Oreya

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The choir in a service in St. Martin, Idstein 2009

Oreya is a mixed a cappella chamber choir from Zhytomyr , Ukraine , which performs internationally in concerts and competitions.

history

The Oreya Choir was founded in 1986 by Alexander Vatsek, who has directed it ever since. The program focuses on choral works from Ukraine on the one hand, and international, often sacred choral music on the other, for example Alfred Schnittke's Pater Noster , Samuel Barbers Agnus Dei , Eric Whitacres Lux Aurumque , Arvo Pärt's Kyrie and Hyo-Won Woos Gloria (1972).

The choir has won prizes in international choir competitions such as the International Robert Schumann Choir Competition and the 14th International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf 2015, at which Oreya received, among other things, a special prize for the best interpretation of a sacred choral work for Schnittkes Lord Jesus Christ . The choir appeared at the Aachen Biennale 2009 both in individual concerts and in the final concert together with six other international choirs in Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish .

Daniel Honsack, a reviewer of the Wiesbadener Tagblatt , wrote about Oreya's concert in St. Martin, Idstein : “The choir impresses with its gentle sustainability and haunting sharpness. The tonal homogeneity is amazing, which is retained even when the choir is set up in a seemingly chaotic manner. The individual vocal groups shine with their own timbres that can be mixed together again and again. "

In June 2016 the choir performed in Israel, together with the Gary Bertini Israel Choir , in gala concerts of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra , conducted by Vasily Petrenko , in Rachmaninoff's choral symphony The Bells .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2016: Peace among the Nations . St. Martin, Idstein. 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Conductor Alexander Vatsek / (winner of Certamen Coral de Tolosa - Tolosa 2011, Basque Country / Spain) ( English ) jskd.si/maribor. 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ 6th International Robert Schumann Choir Competition / 20th - 24th October 2010 ( English ) ipo.co.il. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Announcement of results . chorverbaende.de. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Pedro Obiera: Ovations at the end of the season . June 12, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Daniel Honsack: Gentle sustainability - Concert Choir Ukrainian Oreya in St. Martin Idstein . Wiesbadener Tagblatt . May 19, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ Series Name: Gala / June 15, 2016 ( English ) ipo.co.il. 2016. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 9, 2016.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ipo.co.il