The Camella singing group was founded in 1993 at the music school in the North Bohemian glass-making center Nový Bor. The group was originally made up of women and young girls, but was later transformed into three separate groups: a women´s choir, a girls´ choir and a mixed boys and girls chorus. There are also two junior training choruses, Písklata and Kameláček. Altogether, the Camella singing group has 150 members. Since 1993, the group has organized four international festivals for mixed singing groups under the heading Crystal Chor. Over 35 groups from 16 countries have taken part in the festivals. The girls´ chorus and the mixed chorus have participated in concerts througout the Czech Republic as well as in Slovakia (1995), France (1994 and 1997), Italy (1995, 1996 and 1997), Germany (2000), Slovenia (2001) and, in 1998, an international competition on the Greek island of Rhodes. The group´s top honors were a silver medal at an international competition held in 1997 in Olomouc, Czech Republic, and second place at the Bohuslav Martinů international competition in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, in 1999. In 2000, the group took part in several charity fund-raising programs on TV Nova. Among biggest accomplishments belongs appear on the Christmassy concert in Mendelssohn´s hall in Gewandhaus in Liepzig (2001) and appreciation for girls´ choir in Portuguese city Vila Nova de Gaia (2002). Child choir had been on the weekly stay in Sardinia (2002). Kameláček represented our city in terms of cultural exchange in Dutch Leerdam (May, 2002). On the end of school year girls´ choir had been one week in Austrian city Grimmenstain. Jiří Štrobl serves as conductor for all of the groups. Pianist R. Poláček works closely with the group.

English -- Deutsch --- GUESTBOOK - for all enquires