Surprise Group
Nagykálló, Hungary
Rózsa Zoltán - conductor
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Exsultate Justi | Lodovica Grossi da Viadana (1564-1645) | |
| Ave Maria | Giovanni Battista Cossetti (1863-1955) | |
| Add meg Uram! (Give me my Lord!) |
Murár Éva (b.1974) |
Berde Mária (1889-1949) |
The Meglepetés Énekegyüttes (Surprise Group) was founded in December 2002 in Nagykálló, Hungary. In 2003 the choir worked on developing and practicing the group’s repertoire. Within the last ten years they have taken part in several choral competitions in Riva del Garda, Rimini, Warsaw, Bratislava, and Transylvania. In July 2007 they earned the silver III diploma in the “Musica Sacra a Roma” Choir Competition. In November 2008, the choir participated in the XXV Franz Shubert Choir Competition in Wien, and received the silver IX diploma in the religious music category. In the October 2011, they participated in the Regional Choir Festival in Eger, where they won the gold.
Since their foundation, they have performed concerts and taken part in festivals on a regular basis. The group takes place every year at the “Tiszaparti Choir Festival” in Tiszavasvári, where choirs from all over the country perform. At the “Kállai kettős Choir Festival” they won the special prize of the jury twice.
Currently the group has 9 members led by Rózsa Zoltán. Their repertoire is various: mostly religious compositions but also madrigals, contemporary Hungarian compositions, pop arrangements and alike.
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