Program Book - Linz 2017
6TH INTERNATIONAL ANTON BRUCKNER CHOIR COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL June 14 - 18, 2017 Linz, Austria Singing in the historic city The Upper Austrian city of Linz already proved to be a perfect host by presenting the 1st INTERKULTUR Choir Olympics in 2000. Since 2007 the city invites every two years choirs from all over the world in order to sing at the International Anton Bruckner Choir Competition and Festival. Anton Bruckner, one of the major composers of the late Romanticism, spent many years as an organist and composer at the monastery St. Florian nearby Linz and in Linz itself as a cathedral organist. Especially his motets and masses are exemplary for the Catholic Church music of the 2nd half of the 19th century and belong to the standard repertoire of many international choirs. Venues such as the Brucknerhaus, the first choice for cultural events and concerts in Linz, the new cathedral of Linz as well as the monastery St. Florian give the event a dignified setting. The festival of choral music offers choirs from all parts of the world the possibility to participate in the competitions as well as in friendship and gala concerts. A further highlight will be the competition for the Anton Bruckner Choir Prize.
6TH INTERNATIONAL ANTON BRUCKNER CHOIR COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL
June 14 - 18, 2017 Linz, Austria
Singing in the historic city
The Upper Austrian city of Linz already proved to be a perfect host by presenting the 1st INTERKULTUR Choir Olympics in 2000. Since 2007 the city invites every two years choirs from all over the world in order to sing at the International Anton Bruckner Choir Competition and Festival.
Anton Bruckner, one of the major composers of the late Romanticism, spent many years as an organist and composer at the monastery St. Florian nearby Linz and in Linz itself as a cathedral organist. Especially his motets and masses are exemplary for the Catholic Church music of the 2nd half of the 19th century and belong to the standard repertoire of many international choirs.
Venues such as the Brucknerhaus, the first choice for cultural events and concerts in Linz, the new cathedral of Linz as well as the monastery St. Florian give the event a dignified setting.
The festival of choral music offers choirs from all parts of the world the possibility to participate in the competitions as well as in friendship and gala concerts. A further highlight will be the competition for the Anton Bruckner Choir Prize.
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Sponsoren und Förderer / Sponsors and Support<br />
DANK DEN SPONSOREN<br />
Als Veranstalter des 6. Internationalen Anton-Bruckner-Chorwettbewerbs<br />
& Festival<br />
ist es dem Förderverein INTERKULTUR Österreich<br />
ein Herzensbedürfnis, den Sponsoren<br />
unseres erfolgreichen Festivals im Namen<br />
aller ca. 600 Mitwirkenden für ihre großzügige<br />
Unterstützung zu danken.<br />
Ohne die folgenden Firmen und Institutionen<br />
wäre die Durchführung dieses herrlichen<br />
Treffens von 19 exzellenten Chören aus<br />
12 Ländern nicht möglich gewesen.<br />
Unser besonderer und herzlichster Dank gilt:<br />
dem Land Oberösterreich, der Stadt <strong>Linz</strong>, der<br />
LIVA (<strong>Linz</strong>er-Veranstaltungsgesellschaft), die<br />
uns die optimalen Bedingungen für den Chorwettbewerb<br />
im Brucknerhaus ermöglicht hat.<br />
Weiterhin danken wir dem Brucknerbund<br />
und der Oberbank 3 Banken Gruppe für die<br />
freundliche Unterstützung. Dem Brucknerbund<br />
danken wir insbesondere für die Spende<br />
des Anton-Bruckner-Chorpreises.<br />
THANKS TO THE SPONSORS<br />
As organizers of the 6 th International Anton<br />
Bruckner Choir Competition & Festival, it is a<br />
deep pleasure for INTERKULTUR Foundation<br />
Austria to thank the sponsors of our successful<br />
festival for their kind support in the name<br />
of about 600 participants. Without the following<br />
companies and institutions, this outstanding<br />
event with 19 excellent choirs from<br />
12 different countries would not have been<br />
possible.<br />
We would especially like to thank:<br />
The Province of Upper Austria, The City<br />
of <strong>Linz</strong>, LIVA (<strong>Linz</strong>er-Veranstaltungsgesellschaft),<br />
which provided the optimal conditions<br />
for the competition in the Brucknerhaus.<br />
Furthermore we would like to thank<br />
the Brucknerbund and the Oberbank 3 Banken<br />
Gruppe for their friendly support. We<br />
give special thanks to the Brucknerbund for<br />
donating the Anton Bruckner Choir Prize.
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