Gaudeamus is a mixed choir, founded by the Ukrainian choirmaster and conductor Alexander Vacek in 1996. It was the official choir of the Masaryk University in Brno between 1999 and 2003. Since then it has continued as a civic association. In 2003 Štěpán P... moreGaudeamus is a mixed choir, founded by the Ukrainian choirmaster and conductor Alexander Vacek in 1996. It was the official choir of the Masaryk University in Brno between 1999 and 2003. Since then it has continued as a civic association. In 2003 Štěpán Policer took up the artistic leadership of Gaudeamus, since 2007 Dáša Karasová has been leading the choir.
The choir has been undoubtedly contributing to the advancement of Brno musical culture by giving concerts and appearing at benefit events annually. It has also been participating in choral festivals and competitions at home as well as abroad (Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia):
*12th International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music in Bratislava, Slovakia (2017) - Gold diplomas in categories Adult choirs ‒ mixed and Musica sacra, Grand Prix award, special prize for voice culture
* The International Choir Festival „Festival of Songs in Olomouc (2009) – Gold medals in categories 'Contemporary Czech choir music' and 'Sac... less
spiritual (arr. Ray Liebau): He's got the whole world
Gaudeamus Choir Brno /
Pěvecký sbor Gaudeamus Brno
conductor: Daša Karasová
7 July 2018, Loreto, Italy
https://gaudeamus-brno.cz/
Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
Gaudeamus Choir Brno / Pěvecký sbor Gaudeamus Brno
conductor: Daša Karasová
7 July 2018, Loreto, Italy
https://gaudeamus-brno.cz/
Galina Grigorjeva: Molitva (Prayer) for cello and choir
Štěpán Filípek - cello
Gaudeamus Choir Brno / Pěvecký sbor Gaudeamus Brno
conductor: Martina Kirová
https://gaudeamus-brno.cz/
live, 26 March 2018
Červený kostel, Brno, Czech Republic
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12. International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music 2017 (December 7. - 10., 2017, Bratislava)
Gaudeamus Choir Brno /CZ/
conductor Daša Karasová
1. Hans Leo Hassler: Dixit Maria
2. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Weihnachten
3. Bohuslav Martinu: Z...
12. International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music 2017 (December 7. - 10., 2017, Bratislava)
Gaudeamus Choir Brno /CZ/
conductor Martina Kirová
1. Dmytrij Bortnansky: Da voskresnet Boh
2. Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights
3. Bohuslav Martinu: S...