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Chamber Choir IVAN FILIPOVIC Zagreb , Croatia Demo1 Demo2
Chamber Choir IVAN FILIPOVIC Zagreb was founded in 1998 and is one of the most successful a cappella amateur ensembles in Croatia . High vocal and esthetic level of performing and a specific chamber repertory of high performing level are Choir's characteristics since the very beginning.

Although being an amateur ensemble, confirmation of such serious devotion to music are numerous awards on international competitions (Grand Prix at 14th International Choir Competition in Verona [ Italy ] 2003; Gold Medal at 3rd Choir Olympics in Bremen [ Germany ] 2004 ...) as well as high praises and positive reviews.

Choir's activities are marked with intensive and regular a cappella concerts (every major city in Croatia , Corno di Rosazzo and Caprino Veronese [ Italy ], Bremen [ Germany ], Jerusalem , Tel Aviv, Tel Hai [ Israel ] ...).

For several years Choir has been a regular choir of Croatian Baroque Ensemble (Antonio Vivaldi "Gloria", Andre Campra "Requiem", Jean Gilles "Requiem", Johann Sebastian Bach "Magnificat"...) with distinctive success.

There are also frequent collaborations with renowned ensembles as Varazdin Choir Orchestra and Croatian Radio-Television Choir (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "Great mass in C minor") and soloists (Mitchell Sandler, Werner Ehrhardt, Mimi Mitchell ...).

In purpose of constant improving Choir often takes part on various choral workshops ( Groznjan Baroque School , workshop on the Baltic countries choral music ...) and regularly collaborates with Mitchell Sandler, an eminent Dutch singer and pedagogue
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Goran Jerkovic, Conductor
Goran Jerkovic (Slavonski Brod, 1968) - the founder and artistic director of Chamber Choir "Ivan Filipovic". He graduated on Zagreb Music Academy in 1993 (B.A. in Theory of music) and improved his knowledge at Summer Academy of Choral Conducting at Wernigerode (Germany) with Prof. Jerry Jordan D.A. (USA) and Gabor Hollerung (Hungary), continued at several workshops with eminent artists (Alastair Hume, Mitchell Sandler, Katalyn Kiss, Klaus-Jurgen Etzold). Recently he completed a master class in choral conducting with John Washburn at National Conductors' Symposium (Vancouver, Canada), culminating with conducting renown professional "Vancouver Chamber Choir".

While studying he conducted several choirs and worked as teacher of the theory of music at several primary schools. For years he worked as an assistant and music producer with the Croatia Cultural Assembly and Croatian Military Symphony Wind Orchestra. He is also highly active as a lecturer and coordinator at workshops for choral conductors in Croatia .

He is a winner of an international scholarship by the Musica Mundi Choral Academy and numerous awards he won as a director of Chamber Choir "Ivan Filipovic" at choral competitions and festivals.

Prizes and awards:

•  Gold Medal and Gold Diploma at 3rd Choir Olympics at Bremen ( Germany ), 2004

•  1st Prize and Gold Plaque at 7th Zagreb Choral Competition, 2004

•  Grand Prix, Gold Plaque and Special Prize for best performance of obligatory composition an 14th International Choral Competition, Verona ( Italy ), 2003

•  Special Prize for the most quality performance at Zagreb Choir Festival, 2003

•  1st Prize, Gold Plaque and two Special Awards at 6th Zagreb Choral Competition, 2002.

•  Silver Diploma at 8th International Choral Competition, Budapest , 2001

•  1st Prize and Gold Plaque at 4th Zagreb Choral Competition, 2000