Dear friends, like all of you, we too are forced to distance ourselves and are called upon to respect the rules in order to fight the terrible pandemic that has been afflicting us for some time now. The Joy Voices choir has not stopped: we have chosen...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreDear friends, like all of you, we too are forced to distance ourselves and are called upon to respect the rules in order to fight the terrible pandemic that has been afflicting us for some time now. The Joy Voices choir has not stopped: we have chosen a song from our repertoire and each of us, from our own home, has recorded it. The result is, for us, a new performance, different from the usual, which we share to send you our best wishes so that you can spend this difficult period serenely, despite everything. Our thoughts and prayers are dedicated in particular to those who fight the virus in the front line, to those who work to guarantee us the essential services, to those who are alone, to those who are sick, to those who are in despair, to those who did not make it and to those who have lost a loved one. Let us send a message of hope for the future, raising our voices to the Lord, confident that He will listen to us and that we will soon return to embrace Him again. Let us remain distant but unite...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The following text has first been pusblished on the inTERKULTUR Blog, "Personal reports" section.   By Marijan Milić (President of Croatian Music Society Čarobna frula, Conductor of Youth choir Čarobna frula) When I saw on web the announcement...

The choir was founded in 1986 by Mr. Albert Morland who has since held the reigns in his very capable conducting hands. During this time the choir has achieved success on many levels: Locally they have received 10 golden diplomas on provincial level for t...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe choir was founded in 1986 by Mr. Albert Morland who has since held the reigns in his very capable conducting hands. During this time the choir has achieved success on many levels: Locally they have received 10 golden diplomas on provincial level for the “ATKV Applous” competition in the category for advanced, mixed high school choirs; and 7 golden diplomas on national level for the same competition. They were the only choir in the history of the Director’s trophy who won the award 8 times and they were also the first to do so in all three categories: mixed- (5 times), boys’- (twice) and girls’ choir (once). They have also received double gold at the Gauteng Eisteddfod, A and A+ awards at the Pretoria Beeld Eisteddfod and first place in their category in more than one local competition. They have annual workshops and master classes with well-known and respected conductors (both locally and internationally) and have hosted many international choirs and groups. They regularly tour different parts of South Afric...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

The participants of the choir are young people at the age of 17-40 . The choir is active in concert activity. It repeatedly performed in cities and towns of Latvia , Russia , Lithuania , Estonia , Belarus , the Ukraine , France, Hungary , Germany , Poland...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe participants of the choir are young people at the age of 17-40 . The choir is active in concert activity. It repeatedly performed in cities and towns of Latvia , Russia , Lithuania , Estonia , Belarus , the Ukraine , France, Hungary , Germany , Poland , Austria, Netherlands, Great Britian, Spain, Italy. in the repertoire of choir there are works of different styles from Renaissance to modern Aleatory . Folk and sacred music has an important place too . The choir active in co-operation with various orchestras.  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Uviwe Senior Secondary School choir, shortly know as Uviwe SSS choir was founded in 1997 by a group of students, most of whom used to sing in various church choirs. As a result of the love they had for choir music, they felt a need for a school choir to ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreUviwe Senior Secondary School choir, shortly know as Uviwe SSS choir was founded in 1997 by a group of students, most of whom used to sing in various church choirs. As a result of the love they had for choir music, they felt a need for a school choir to be established. From the first year of its existence, choir was trained and prepared for the schools’ eisteddfods by two fellow students. in 1998, they both matriculated. in the following year these students continued with the choir training and were compensated for their services by the School Governing Body (SGB). in 2001 they were snatched by nearby schools that were willing to pay them better wages and the SGB had to look for other people who could assist with choir training from the community. This continued until 2004, when the school employed a teacher who studied music at university. in 2009 another teacher, who studied music too, came and volunteered his services at the school. in 2010 the teacher was employed on a temporary basis by the Department of...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

A part of the choir's winning performance at the 57th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2014 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com

A part of the choir's winning performance at the 65th Croatian Youth Music Festival held in May 2022 in Varaždin. www.facebook.com/m.marulic.choir m.marulic_choir@yahoo.com