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- OZVENA tradition
- 1980
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- Vranov nad Toplou
Choral association based in Vranov nad Toplou, Slovakia
Choirs of the Association
The OZVENA Choral Association currently includes the Preparatory, Children's, Boys', Girls', and Youth choirs.
The OZVENA Choral Association currently includes the Preparatory, Children’s, Boys’, Girls’, and Youth choirs.
Each profile contains updated information about leadership, repertoire focus, and concert activity in Slovakia and abroad.
Age group Youngest SZUS pupils
Preparatory Choir OZVENA
The preparatory choir brings together the youngest SZUS pupils in Vranov nad Toplou and performs mainly at school concerts and anniversary events.
- Christmas, internal, and anniversary SZUS concerts
- Regular performances at school events
- First training stage for later OZVENA choir progression
Conductors: Dana Zajicova
Age group Girls aged 7-11 years
Children's Choir OZVENA
The Children's Choir OZVENA is the younger girls' choir in the association, with singers mostly aged 7 to 11, performing mainly at school concerts and festival side events.
- Easter musical Na polane (2023)
- Repeated participation in the Deti detom children's concerts during Vranovske zborove slavnosti
- Silver band at the regional Youth Is Singing competition (March 2024)
Conductors: Radovan Zajic
Founded 2004
Age group School-age boys (SZUS pupils)
Boys' Choir at Private Music School in Vranov nad Toplou
The Boys' Choir was founded in September 2004 at SZUS in Vranov nad Toplou, earned awards at competitions, and is a member of Pueri Cantores.
- Gold band at the regional children's choir competition (2007)
- Semi-finalist in Slovakia's Got Talent (2009)
- Member of the international choir federation Pueri Cantores
Conductors: Vilma Krauspeova
Founded 1980
Age group Girls aged 11-22 years
Girls' Choir OZVENA
The Girls' Choir OZVENA was founded in 1980, performs regularly in Slovakia and abroad, and is a yearly participant in Vranovske zborove slavnosti.
- Annual participation in Vranovske zborove slavnosti
- Festival and concert activity across many European countries
- Multiple awards in regional and national Youth Is Singing competitions
Conductors: Vilma Krauspeova, Radovan Zajic
Founded 1996
Age group Teen and young adult singers
Youth Choir OZVENA
The Youth Choir OZVENA was founded in January 1996, won multiple awards at home and abroad, and is a member of Europa Cantat.
- Two silver and one bronze medal at TONEN 2000 in the Netherlands
- Gold bands at the regional Youth Is Singing competition (2008, 2010, 2022)
- Member of the Europa Cantat choral federation
Conductors: Vilma Krauspeova, Vojtech Filip Kopko