The prestigious choir of Schola Cantorum of the University in Arkansas, USA, will perform in Niš within its international concert tour in Serbia. The concert with the Academic Choir of the Students Cultural Centre of the University in Niš, under the conductorship of Zoran Stanisavljević, MA, will be held on Thursday, 16th May 2019, at 8 pm in the Hall of University of Niš. The American Choir spent the spring semester studying Serbian Orthodox music, but also world and ethno music that will be their repertoire at the concert.
The Schola Cantorum Choir of the University in Arkansas has a long and famous history of more than 50 years and includes performances for presidents and world leaders, performances on national television and concerts in some of the world’s most important concert halls. In 1962, Schola Cantorum Choir became the first American choir to win the European Polyphonic Competition, Guido d’Arezzo at the prestigious International Polyphonic Competition in Arezzo, Italy. Since then, the choir performs at national and international level and holds around 20 concerts per each academic year, performing choral masters from the entire music history. The ensemble is under the dynamic leadership of Steven Caldwell, PhD, who has been the director of choral activities at the University in Arkansas for seven years now.
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