The Algarve Symphony Orchestra International Choir is an initiative of Maestro Armando Mota, founder and conductor of the Algarve Symphony Orchestra (Orquestra Sinfónica do Algarve).
The idea is to have a high-level choir of about 50 singers to work alongside the orchestra and join them on special projects. Apart from the mutual projects with the orchestra, the choir will work on its own repertoire under the conducting of Daniela Zlatkin. The choir’s first concert is expected to take place in December 2023.
The choir already has around 25 members and is still open for new members, preferably people with singing experience. People who cannot read music will get tutoring. Rehearsals take place in the Community Centre behind the Church of Penina, Alvor, every Wednesday evening.
The Algarve Youth Symphony Orchestra is an initiative of Daniela Zlatkin, who has more than 35 years of experience working with youth orchestras. Daniela comments, “In the Algarve, there are several music schools, each with their own small orchestra, but what the youth here lacks is the opportunity to play in a big symphony orchestra that will give them orchestral experience and new social contacts with other young musicians from the region.”
The orchestra had a pilot on 10 June 2023, which was very successful. It will start regularly once a month beginning on 2 September.
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To join the choir, you can send an email to danielazlatkin@gmail.com
