Zagreb -Day 1
This first day in Zagreb with the HRT Choir has been magnificent. Singers, team and conductor have all been so welcoming and friendly from the very beginning. There is always this excitement when meeting a new choir and discovering their soul, both musically and as a human group. During the observation time today it was wonderful to hear for the first time the pieces on their voices and how they feel with the different styles of the programme (Rheinberger, Lachner, Poulenc). Some performance and sound questions start to pop-up in my head and make me think on some possibilities to work with them in the next days. Tomorrow it is time for some Poulenc, I will probably focus on "Timor et tremor" and "Vinea mea electa".
In the afternoon, I had some time to go for a walk in the city centre and to learn a little bit more about its history. My day ended with an astonishing Croatian lent choral concert by LADO - National Choir and Folk Dance Group. Some singers have also recommended other events during the week, it seems there will be a lot of interesting concerts and music events going on in the city. I really look forward to get inspired by all of them and take the chance to discover as much as I can the contemporary, folk, and choral music scene in Croatia.