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Catedral de Barcelona

Address: Pla de la Seu, s/n, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the Gothic cathedral and seat of the Archbishop of Barcelona. It was built from the 13th to 15th century and in the late 19th century the neo-Gothic facade was constructed over the inconspicuous exterior that was common to Catalan churches. There are two chapels in each section of the naves, encircling the entire basilica.

The roof of the Cathedral is notable for its gargoyles, featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical. From 1968 to 1972 the cathedral was restored.

Photos: Fotolia, Wikimedia Commons

Església de Santa Maria i Sant Nicolau

Address: Carrer del Raval, 1, 08370 Calella, Barcelona, Spain

Església de Santa Maria i Sant Nicolau is a church in the town of Calella that was built in 1747 after the tower of the original building from 1564 collapsed and destroyed the building. It is built in a neoclassical style and was designed by Josep Morato. After the total destruction and the burning of the interior in 1936, the church was rebuilt from 1939 and finally reopened on September 23, 1951. The church belongs to the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia. The church is illuminated by the large rose window of the main facade and two windows (rear) on eachside of the ship.

Photos: escolania.cat, INTERKULTUR

Sala Mozart

Address: Carrer Esglesia 91, 08370 Calella, Barcelona, Spain

Sala Mozart is a cinema as well as theater and musical center in the inner city of Calella. It is one of the oldest cinemas in Spain and was opened already in 1904. During the last year, the hall was rebuilt after more than 100 years of running.

Photos: INTERKULTUR

Santa Maria del Pi

Address: Plaça del Pi, 7, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

Santa Maria del Pi, meaning "St. Mary of the Pine Tree", is a 14th-century Gothic church in Barcelona and is situated on the Plaça del Pi, in the Barri Gòtic district of the city. There are unsubstantiated claims that there was an early Christian church located in 413. For a certainty it is known that in 987 there existed a church outside the city walls and to the west of Barcelona. This was a small Romanesque church dedicated to the Blessed Lady of the Pine Tree (one of the titles of the Virgin Mary). The church was built between 1319 and 1391. The style of the church was Catalan Gothic, with a single nave almost devoid of ornamentation. The church has six bells, of which the largest is "Antònia". In 1936 the church was gutted by a fire and was later restored.

Photos: Fotolia, Studi43

Liceu Conservatory Auditorium

Address: Nou de la Rambla, 88, 08001, Barcelona, Spain

The Liceu Conservatory Auditorium is a privileged space for music and performing arts, located in the heart of Barcelona. It is a multifunctional equipment that houses artistic productions of the highest level, cultural and social events as well as professional recordings. Opened on November 3rd, 2009 by HM Queen Sofia, the Liceu Conservatory Auditorium favors the creation of a modernized musical, cultural activity, with specialized services and areas, adapted to the new technologies to generate greater efficiency and achieve a high artistic quality.

Considered one of the best halls of its kind in Barcelona, ​​the Liceu Conservatory Auditorium is unanimously praised for its exceptional acoustic quality. It is an area equipped with the latest technology, suitable for a wide variety of orchestras, modern music and jazz ensembles, and small-scale operas. The stage is 13 meters wide and 8 meters depth, and it can stage a dark room for theatre plays. It has its lighting for concerts and other types of shows and activities. This venue will be used for competition performances.

Photos: conservatoriliceu.es

Volkan Akkoç (Turkey)

Volkan Akkoç (born January 1983) is a choral director, composer and teacher.He is the Choral Director of Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, also conducting Cemal Resit Rey and Avrasya Philharmonic Choirs.

After his graduation from Department of Piano from Istanbul University State Conservatory (IUDK) in 2007, he earned BA in History in MSGSU, MA in Music Theory from ITU center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), MA in Composition and Conducting from (IUDK). He is currently continuing his doctoral studies. He attended Master Classes of prominent choral directors such as Volker Hempfling, Denes Szabo, Frieder Bernius, Georg Grün and Ragnar Rasmussen.

Volkan is the Founder and Choral Director of "Sirene" female choir since 2014. Sirene received many awards including "Outstanding Performance of Contemporary Choral Music" performing his composition "Bedava" in 10th International Johannes Brahms Competition in which he was also awarded "Conductor Prize". He was awarded the "First Prize" in Polyphonic Choral works Composition Competition organized by the Ministry of Culture in 2018. He won the "Third Prize" in the same competition in 2019.

He taught choral music, harmony, jazz theory and harmony in IUDK and continues to teach choral music in MSGSU. Currently he is the choral conductor of İstanbul State Opera and Ballet and musical director of Musical Theater "Amadeus". He also acts as the conductor of Cemal Reşit Rey Choir and Eurasian Philharmonic Choir.

Marleen De Boo (Belgium)

Marleen De Boo got a taste for choral music early on as a member of Waelrant Youthchoir.

After her music studies at the "Lemmens Institute" in Leuven, where she obtained Master degrees both in Music Pedagogy and Choral Conducting, she became artistic leader of this choir.

Under her leadership the VZW Waelrantkoren expanded to a non-profit organisation of 7 choirs; 3 children's choirs, 2 youth choirs and 2 adult choirs with in total more then 250 singers. She conducts 4 of the 7 choirs herself.

At the Academy of Music, Word and Dance in Lier, Marleen teaches solfège, choir and various group singing classes, both for young people and adults. In addition, she teaches at this academy 3 different classes for choral conducting, one class for amateur conductors, one for professionals and a third for conductors of children's choirs and primary school teachers.

At the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp she teaches within the academic postgraduate course "Children- and Youth choir Conducting".

Thomas Kreiling (Germany)

Thomas Kreiling started with choir singing and playing organ at primary school and was member of the school choir. He finished his pipe-organ education at the age of 16 with B-license (professional) and studied music in Frankfurt, Regensburg, Vienna and Warsaw with main focus on conducting and composing for choirs. The PhD graduation (topic: contemporary vocal music) was in 2005/2006.

2005, Kreiling has founded the mixed choir Chorona Buseck and he is still the conductor of the group. The choir has developed to an international award-winning choir and is the gold-medal and grand-prix winner in Barcelona (2014), gold-medal winner in Prague (2016), further it won several national prices and awards. Kreiling was honorary head of conductors and artistic director of the regional choir federation (2009-2015) and works on regular bases for the Dr. Hochs Conservatory in Frankfurt as guest lecturer and clinician.

His expertise was also appreciated by invitation of Assumption University Bangkok (2014/2017) by Dean Prof. Dr. Nathara Mhunpiew, University of Santo Tomas, Manila (2016/2018) by Prof. Fidel G. Calalang jr, University Shah-Alam Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2017) by Dean Prof. Dr. Ramona Mohd Tahir, NAFA School of Music, Singapore (2017) by Dean Prof. Lim Yau and San Francisco Gay Men Choir, California (2017) by Dr. Timothy Seelig.

He regularly lectured workshops at HAMU Charles University in Prague and was hired as detractor and juror at national and international choir competitions.

Anzhela Maslennikova (Ukraine)

Daniel Mestre (Spain)

Born in Igualada (Barcelona), Daniel Mestre is one of the leading young Catalan conductors who works regulary with some of the most important choirs and orchestras of his country. He studied at the prestigious Escolania de Montserrat, the Barcelona Conservatory and he got his Degree on Conducting with distinction at the Vienna Conservatory.

He has been Chorus Master at Cape Town Opera (South Africa), Assistant Conductor at the Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana and at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, conductor of the Coro de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada and the Coral Càrmina and he teaches at the Liceu Conservatory and Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC), where he conducts their Opera Atelier, Chamber Choir and Orchestra. He has been invited at international festivals like the Europa Cantat Festival in Pécs (H) and Torino (I) or in Argentina and China. He has recorded several CDs and for the Austrian, South African, Spanish and Catalan Broadcasting.

Aris Sudibyo (Indonesia)

Ints Teterovskis (Latvia)

Ints Teterovskis has been the Artistic Director of the award-winning Latvian youth choir BALSIS since 1998 and has been a Principal Conductor of the Latvian National Song Celebrations since 2008. He is also the Principal Regional Conductor for over 20 choirs in Latvia. As a conductor, he has recorded twelve CDs to date.

In particular Ints is recognised for his interpretation of the musical repertoire of Baltic composers. His imaginative and passionate approach to teaching choral technique and interpretation has him increasingly in demand as a choral workshop clinician, guest conductor and adjudicator in Latvia and abroad. Ints has led choral workshops in America (2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014), Canada (2010, 2011), Sweden (2013), Australia (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020), China (2015, 2016) and has coached students attending the International Masterclasses for Young Musicians project in Latvia. Ints is well known as a creative and inspirational conductor who is always seeking to find new ways to bring choirs and audiences together and to introduce choral singing to as wide an audience as possible. In recent years this includes virtual choral concerts (2020), light and sound performances (Glass’ "Sounds of Liquid Days", 2020), and vocalised photo performances (2021) as well as working on new recordings with youth choir Balsis. In addition to an active conducting career, Ints, a gifted baritone, also performs as a soloist. He is also closely involved in many music festivals and mega concerts (the Ancient Music Festival, the Great Music Award, Youth Choir Song Celebration concerts etc.).

Destination

3,5 kilometers of sandy beach, its location directly at the Mediterranean Sea and its proximity to Barcelona make Calella a popular European destination. During the choral festival singers can wonderfully make music, stroll and relax in the contemplative old town with its Catalan and Mediterranean charm.
Since its 650 years of history Calella has developed from a small fishing village into a favoured resort of all nations and age groups. This mixture of modernity, hospitality and Catalan traditions add a special touch to Calella and thus make it an appealing travel destination.