Žilina Conservatory, Žilina, Slovak Republic
Category: B2 Girls' Choirs
Conductor: Barbora Brosová Lipková
The Girls' Choir of the Conservatory of Žilina is part of the Choir of the Conservatory of Žilina, which was founded as a chamber choir in 1956. During its existence, it regularly performed as a girls' or mixed choir at home and abroad. It has won various awards at competitions (e.g. the Golden Band in Neerpelt, Belgium), performed on a concert tour in Denmark, on the Slovak Radio, collaborated with the State Chamber Orchestra (ŠKO), and many successful opera singers and choir conductors have come from its ranks. Currently, the choir has a wide membership base and performs as a mixed, male or girls' choir depending on the occasion. The long-time conductor of the choir is Štefan Sedlický. Tomáš Vrškový worked with the Girls' Choir from 2016 to 2023. Since 2023, its conductor has been Barbora Brosová Lipková.