TRNAVA, Slovenská republika
Conductor: Gabriel Kalapoš
The mixed choir Cantica /Z/nova was founded in 2008 on the initiative of choirmaster PaeDr. Gabriel Kalapoš. Its members are former singers of the Cantica nova choir, who met with enthusiasm and gusto during the preparation of the concert program and the release of a commemorative CD on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Cantica nova choir. With its creation, the choir continued the famous tradition and achievements of the Cantica Nova choir founded in 1969 in Trnava.
During the 15 years of its activity, the mixed choir Cantica /Z/nova realized several projects interesting for the audience. In 2008, the choir performed the opening concert of the 20th Trnava Choir Days International Choir Festival. In 2009, he gave a concert on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Cantica Nova choir, and the following year, the choir studied and performed Mikuláš Schneider Trnavský's Missa pastoralis "Alma nox" at the December Christmas concert. In September 2011, in cooperation with the choir and orchestra of the Slovak National Theater and the Technik Akademik choir, the choir presented the most famous Verdi operas in a unique musical version on the occasion of the renewal of the international singing festival Trnava Choir Days as part of the project called "Verdi's Choirs". Christmas concerts have become a tradition of the choir, within which in 2012 the choir performed a Christmas concert under the name "Christmas in jazz, pop, rock".
The mixed choir Cantica /Z/nova regularly participates in the Trnava Choir Days festival. In 2013, at this festival, as part of the POP Melodies of the 20th Century project, he performed choral arrangements of several contemporary pop-rock songs by performers such as The Beatles, Queen, Michael Jackson or Adele. In the summer of 2015, the choir participated in the international competition festival in Cantonigròs, Spain, where it competed in two categories. The end of 2017 was marked by participation in the international competition festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2018, the choir commemorated its 10th anniversary with a festive concert in the Ján Palárik Theater and a concert tour to the FAKS festival in Croatia. The choir's most recent achievement is an award from the International Choir Competition in LLangollen (Wales), which took place in June 2022.
In addition to other activities, the choir has recorded a commemorative CD and collaborates with leading choirs, orchestras and musicians of the current Slovak music scene in the implementation of its projects.