About us
Artistic Director and Conductor - Andis Groza
Conductor - Andris Pujāts
The choir „SONORE” was founded on October 13, 1987, by the conductor Professor Edgars Račevskis, for the love and joy of music.
Currently, the choir consists of about 40 singers between the ages of 18 and 50, all of whom share a creative passion for music and a love of singing.
Since 1997 till January 2016, the Artistic Director and main conductor has been Mārtiņš Ozoliņš.
Since February 2016 , the Artistic Director and main conductor has been Andis Groza.
The choir participates actively in concerts, competitions and festivals within Latvian borders, as well as abroad.
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Riga |
1989 |
1st place in the International Choir Competition "Riga '89" |
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Riga |
1990 |
1st place in the mixed choirs category of the Latvian Song Festival |
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Switzerland |
1992 |
2nd place in the International Choir Competition in Montreux |
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Italy |
1993 |
1st place in the International Choir Competition in Arezzo |
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USA |
1994 |
Concert tour |
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Switzerland |
1994 |
International music project "Chatoranga" |
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Spain |
1995 |
Participation in the International Choir Competition in Tolosa |
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Sweden |
1997 |
Baltic and Nordic Song Festival in Gotland |
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Switzerland |
2000 |
2nd place in the International Choir Competition in Montreux |
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Hungary |
2001 |
Participation in the 8th International Choir Competition in Budapest |
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Lithuania |
2002 |
1st place in the Nordic - Baltic Choir Festival Competition in Klaipeda |
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Italy |
2002 |
Participation in the International Choir Competition in Arezzo |
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Spain |
2003 |
Participation in the 49th International Contest of Habaneras and polyphony in Torrevieja |
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Ireland |
2004 |
Schuman/Europe Trophy (Award) at the 50th Cork International Choral Festival |
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Belgium |
2005 |
Participation in the Flanders International Choir Festival in Maasmechelen |
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Slovakia |
2006 |
Concert tour |
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Estonia |
2009 |
2nd place in the mixed voices choir group in the International Choir Competition "Tallinn 2009" in Tallinn |
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Lithuania |
2010 |
2nd place in the International Religious Music Competition "Laudate Dominum" in Vilnius |
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Riga |
2013 |
3rd place in the Choir Wars at the XXV Latvian Song and XV Dance Festival |
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The repertoire of „Sonore” is comprised of music from various centuries by various composers - from J. Haydn, A. Diabelli, A. Bruckner, and J. Brahms to P. Eben, Kochevsky and many others - in a diverse spectrum of genres, ranging from classical and baroque to traditional and sacral. The choir's repertoire includes Latvian folk songs and favourite pieces by renowned Latvian composers past and present (P.Vasks, J.Ivanovs, A.Darzins and others), as well as more popular pieces well-known to the Latvian public.
„Sonore” has sung pieces from operas in several languages – English, Italian, French, Russian and Latin (among others) and recently (2011) recorded a Christmas album with the Professional Symphonic Band „Rīga”.
In short:
SONORE lives and wants to live an active, creative concert life!
