We were joined by the wonderful Zoltán Pad for the second half of tonight’s rehearsal. Zoltán is a highly experienced professional conductor and adjudicator who has worked worldwide, particularly in his native Hungary and in Germany, where he studied.
He gave us his expert feedback and guidance on our singing of German Romantic music. It was wonderful to work in detail on subtle nuances of this repertoire. Tonight’s workshop focused in particular on Felix Mendelssohn’s Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, as we prepare for an upcoming European Grand Prix competition.
Beyond Cuore, our conductor and many of our singers conduct other choirs and teach music in schools and universities; they bring what they learn with Cuore into their practice with their own students and choirs elsewhere.
If you’re inspired by what we do and would like to support Cuore in staging future workshops, we’d love to hear from you!