Gloria Brunensis
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Together since 2014
The Gloria Brunensis Women’s Chamber Choir was founded in January 2014 on the initiative of its current conductor Natalia Chirilenco. Gloria Brunensis has a wide range of compositions in its repertoire, spanning across periods and musical genres, from polyphonies through contemporary composers, with a special focus on a cappella works. Although a young choir, it has had many accomplishments in competitions both at home and abroad. Among the greatest ones are the gold diploma and Grand Prix for the best choir of the Mundus Cantat Sopot 2024 and Varsovia Cantat 2023 competitions or the title of absolute winner of the 62nd Choralia Chrudim. Furthermore, in 2019, two golden bands and the absolute victory in the category of female choirs from the International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music in Bratislava, the golden band from the Praga Cantat festival in 2018 or two silver bands from the international competition festival in Bad Ischl, Austria. The choir also regularly performs in its hometown Brno, both at its own concerts and often as a guest of other performing ensembles.
Women`s chambre choir from South Moravian Metropolis
2014
Gloria Brunensis is a female chamber choir, founded in January 2014 on the initiative of its current conductor Natalie Chirilenco.
Repertoire
Gloria Brunensis has in its repertoire a wide range of compositions intertwined across periods and musical genres, from polyphonies through the Orthodox repertoire to contemporary authors. In particular, he specializes in a cappella compositions.
Achievements
Despite of being a young choir, Gloria Brunensis has had many achievements. Among the most significant ones, a Grand Prix for the best choir of the Mundus Cantat festival in Sopot, Poland, in 2024.
You can find a full list of our concerts and achievements in Concerts.
Natalia Chirilenco
Born in Moldavia, Natalia Chirilenco graduated from local music lyceum and then from Academy of Musical Arts in Kishinev. Since 1999 she has been living in the Czech Republic. So far she has been a conductor of various mixed, women’s, children’s and student’s choirs, including mixed choirs Schola Cantorum in Prostějov and Lumír in Brno, Brno’s Musical Conservatory Choir or Brno‘s children’s choir Primavera. She regurarly teaches at Brno’s piano courses “Holiday Playing“. Since 2015 she has been a conductor of young women‘s choir Gloria Brunensis and since 2019 also of student’s choir at local lyceum. Under her leadership choirs achieved great success an both Czech and international festivals and competitions.
Our awards
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2017
Gold band Cantat (SK, Bratislava)
Silver band Ave Verum (AU, Baden)
Nomination for Grand Prix Mundi Cantat (CZ, Olomouc)
Gold band Mundi Cantat (CZ, Olomouc)
Siver band Mundi Cantat (CZ, Olomouc)
2018
Gold band Praga Cantat (CZ, Praha)