Schola Gothia is a vocal group of four female singers. The group was founded in 1999.
When we sing
we strive to make the music from convent manuscripts come alive. That is why
we always use original manuscripts, when available.
The beautiful handwritten music
conveys a treasure that is well worth discovering. The melodies carry the
meaning of the words. You get a vision of the composer´s intentions.
We often use a large music-stand, which is of great help, since the unison music requires a vocal concordance and intonation. It facilitates a joint phrasing also in the polyphonic music, with all its often harsh dissonances and empty intervals.
Schola Gothia participated in:
The Choir festival "Riga Dimd" Latvia, September 1999
The Music festival in Smarano, Italy, June 2000
The Festival "Music and Art" Junsele, Sweden July 2000
The Festival "Laus Polyphoniae" Antwerpen, August 2000
The Music Festival in Tampere, Finland, June 2001
The Festival "Musik vid Dellen", Sweden, July 2001
The Organ Festival in Stade, Germany, September 2001
The Birgitta Festival in Göteborg, Sweden May 2003
Music Week in Halmstad, Sweden July 2003
Arboga Music Week, Sweden August 2003
"Bokmässan" Göteborg, Sweden September 2003 and October
2005
"Kulturnatta" Göteborg, October 2003, 2004 and 2005
Cultural Hertage Week in Kramfors, Sweden2004
Göteborg International Organ Academy, Sweden 2004
The 7th World Symposium on Choral Music in Kyoto, Japan, 27 juli-3 augusti
2005
Stenungsund's Chamber Music Festival Sweden. June 2006
Stenbrohult's Music Week Sweden, June 2006
Chamber Music Symposium in Göteborg Sweden, September 2006
Sexto Festival International de Coros Enlace Coral 06, Guatemala November
2006
Other activities:
Consert trip in the Netherlands, May 2000
Consert trip in Italy (Venice, Murano, Udine), June 2000
Concert Tour in Italy, summer 2003
Concert Tour in Austria, June 2005
Concert Tour in Strasbourg, France, November 2005
Concerts in Sweden, Denmark and Germany
" Culture Sunday" SVT TV Show April 20 2003
Renaissance improvisation, projekt with Göteborg Baroque October 2006
The group's albums
are played frequently on Swedish National Radio
Schola
Gothia have cooperated with several prominent musicians and ensembles, such
as:
Stefan Forssén, Anders Jormin, Hanna Wiskari, Edvardo Belotti, Johannes
Landgren, Håkan Lewin, Hans Davidsson and Göteborg Baroque.
We have released three albums, the latest
one in 2007.
