SATB) |
| Website : | www.kaerntner-landesjugendchor.at |
The Carinthian Youth Choir was founded in 2005 by the Carinthian Singers Association in cooperation with the Province of Carinthia (Folk Culture Subdivision) and, as a selection choir, offers young, talented singers from all over Carinthia between the ages of 16 and 26 the special offer, the many facets of vocal To get to know music-making and to implement it artistically.
The choir literature is rehearsed in several rehearsal weekends and then presented to the public. The task of accompanying the young singers on their way was given to the two choir directors Elisabeth Taupe and Edi Oraže in the founding year 2005 . After Elisabeth Taupe's sudden death in April 2006, the musical direction remained in the capable hands of Edi Oražes. In autumn 2009 Bernhard Wolfsgruber took over the musical fate of the choir. From 2011 to 2014 there was an additional musical manager, Sonja Moser . For several years now, Doris Aichholzer and Florian Pirolt - both founding members of the Carinthian Youth Choir - have been an important part of the management team in the assistant choir direction.
Concerts and appearances
The highlights of the last few years include the performance of the impressive work “The Armed Man” in the Großer Festspielhaus Salzburg and in Italy (2013), a concert tour to South Africa with performances at the “Drakensberg Boys Choir School”, Johannesburg and Cape Town (2014) as well the two-time category victory and overall victory of the 29th International Choir Competition “Praga Cantat” in the Czech Republic (2015).
repertoire
A program focus is set for each choir season. The cooperation with guest choir directors (including Karmina Šilec, Norbert Brandauer, Sebastjan Vrhovnik) as well as with other regional youth choirs is a concern of the choir.