The “Portoroški zbor” - Choir of Portorož ,from the Municipality of Piran in Slovenia was founded in the year 1993. Up to now the choir has held numerous concerts at home and participated in concerts with other choirs abroad. The choir participated also in several singing contests abroad, receiving each time a distinguished Silver Diploma. On a regular basis the Choir participates in the annual regional Choir Festival “Primorska poje” ( The Littoral sings). And each year the choir prepares annual concert presenting itself to the local audience, all this with a desire to preserve the rich choral tradition of Slovenia. From November 2007 on we have had a new conductor Ms Sonja Mezgec. She was born in 1983 in Koper. She took her Master’s degree at the Academy for Music and Fine Arts in Graz ,Austria in 2008, in the class of renowned professor Jänne Rättyä. From 2006 on she has taught accordion at the Music school of Koper.