Fondazione Mariele Ventre

Choirs

Ad Libitum Ensemble

Ad Libitum Ensemble was founded in Seville in 1993 and is specialized in the interpretation of ancient music, in particular sixteenth and seventeenth century music.

Conducted by José Manuel López, Ad Libitum Ensemble has performed in the most important Spanish cities and has taken part in several festivals and tours in many European and South American countries. Ad Libitum has performed with the most prestigious international ensembles. Its repertoire is very wide and it has recently recorded the CD "Maestros de la Catedral de Sevilla. Guerrero, Morales and Lobo".

Cracow Chamber Choir

The Cracow Chamber Choir was founded in 1990. The singers are students and graduates of the Crakow Academy of Music. The ensemble performs both a cappella and with orchestras. The choir’s conductor and artistic director is Stanislaw Krawczynski. The choir has given concerts with different ensembles in several Polish cities and throughout Europe and has participated in the International Choral Festival in Montpellier, receiving enthusiastic reviews. The ensemble has performed with important orchestras presenting pieces, which are rarely performed, like Litzt oratorio Christus. The choir has recently performed Gustav Mahler Second Symphony conducted by Zubin Mehta.

Euridice Choir

The Euridice Choral Society was founded in 1880; conducted by Pier Paolo Scattolin, it is the oldest choral group in Bologna.

The ensemble performs for very important chamber music associations, international festivals, theatres and universities and has made several tours abroad.

The Euridice Choral Society boasts also many “first” performances in modern age of renaissance and nineteenth century music.

In the last ten years the ensemble has particularly devoted to twentieth century and contemporary music.

The Euridice Choir took part in the first edition of the International Competition for Choir Conductors “Mariele Ventre”.

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