ALGORTA BIOTZ ALAI CHOIR’S TRIP TO CROATIA AND SLOVENIA
June/30/2009
The Biotz
Alai choir will be travelling to Croatia this
upcoming July 6th, where we will offer several
concerts as well as visit this beautiful country.
The group will consist of a total of 120 people, 48 of which are choralists alongside Josu Soldevilla, lead conductor. The choir will give its first concert on July 7th in Dubrovnik at Saint Nousha Church, patron of the city and of rich musical tradition where concerts are held almost daily. The second concert will be held on July 12th at Saint Katarina Church in Zagreb. This concert will be part of the Amadeus Festival, an international cultural festival held during the summer months in the city of Zagreb, which includes musical and drama performances as well as conferences, etc from all over the world.
At these concerts, the choir will offer religious polyphonic pieces such as the Ave Maria by Victoria, Steele’s Ad hoc Templum or Duo Serahin, also by Victoria. A review within the repertoire of Basque composers such as Katalin by Garbizu, Aramburu’s Kitolis and Goizeko Izarra by Santesteban will follow up, along with some Havanans and two popular Croatian songs which the choir has prepared for this occasion.
Whilst in Opatija, we will offer V. Goicoechea’s mass with accompanying organ, at its cathedral.
The choir will return to Algorta on July 13th and its next performance will take place in Bakio on July 25th within the XXV anniversary acts of the local choir, followed by the San Ignatius mass at the saint’s church in Algorta on July 31st. Our last performance before the holidays will be the traditional Saint Laurence concert at the Biotz Alai Square on August 10th.
The group will consist of a total of 120 people, 48 of which are choralists alongside Josu Soldevilla, lead conductor. The choir will give its first concert on July 7th in Dubrovnik at Saint Nousha Church, patron of the city and of rich musical tradition where concerts are held almost daily. The second concert will be held on July 12th at Saint Katarina Church in Zagreb. This concert will be part of the Amadeus Festival, an international cultural festival held during the summer months in the city of Zagreb, which includes musical and drama performances as well as conferences, etc from all over the world.
At these concerts, the choir will offer religious polyphonic pieces such as the Ave Maria by Victoria, Steele’s Ad hoc Templum or Duo Serahin, also by Victoria. A review within the repertoire of Basque composers such as Katalin by Garbizu, Aramburu’s Kitolis and Goizeko Izarra by Santesteban will follow up, along with some Havanans and two popular Croatian songs which the choir has prepared for this occasion.
Whilst in Opatija, we will offer V. Goicoechea’s mass with accompanying organ, at its cathedral.
The choir will return to Algorta on July 13th and its next performance will take place in Bakio on July 25th within the XXV anniversary acts of the local choir, followed by the San Ignatius mass at the saint’s church in Algorta on July 31st. Our last performance before the holidays will be the traditional Saint Laurence concert at the Biotz Alai Square on August 10th.