Rošťák

Чешская Республика

Children choir Rošťák was established in 2003 at the Elementary School (ZšMn) in Přelouč. Name Rošťák is based on the city symbol (black grate in a golden field). Since 2006 it works at the Music School in Přelouč. Choir annually performes numerous concerts in hometown and nearby, formed a partnership with the Slovak choir Vodopád from Banska Bystrica, works with famous people, such as a Christmas concert with Ms Eva Pilarová or the project with the Children of Elbe, performances with a famous German singer Rolf Zuckovski, Czech singer-songwriter Peter Skoumal, or Magda Reifová and other Czech and German choirs. Choir attends many competitions and festivals like Zahrada písní in Prague, The Christmas Festival of Sacred Music with Petr Eben prize, Prague Christmas or Festival of Songs Olomouc, where Rošťák won the gold medals. The choir has a repertoire of folk songs, spiritual songs, songs of old and new composers, spirituals, songs from musicals and popular songs.