Academic Banska Bystrica ( ABB Festival ) is a competitive festival of student choirs established in 1985 and organized every two years. At that time, the competition was reserved for only Slovak student's choirs; foreign choirs were invited only as guests of the Festival. Since 1993 the foreign student choirs are invited to take part in the competition.

For the first time, the works of Slovak composers such as Alfred  Zemanovský,  Tadeáš Salva,  Zdenko Mikula,  Ivan Hrušovský,  Andrej  Očenáš, Juraj  Hatrik, Pavol Krška, Lukáš Borzík, Mirko Krajči and Peter Špilák  were performed.

    Workshops dealing with the theoretical and practical problems of choral singing are discussed during the ABB Festival. The following topics have been discussed in the past:

 

•       1985 – Vocal  Education in Choirs

•       1987 – University Choirs

•       1989 – Interpretation and Performance of Choral Compositions 

•       1991 – Choir Dramaturgy (Choreography)

•       1993 – Meeting of Czech – Slovak Choirs Association

•       1995 – New Ideas in the Student Choir Dramaturgy

•       1997 – Workshop on the theme of Slovak choral music

•       1999 – Workshop on the theme of Slovak choral music

 

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     In case you would like to join us at the  Festival ABB 2011 please fill in  the attached  Entry and Application form and send it to the organizing Committee

 to 1 March 2011.

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UNIVERSITY of  MATEJ  BEL - Secretary of ABB

 

Dr. Milan Pazúrik
Ružová 13, 97411  Banská Bystrica

SLOVAKIA 

Fax: 00 421 48 4464444

Tel: 00 421 48 4464512 / 00 421 88 4464523

Email: apoliak@pdf.umb.sk

 

 

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