Represents India at The World Peace Choral Festival in Vienna
The Ao Naga Choir was invited to attend The World Peace Choral Festival in Vienna, Austria from July 26 to 29 to promote world peace through music and enhancing intercultural understanding and communication in order to produce mutual respect and harmony.
A press note stated here that the event was supported by the Austrian federal government authorities, the city government of Vienna, the Vienna Boys' Choir, and the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, NGOs, enterprises and a series of personalities.
The choir had the audience spellbound with their exhilarating performances at the Universitätskirche on July 27 followed by the concert on July 29 at the famed Goldener Saal Musikverein together with the Vienna Boys Choir wherein the Ao Naga Choir performed pieces which showcased traditional Naga cultural heritage.
The Musikverein is considered one of the finest concert halls in the world, along with Berlin's Konzerthaus, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Boston's Symphony Hall.
The choir also had the opportunity to attend special Masterclass with Prof Gerald Wirth President and Artistic Director of Vienna Boys Choir at Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien also known as The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Members of the Ao Naga Choir were awarded diploma by the WPCF and the United Nations and the “Angel of Peace” Award for their spirit, excellent artistic and social contribution.
The Ao Naga Choir has the distinction of having performed three times for the President and Prime Minister of India in the past as well as having collaborated with the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism for the Incredible India Series of the Government of India and have represented India Internationally at the 1st Salzburg International Choral Festival in June 2017 in Austria and the 5th Asia Pacific Choral Championship in October 2017 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. T
he Ao Naga Choir has also been invited to be a part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Astana by the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Republican Public Association of Kazakhstan’s Choir Conductors for a major music festival "Astana - Voice of the World".
On October 10-11 this year, 500 singers representing five continents from 20 states – the USA, South Africa, Israel, Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, China, Kazakhstan, India and others will come together at the Palace of Peace and Accord along with world famous conductors and award-winning singers-ccomposer and singer Amikaeyla Gaston, award-winning conductors Gábor Hollerung (Hungary) and Zimfira Poloz (Canada), Kazakhstan’s honored artists Beimbet Demeyuov and Gulmira Kuttybadamova, among others.
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