Cantica laetitia Zlín

The Cantica laetitia chamber choir was founded in 2004 in Zlín originally as a selective girls' ensemble of the Cantica children choir. The girls' choir Cantica laetitia has soon became to be among well respected singing ensembles and has been awarded many valuable prizes at the competitions not only in the Czech Republic (Jihlava, Praha, etc.) but also abroad (Varna - Bulgaria, Krakow – Poland, Ohrid - Macedonia). Cantica laetitia has been a mixed choir since 2012. From the beginning, Cantica laetitia has been conducted by Josef Surovík. The choir's repertoire is based on the music of the 20th and 21st century. The choir performs the works of the following authors: E. Whitacre, Ē. Ešenvalds, V. Miškinis, P. Eben, Z. Lukáš ... and it often focuses on premieres of new pieces. The quality of the performance at the competitions is often awarded by a special prize for the interpretation of specific works. Composer J. Vičar arranged some of the pieces exactly for this choir's performances.