Bratislava Music Agency
Záhumenská 3/A
841 06 Bratislava 4
Slovakia
The Cantare Chamber Choir of Gyöngyös was formed in 2018. Today, the enthusiastic team of about 30 members consists mostly of amateur singers who have studied music. Their goals include enjoying making music together and serious professional development in terms of vocal technique and choir style. Since its formation, the choir has placed a strong emphasis on the development of vocal production and breathing techniques. Their repertoire includes works by Hungarian, English, American, Slovenian, Norwegian, and Basque composers, primarily from the 21st century, but they also enjoy performing pieces from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. In November 2022, in Budapest, at the 9th Kodály Zoltán Hungarian Choir Competition, they won a Gold diploma in the "B" category for Mixed Choirs. Then, in 2023, at the 18th Budapest International Choir Competition, they won a Gold diploma in the "Mixed Choirs" category and a Silver diploma in the "Musica Sacra" category.
Maria Jozsa-Kalocsai began her musical studies as a pianist, but soon the family heritage determined her musical goals and path. She completed her choral conducting studies at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, where she received her diploma in 2005. After that, she returned to the small town of Gyöngyös in the Mátra region and became intensely involved in the work of the amateur City Mixed Choir, which has been led by her mother and has been operating for 47 years. In 2018, she founded the Cantare Chamber Choir, which has now grown to nearly 30 members, from among the choir members and new enthusiastic young singers. She considers the cultivation of Renaissance and contemporary choral music, serious vocal training, and the application of breathing techniques based on the German-originated terlusollogy in choral singing to be important. She has conducted extensive studies in the latter area with opera singer Magda Nádor, and actively uses this knowledge in choral work.
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Záhumenská 3/A
841 06 Bratislava 4
Slovakia