Aura musica vol. 4, 2013:78-82

Chrámový spevácky zbor ANDREJ a jeho prínos pre hudobno-kultúrny rozvoj mesta Ružomberok

Zuzana Zahradníková

Choir singing has got a specific position within the Slovak music culture, inter alia also thanks to the activity of numerous non-professional choirs. One of them is also the more than one hundred years old church choir "Andrej" in the parish church of St. Andrew in Ružomberok. Although the choir has experienced its "crises" and periods of instability, the continuousness of this choir throughout long decades can be seen in the fact that it has always been the parish church choir and its activity has never been interrupted or suspended for more than two years. Thanks to dedicated choirmasters, who have been very good and practical musicians, the choir was able to rehearse a rich repertoire and perform at many religious and social events. These musical-artistic activities have had a positive impact on the development of the cultural niveau of the Ružomberok's inhabitants - the members of the choir as well as their listeners, and at the same time also to the (it was also a) valuable artistic representation of the town of Ružomberok, not only in Slovakia but also abroad. Just because of the service led by the church choir to the town and to its artistic-cultural development, the choir "Andrej" can be an example and an inspiration for the development of such a mutually beneficial relationship in other areas of Slovakia, and even in other countries.

Keywords: church music, conductor, church, repertoire, director of church music, sacred compositions

Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation